Southsea seafront was packed with people having ice creams, lounging on the beach and splashing in the sea. Temperatures reached the high 20sC for much of the day.
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One of the most noticeable sites was Horatio the Hungarian Vizsla, a paddle boarding pooch who joined owner Jason West out in the sea.
Here are 12 pictures of people enjoying the summer sunshine today.
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![Pictured: Friends enjoying a splash in the sea in Southsea.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk0OTA1N2IwLTQ2ZjEtNDQ5OS05YjgyLTVkZjlkNGM1Njg4Yjo5YWU5Y2JiMy05OGU4LTRmMjgtOGYxZi0xZmUxNjRkOWY2NmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. Hot weather - Southsea - Portsmouth
Pictured: Friends enjoying a splash in the sea in Southsea.Photo: Habibur Rahman
![Pictured: People enjoying the sunshine on the beach](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0MjIxNWUxLTE4NmQtNDNjNC05ZWM2LTNlNzBlMGIzOGQ5ZjowNmM1MmYxNy05M2ViLTQzYmUtOTk1Ni1hNWU2Mzk5ZWE4YTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. Hot weather - Southsea - Portsmouth
Pictured: People enjoying the sunshine on the beachPhoto: Habibur Rahman
![Pictured: People enjoying the sunshine on the beach in Southsea.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYyZDVlOGVkLTlhM2YtNGFiMy04YjQ0LWViNmE5MGEzYTBmNzo1MzE0YzRhNy04OWYxLTQyYjEtYmRhNy0yYzFiZGE5NDVmNWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. Hot weather - Southsea - Portsmouth
Pictured: People enjoying the sunshine on the beach in Southsea.Photo: Habibur Rahman
![Pictured: Colin 88 and Ella Thorpe 90, enjoying the sun for their 67th anniversary](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE5ZjUzN2ZmLTA5YjUtNGQ0MC1iMzZlLTE1NTRmMmM4MGY1MTpjZDU5NzNmYy1mMTc3LTRmYTUtOWY4MC0xMGFhNmE1NzllMTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. Hot weather - Southsea - Portsmouth
Pictured: Colin 88 and Ella Thorpe 90, enjoying the sun for their 67th anniversaryPhoto: Habibur Rahman