The hottest day yet ahead so they say and even then things stay pretty warm.

Overnight variations in lower river height indicate abstraction is still going on.

Air temp at Redbrook at 6pm 31.3 degrees and water temperature 26.7degrees.

No sign of any dead fish yet though any are likely to be in the deeper pools but so far so good.

Yet another problems rears its ugly head on the Severn with bottlenosed dolphins seem below Tewksbury weir which is just about the last thing anyone needs.