UK heatwave LIVE weather updates as Greater Manchester braces for the warmth once again amid warnings over travel, 41C temperatures and water usage

Britain is forecast to see its hottest day on record on Tuesday as the heatwave continues. Temperatures could climb to 38C in Greater Manchester today, while forecasters predict the mercury will sizzle at possible highs of 41C in isolated areas.

These highs would be well above the previous record of 38.7C, recorded in 2019, and would make the country hotter than Jamaica, the Maldives and Barbados. The UK and much of our region remains under its first red extreme heat warning, issued by the Met Office.

The warning will remain in place until just before midnight tonight. People are being warned to stay safe in the extreme heat, which could pose a danger to life.

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Rachel Ayers, a Met Office forecaster, told the PA news agency: "Overnight it’s going to stay very warm so expect a difficult night of sleeping. We then have a pretty unprecedented day tomorrow, the temperature will be very hot throughout the day, before rising as high as 40C, maybe even 41C in isolated spots across England during the afternoon.

"This will make it the hottest day on record and the first time we have seen temperatures as high as 40C."

Yesterday (Monday) temperatures climbed to 35C locally, while the Met Office's two weather stations nearest to Manchester saw the mercury hit record-busting highs. Some schools decided that the heat was too much for students, and will be closing today.

Advice has also been issued for people not to travel by rail, with several Manchester services cancelled into today and services on Bury Metrolink suspended due to the heatwave. Water companies have been experiencing 'unprecedented peak demand', with people