By Thursday temperatures in the city will reach a scorching 31C – hotter than these popular holiday destinations...
5. Algarve (27C)
Thousands of British holidaymakers will be flockingb to Portugal this week - they might be wishing they'd stayed at home. (Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN
6. Nice (30C)
It will also be hotter here than in the South of France. (Photo: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: VALERY HACHE
7. Madeira (27C)
Portugal will escape the worst of the heatwave sweeping Europe. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos