Photographer captures breathtaking sunrise over sweltering London

The mercury has been steadily climbing in London all week, and it looks set to be one of the hottest May Bank Holidays in a century, with temperatures predicted to hit the 33C mark by the weekend.

And with every heatwave, comes a series of very pretty sunrises.

A quick scroll through your Instagram feed will show how Londoners - and everyone around the UK - have been getting snap happy at sunrise, competing to capture the skies in all their multi-colour glory.

Fiery pink and lilac clouds, blue and orange skies above Tower Bridge and behind the Gherkin, Londoners have been photographing sunrises in every corner of the capital.

Click through our gallery above to see how our photographer captured today’s sunrise over London; from purple-doused skies above the City snapped from the top of leafy Primrose Hill, to salmon pink skies behind St Paul’s Cathedral and a golden morning light shimmering across the South Bank’s beach.

Taken a brilliant photograph of London at sunrise? Tweet us @eslifeandstyle using the hashtag #sunriseoverlondon