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London looks set to bask in a mini heat wave as the mercury could reach up to 30c next week.

The capital could cook as temperatures look set to soar to as high as 30c on Wednesday beating records for 96 years.

Weather channel forecaster Leon Brown said: “The changeable and cool weather pattern from the west for Thursday to Saturday this week looks like it will change to a humid and brief much warmer spell early next week from the south.

“We could see temperatures next Wednesday in the high 20s across much of central and southern England, with the hot spot in the London area 29 to 30C making it by far the hottest day of the year so far.”

Meanwhile Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples also predicted blue skies for the capital.

She said: “Towards the middle of the week London can expect long dry sunny spells following an unsettled weekend.”

The soaring temperatures will see London enjoying the highest mid-june temperatures since 1917.

But it isn’t all good news for sun worshippers as forecasters claim the hot spells could be cut short by thundery downpours.

Mr Brown added: “However, it will also become thundery and flash floods and thunderstorms are also a high risk for Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

“Depending on where they occur storms may hold down the temperatures to the mid-20s rather than the higher 20s.”

Meteo Group forecaster Gareth Harvey said: “There may be some showers on Wednesday but in between there will also be some dry, sunny spells.”