Basingstoke is set to be the warmest day of the month tomorrow as temperatures hit 33C.

The town is predicted to be basking beneath bright skies and warm sunshine.

But the Met Office has warned there will be heavy showers and a thunderstorm.

In a statement issued by the Met Office, The Gazette previously reported that, "Basingstoke is an area that will be among the warmer temperatures.

"We are expecting temperatures of 33C to be the UK maximum, but it may be higher than that.

"It will be the warmest day of the month."

And the Met Office said the weather in Basingstoke on Friday will be "fine with prolonged periods of sunshine and turning hot for many and increasingly humid later".

But there will be "the odd heavy shower or thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening, with maximum temperatures of 33C".

And according to Accuweather, Friday will be: "Breezy in the morning with abundant sunshine followed by sun and areas of high clouds; very warm."