An 'exceptional hot spell' has been forecast for today and tomorrow, with warnings in place across the country. 

The warning for extreme heat has been issued for much of Southern England but also reaches as far north as York.

An amber heat warning is in place across the North East.

Read more: UK heatwave LIVE: Updates as Met Office heat warning issued for North East

For those in the red warning area, advice has been issued to expect widespread impacts on people and infrastructure. 

The Northern Echo: Source: THE MET OFFICE Source: THE MET OFFICE

Here’s your hour-by-hour forecast of the weather in the next two days according to the Met Office:

This weather is based on Darlington as the location

Today (Monday, July 18):

9am: 23°C, feels like 22°C

10am: 25°C, feels like 24°C

11am: 26°C, feels like 26°C

12pm: 28°C, feels like 27°C

1pm: 30°C, feels like 29°C

2pm: 32°C, feels like30°C

3pm: 32°C, feels like 31°C

4pm: 33°C, feels like 31°C

5pm: 33°C, feels like 31°C

6pm: 32°C, feels like 31°C

7pm: 31°C, feels like 30°C

8pm: 29°C, feels like 29°C

9pm: 27°C, feels like 28°C

10pm: 25°C, feels like 26°C

11pm: 24°C, feels like 25°C

 

Tuesday, July 19

Midnight: 23°C, feels like 24°C

1am: 23°C, feels like 23°C

2am: 22°C, feels like 22°C

3am: 22°C, feels like 22°C

4am: 21°C, feels like 21°C

5am: 21°C, feels like 21°C

6am: 22°C, feels like 21°C

7am: 23°C, feels like 22°C

8am: 24°C, feels like 23°C

9am: 26°C, feels like 25°C

10am: 27°C, feels like 26°C

11am: 29°C, feels like 28°C

12pm: 32°C, feels like 30°C

1pm: 33°C, feels like 31°C

2pm: 35°C, feels like32°C

3pm: 36°C, feels like 33°C

4pm: 36°C, feels like 33°C

5pm: 33°C, feels like 31°C

6pm: 32°C, feels like 31°C

7pm: 32°C, feels like 31°C

8pm: 30°C, feels like 30°C

9pm: 28°C, feels like 28°C

10pm: 26°C, feels like 26°C

11pm: 25°C, feels like 25°C

 

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