Northern Ireland has recorded what is thought to be its highest-ever temperature – days after beating the previous mark – but the UK’s heatwave is forecast to break up at the weekend.

Castlederg in County Tyrone hit 31.3C (88.34F) on Wednesday afternoon, with the Met Office tweeting that the record had “provisionally” been broken.

It is just above the 31.2C (88.16F) in Ballywatticock on Saturday.

Northern Ireland has for the second time in 5 days provisionally broken it's all-time temperature record 📈

Castlederg in County Tyrone recorded a temperature of 31.3 °C at 1437 this afternoon 🌡️

This exceeds the 31.2 °C that Ballywatticock recorded last Saturday #heatwave pic.twitter.com/M4viWndTEi

The UK’s high temperatures are set to fall however, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for rain this weekend.

Many people will be hoping it won’t be a repeat of the torrential rain seen sporadically in the South East in the past fortnight, or the thunder and hail that hit Kent on Tuesday.

The Met Office said: “A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued as the current heatwave for much of the UK breaks up into more unsettled weather over the weekend.

A yellow weather warning ⚠️for rain 🌧️ has been issued as the current #heatwave breaks up into more unsettled weather over the weekend. Read our latest news release for all the details 📰👉🏼https://t.co/P1Jl3ljm3k

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“The yellow warning for rain covers central and southern parts of England and Wales and will be in force from early on Saturday to midnight on Sunday.

“Across the warning area, heavy thundery showers are expected to break out over the course of the weekend, especially on Sunday when these could be widespread and torrential in places.”

It said some parts could see up to 10cm (3.9in) of rain, while “lightning and hail are expected to be additional hazards”.

Unsettled conditions and temperatures near normal for this time of year are forecast next week.

A mix of sunny spells and heavy showers will take effect from the middle of next week into the first week of August, according to the Met Office.

But as it gets towards mid-August more settled, drier and warmer conditions are expected.

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