Temperatures are set to soar across the UK on Monday as parts of the UK get placed under the Met Office's first ever red weather warning for extreme heat. Greater Manchester is expected to see sweltering highs of 34C as the week begins.
If the forecast proves to be accurate, Manchester will be set to see its hottest ever day on Monday. The highest temperature ever recorded in Manchester was 33.7C, which was reached during the summer heatwave of 1976. The summer of 1990 saw highs of 32.1C, while temperatures in the region hit 33.1C in 2003.
The Met Office's red weather warning is in place between midnight on Sunday and 11.59pm on Tuesday and covers a large part of England from London up to Manchester. Forecaster are warning that the high temperatures pose a danger to life and are urging Brits to keep out of the sun during the hottest parts of the day.
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Widespread travel disruption is expected due to the extreme temperatures with many train operators urging people not to travel unless absolutely necessary. Hospitals are also gearing up for a high intake of patients due to the heat, while Greater Manchester Police has urged people to avoid cooling off in reservoirs, rivers or ponds after a teenage boy died while swimming with friends in Salford Quays.
Elsewhere in the UK, temperatures on Monday are expected to hit 37C in Peterborough and 36C in Milton Keynes, Norwich and Lincoln. Tuesday is predicted to be even hotter with forecasters warning that 40C could be topped in London.
Here's Monday's hour-by-hour forecast for every borough of Greater Manchester, according to the Met Office.
Bolton
8am - Sunny intervals; 20C
9am - Sunny; 21C
10am - Sunny; 23C
11am - Sunny; 25C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 29C
2pm - Sunny; 30C
3pm - Sunny; 31C
4pm - Sunny; 32C
5pm - Sunny; 32C
6pm - Sunny; 32C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 31C
8pm - Sunny intervals; 30C
Bury
8am - Sunny intervals; 20C
9am - Sunny; 21C
10am - Sunny; 23C
11am - Sunny; 25C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 29C
2pm - Sunny; 30C
3pm - Sunny; 31C
4pm - Sunny; 32C
5pm - Sunny; 32C
6pm - Sunny; 32C
7pm - Sunny; 31C
8pm - Sunny intervals; 30C
Manchester
8am - Sunny intervals; 21C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 24C
11am - Sunny; 26C
12pm - Sunny; 28C
1pm - Sunny; 30C
2pm - Sunny; 32C
3pm - Sunny; 33C
4pm - Sunny; 34C
5pm - Sunny; 34C
6pm - Sunny intervals; 34C
7pm - Sunny; 33C
8pm - Sunny; 32C
Oldham
8am - Cloudy; 20C
9am - Sunny; 21C
10am - Sunny; 22C
11am - Sunny; 24C
12pm - Sunny; 26C
1pm - Sunny; 27C
2pm - Sunny; 29C
3pm - Sunny; 30C
4pm - Sunny; 31C
5pm - Sunny; 32C
6pm - Sunny; 32C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 31C
8pm - Sunny; 31C
Rochdale
8am - Cloudy; 20C
9am - Sunny intervals; 21C
10am - Sunny intervals; 23C
11am - Sunny; 24C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 28C
2pm - Sunny; 30C
3pm - Sunny; 31C
4pm - Sunny; 32C
5pm - Sunny; 33C
6pm - Sunny; 33C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 32C
8pm - Sunny; 31C
Salford
8am - Sunny intervals; 20C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 23C
11am - Sunny; 25C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 29C
2pm - Sunny; 31C
3pm - Sunny; 32C
4pm - Sunny; 33C
5pm - Sunny; 33C
6pm - Sunny; 33C
7pm - Sunny; 32C
8pm - Sunny; 31C
Stockport
8am - Sunny intervals; 21C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 24C
11am - Sunny; 26C
12pm - Sunny; 28C
1pm - Sunny; 30C
2pm - Sunny; 32C
3pm - Sunny; 33C
4pm - Sunny intervals; 33C
5pm - Sunny; 34C
6pm - Sunny; 33C
7pm - Sunny; 33C
8pm - Sunny; 32C
Tameside
8am - Cloudy; 21C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 23C
11am - Sunny; 25C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 29C
2pm - Sunny; 30C
3pm - Sunny; 32C
4pm - Sunny; 33C
5pm - Sunny; 33C
6pm - Sunny intervals; 33C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 32C
8pm - Sunny; 31C
Trafford
8am - Sunny intervals; 20C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 24C
11am - Sunny; 26C
12pm - Sunny; 28C
1pm - Sunny; 30C
2pm - Sunny; 31C
3pm - Sunny; 32C
4pm - Sunny; 33C
5pm - Sunny; 33C
6pm - Sunny; 33C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 32C
8pm - Sunny intervals; 31C
Wigan
8am - Sunny; 20C
9am - Sunny; 22C
10am - Sunny; 23C
11am - Sunny; 25C
12pm - Sunny; 27C
1pm - Sunny; 29C
2pm - Sunny; 31C
3pm - Sunny; 32C
4pm - Sunny; 33C
5pm - Sunny; 33C
6pm - Sunny intervals; 32C
7pm - Sunny intervals; 32C
8pm - Sunny; 31C
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