Temperatures are expected to remain high for the rest of the week, hitting 27 degrees in Portsmouth tomorrow (Thursday), reducing to 24 degrees on Friday and into the weekend.
Our photographer Sarah Standing captured these images of people enjoying the sunshine in Southsea:
5. Summer sunshine
Pictured is: Joyce Hedley from Old Portsmouth with Steve Coulson from Southsea. Picture: Sarah Standing (050923-8179) Photo: Sarah Standing
6. Summer sunshine
Cooling off in Old Portsmouth Picture: Sarah Standing (050923-1429) Photo: Sarah Standing
7. Summer sunshine
Pictured is: (l-r) Lesley Harland with her dog Hope (8) and friend Avril Anderson both from Waterlooville. Picture: Sarah Standing (050923-8173) Photo: Sarah Standing
8. Summer sunshine
Pictured is: Southsea seafront. Picture: Sarah Standing (050923-1438) Photo: Sarah Standing