By Thursday temperatures in the city will reach a glorious 29C – hotter, or just as hot, than these popular holiday destinations...
1. Rio de Janeiro (27C)
Rio de Janeiro (27C)
Rio de Janeiro will be 27C, the same as Wakefield on Friday.
(Photo:Getty Images) Photo: Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA
2. Mauritius (25C)
The island paradise will be a couple of degrees cooler than Wakefield at the end of the week. Photo: (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
3. Tenerife (26C)
Much of the UK will be hotter than the Canary Islands. Photo: (Photo: DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
4. Algarve (27C)
Thousands of British holidaymakers will be flocking to Portugal this week. Photo: Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN