THE Met Office has issued a red weather warning for ‘extreme and record-breaking’ heat for the first time.

Residents across the north west are being warned to prepare for when the alert comes into force, as it carries a ‘danger to life’ threat.

An earlier issued amber warning comes into force from midnight on Saturday for 24 hours, when it will then be replaced by the red warning from midnight on Sunday, for 48 hours through to midnight on Tuesday.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast for the north west region during the weather warning period.

Sunday:

1am: 15C – light cloud

2am: 14C – light cloud

3am: 14C – light cloud

4am: 13C – light cloud

5am: 13C – light cloud

6am: 13C – sunny intervals

7am: 15C – sunny intervals

8am: 17C – sunny intervals

9am: 20C – sunny intervals

10am: 22C – sunny

11am: 25C – sunny

Midday: 26C – sunny

1pm: 27C – sunny

2pm: 29C – sunny

3pm: 29C – sunny

4pm: 30C – sunny

5pm: 30C – sunny

6pm: 30C – sunny

7pm: 29C – sunny

8pm: 27C – sunny

9pm: 25C – sunny

10pm: 23C – clear sky

11pm: 21C – partly cloudy

Midnight: 20C – partly cloudy

Monday:

1am: 19C – partly cloudy

2am: 18C – partly cloudy

3am: 17C – partly cloudy

4am: 17C – partly cloudy

5am: 16C – partly cloudy

6am: 16C – sunny intervals

7am: 17C – sunny

8am: 20C – sunny

9am: 23C – sunny

10am: 25C – sunny

11am: 28C – sunny

Midday: 30C – sunny

1pm: 31C – sunny

2pm: 33C – sunny

3pm: 33C – sunny

4pm: 34C – sunny

5pm: 35C – sunny

6pm: 34C – sunny

7pm: 33C – sunny

8pm: 32C – sunny

9pm: 30C – sunny

10pm: 27C – clear sky

11pm: 26C – clear sky

Midnight: 25C – partly cloudy

Tuesday:

1am: 24C – partly cloudy

2am: 23C – partly cloudy

3am: 22C – partly cloudy

4am: 21C – partly cloudy

5am: 21C – partly cloudy

6am: 21C – sunny intervals

7am: 22C – sunny intervals

8am: 24C – sunny intervals

9am: 26C – sunny

10am: 29C – sunny

11am: 31C – sunny

Midday: 33C – sunny

1pm: 34C – sunny

2pm: 35C – sunny

3pm: 35C – sunny

4pm: 34C – sunny

5pm: 33C – sunny

6pm: 31C – sunny intervals

7pm: 29C – sunny intervals

8pm: 27C – thundery showers

9pm: 25C – thundery showers

10pm: 23C – thundery showers

11pm: 22C – thundery showers

Midnight: 21C – thundery showers