Temperatures of up to 34 degrees are expected to hit Swindon over the weekend.

An amber weather warning for extreme heat has been issued by the Met Office across Swindon and Wiltshire, with temperatures reaching the low to the mid-30s in Swindon on Saturday and Sunday.

The weather warning is in place for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Extreme hot weather is forecast by the Met Office with High UV rays in the forecast.

Pollen levels are also set to be high across the remaining three days of the heatwave.

Today, temperatures will rise to as high as 33 degrees and 34 on Saturday and Sunday.

Here is an hour-by-hour forecast of what is to come.

Friday, August 12

10AM - 24C and sunny

11AM - 27C and sunny

12PM - 29C and sunny

1PM - 30C and sunny

2PM - 31C and sunny

3PM - 32C and sunny

4PM - 33C and sunny

5PM - 36C and sunny

6PM - 32C and sunny

7PM - 31C and sunny

8PM - 30C and sunny

9PM - 27C clear night

10PM - 25C clear night

11PM - 23C clear night

Midnight - 22C clear night

The night will then stay clear with temperatures staying in their high teens.

 

Saturday, August 13

6AM - 17C and sunny

7AM - 17C and sunny

8AM - 19C and sunny

9AM - 22C and sunny

10AM - 25C and sunny

11AM - 28C and sunny

12PM - 30C and sunny

1PM - 31C and sunny

2PM - 32C and sunny

3PM - 33C and sunny

4PM - 33C and sunny

5PM - 33C and sunny

6PM - 32C and sunny

7PM - 31C and sunny

8PM - 31C and sunny

9PM - 29C clear night

10PM - 27C clear night

11PM - 25C clear night

Midnight - 24C clear night

Temperatures will remain high throughout with figures in the low 20s being forecast throughout the night.

 

Sunday, August 14

6AM - 18C and sunny

7AM - 18C and sunny

8AM - 20C and sunny

9AM - 23C and sunny

10AM - 26C and sunny

11AM - 29C and sunny

12PM - 31 and sunny

1PM - 32C and sunny

2PM - 33C and sunny

3PM - 33C and sunny

4PM - 33C and sunny

5PM - 33C and sunny

6PM - 32C and sunny

7PM - 31C and sunny

8PM - 29C and sunny

9PM - 27C clear night

10PM - 25C clear night

11PM - 24C clear night

 

Midnight - 23C clear night

 

Temperatures will once again remain high with figures in the low 20s being forecast throughout the night.