Met Office issues extreme heat amber warning for parts of Greater Manchester

The Met Office has issued a four-day amber warning for extreme heat across parts of Greater Manchester.

Temperatures are set to rise to 30C in Stockport on Saturday. The warning covers Manchester, Salford, Bolton and parts of Bury comes into force on Thursday morning until Sunday evening.

It comes just weeks after a record-breaking heatwave hit the UK last month as temperatures hit 37C in Greater Manchester. Temperatures are expected to increase dramatically through this week, peaking on Friday and Saturday. Southern parts of England are expected to see temperatures reach over 30C over the weekend.

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Major cities affected by the warning include London, Brighton, Portsmouth, Oxford, Birmingham, Peterborough, Nottingham, Bath, Stoke-on-Trent, Exeter, Plymouth, Cardiff, and parts of Greater Manchester. The warning means that vulnerable members of the public can expect to experience potential adverse health effects from the extreme heatwave.

Meanwhile, the wider population may experience similar adverse health effects such as sunburn, heat exhaustion, dehydration, nausea, fatigue, and other heat-related illnesses. The Met Office has also warned that some changes may need to be made to working practices and daily routines to help adapt to the burst of hot temperatures.

The Met Office said: "Temperatures will increase across much of the UK over the coming week. Temperatures will be highest across parts of England and Wales with these peaking on Friday and Saturday. In addition to high daytime maxima, temperatures overnight will remain very warm, especially in larger urban areas."

It is also expected that the extreme temperatures may affect public