BERKSHIRE is set for a week of extremely hot weather after a 'national emergency' warning was declared.

Widespread impacts on people and infrastructure are expected, along with “population-wide adverse health effects."

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The warning for extreme heat has been issued for much of Southern England affecting Reading, Bracknell and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Slough.

 

Reading Chronicle:

The weather forecaster as issued a amber warning for extreme heat with Monday seeing 'record breaking' temperatures.

The warning, which is in place from midnight on Sunday, July 17 until midnight on Tuesday, July has revealed that temperatures may lead to “potential serious illness or danger to life.”

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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 Reading as the location

Today (Sunday, July 17):

  • 12pm: 27c
  • 1pm: 28c
  • 2pm: 28c
  • 3pm: 29c
  • 4pm: 28c
  • 5pm: 29c
  • 6pm: 28c
  • 7pm: 27c
  • 8pm: 26c
  • 9pm: 25c
  • 10pm: 23c
  • 11pm: 22c

Tomorrow (Monday, July 18):

  • 12am: 22c
  • 1am: 21c
  • 2am: 20c
  • 3am: 20c
  • 4am: 19c
  • 5am: 19c
  • 6am: 19c
  • 7am: 20c
  • 8am: 22c
  • 9am: 24c
  • 10am: 27c
  • 11am: 30c
  • 12pm: 32c
  • 1pm: 33c
  • 2pm: 34c
  • 3pm: 35c
  • 4pm : 35c
  • 5pm: 34c
  • 6pm: 33c
  • 7pm: 33c
  • 8pm: 31c
  • 9pm: 29c
  • 10pm: 28c

Tuesday, July 19

  • 12am: 26c
  • 1am: 25c
  • 4am: 23c
  • 7am: 24c
  • 10am: 30c
  • 1pm: 34c
  • 4pm : 35c
  • 7pm: 30c
  • 10pm: 23c