Crowds have flocked to Brighton today to soak up the warm weather.
Temperatures have reached 24C today in the city, according to the Met Office, with the heat set to continue into the weekend.
In Wiggonholt, near Storrington, temperatures reached 25.7C.
Swimmers brave the water (Image: Sussex News and Pictures) The highest UK temperature of the year so far, 27.5C, was recorded this afternoon at St James’s Park in central London.
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According to BBC South East, East and West Sussex could see the “hottest first day of May on record” tomorrow, May 1.
The Met Office forecasts highs of 25C and lows of 13C.
Pictures show Brighton beach lined with swimwear-clad visitors, with some braving the sea to cool off.
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