Island records hottest day of the year

Saturday, 26 July 2014 00:00

Temperatures on the Isle of Man have hit their highest level since 2006.

On Thursday a heat level of 26.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Ronaldsway - the warmest day of the year so far this year.

Forecaster Neil Young says records were broken:

However temperatures are now set to dip with both sunshine and showers predicted for the rest of today and tomorrow:

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