THE Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for ‘extreme’ heat in Cheshire, which will be warmer than Rome on Saturday.

Residents are being warned to prepare for when the alert comes into force, as it carries a ‘adverse health effects’ threat.

The warning will come into force at midnight tomorrow, Wednesday, and it will remain in place through to midnight on Sunday.

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

Thursday:

1am: 16C – partly cloudy

2am: 15C – partly cloudy

3am: 14C – partly cloudy

4am: 14C – partly cloudy

5am: 14C – partly cloudy

6am: 14C – sunny intervals

7am: 15C – sunny

8am: 17C – sunny

9am: 20C – sunny

10am: 22C – sunny

11am: 25C – sunny

Midday: 27C – sunny

1pm: 28C – sunny

2pm: 29C – sunny

3pm: 30C – sunny

4pm: 31C – sunny

5pm: 31C – sunny

6pm: 30C – sunny

7pm: 28C – sunny

8pm: 26C – sunny

9pm: 24C – clear sky

10pm: 22C – clear sky

11pm: 20C – clear sky

Midnight: 19C – clear sky

Friday:

1am: 17C – partly cloudy

2am: 17C – partly cloudy

3am: 16C – partly cloudy

4am: 15C – partly cloudy

5am: 15C – partly cloudy

6am: 15C – sunny intervals

7am: 15C – sunny

8am: 17C – sunny

9am: 20C – sunny

10am: 23C – sunny

11am: 25C – sunny

midday: 27C – sunny

1pm: 28C – sunny

2pm: 29C – sunny

3pm: 30C – sunny

4pm: 30C – sunny

5pm: 30C – sunny

6pm: 30C – sunny

7pm: 28C – sunny

8pm: 27C – sunny

9pm: 24C – partly cloudy

10pm: 22C – partly cloudy

11pm: 21C – partly cloudy

Midnight: 19C – partly cloudy

Saturday:

1am: 18C – partly cloudy

2am: 17C – partly cloudy

3am: 17C – partly cloudy

4am: 16C – partly cloudy

5am: 15C – partly cloudy

6am: 15C – sunny intervals

7am: 16C – sunny intervals

8am: 18C – sunny

9am: 20C – sunny

10am: 23C – sunny

11am: 25C – sunny

Midday: 27C – sunny

1pm: 28C – sunny

2pm: 29C – sunny

3pm: 30C – sunny

4pm: 29C – sunny

5pm: 29C – sunny

6pm: 28C – sunny

7pm: 27C – sunny intervals

8pm: 25C – sunny intervals

9pm: 23C – partly cloudy

10pm: 22C – partly cloudy

11pm: 21C – partly cloudy

Midnight: 20C – partly cloudy

Sunday:

1am: 19C – partly cloudy

2am: 18C – partly cloudy

3am: 18C – partly cloudy

4am: 17C – partly cloudy

5am: 17C – partly cloudy

6am: 16C – sunny intervals

7am: 17C – sunny intervals

8am: 19C – sunny intervals

9am: 21C – sunny

10am: 23C – sunny

11am: 25C – sunny

Midday: 26C – sunny

1pm: 27C – sunny

2pm: 28C – sunny

3pm: 28C – sunny

4pm: 28C – sunny

5pm: 27C – sunny

6pm: 26C – sunny

7pm: 25C – sunny intervals

8pm: 23C – sunny intervals

9pm: 22C – partly cloudy

10pm: 21C – partly cloudy

11pm: 20C – partly cloudy

Midnight: 19C – partly cloudy