The mercury is set to soar to a scorching 38C (100.4F) in Diss today according to the Met Office, smashing the county's previous record of 37.1C (98.8F) which was recorded in the summer of 2022.

Met Office spokeswoman Natalia Wells said East Anglia would experience an "exceptionally hot day on Friday", adding there was a chance Norfolk's all-time record would happen.

Temperatures predicted by the Met Office for Diss over Friday and the weekend (Image: Met Office)

Youngsters cool off around the long-closed outdoor swimming pool in Diss during the heatwave of July, 1976 when temperatures reached 35C in the town (Image: Newsquest/Archive)

Vast swathes of the county also look set to exceed........

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