THE Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for areas of the North West as temperatures are set to rise over the rest of this week.

During the weekend, temperatures in Wirral are set to reach 30C, surpassing top European holiday destination such as St Tropez, Marbella and Santorini.

The Met Office has said we are likely to see a consistent run of high temperatures over the next few days, meaning Britons could bask in an official heatwave.

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

THURSDAY

6am – 15C - Sunny Intervals

7am – 15C - Sunny

8am – 17C - Sunny

9am – 20C - Sunny

10am – 22C - Sunny

11am – 24C - Sunny

Midday – 25C - Sunny

1pm – 26C - Sunny

2pm – 27C - Sunny

3pm – 27C - Sunny

4pm – 27C - Sunny

5pm – 27C - Sunny

6pm – 26C - Sunny

7pm – 25C - Sunny

8pm – 23C - Sunny

9 pm – 22C – Clear skies and light winds

10pm – 20C – Clear skies and light winds

11pm – 19C – Clear skies and light winds

FRIDAY

6am – 16C – Sunny intervals

7am – 16C – Sunny

8am – 18C - Sunny

9am – 21C - Sunny

10am – 23C - Sunny

11am – 25C - Sunny

Midday – 27C - Sunny

1pm – 29C - Sunny

2pm – 30C - Sunny

3pm – 30C - Sunny

4pm – 30C – Sunny

5pm – 29C - Sunny

6pm – 28C - Sunny

7pm – 27C - Sunny

8pm – 25C - Sunny

9 pm – 24C – Clear skies and light winds

10pm – 22C – Clear skies and light winds

11pm – 21C – Clear skies and light winds

SATURDAY

6am – 15C - Sunny

7am – 16C - Sunny

8am – 18C – Sunny

9am – 21C - Sunny

10am – 23C - Sunny

11am – 25C - Sunny

Midday – 27C - Sunny

1pm – 29C - Sunny

2pm – 30C - Sunny

3pm – 30C - Sunny

4pm – 30C - Sunny

5pm – 30C - Sunny

6pm – 29C - Sunny

7pm – 28C - Sunny

8pm – 26C – Sunny intervals

9 pm – 24C – Partly cloudy and light winds

10pm – 23C - Partly cloudy and light winds

11pm – 22C - Partly cloudy and light winds

SUNDAY

6am – 18C – Sunny intervals

7am – 19C - Sunny intervals

8am – 20C - Sunny

9am – 22C - Sunny

10am – 24C - Sunny

11am – 26C - Sunny

Midday – 27C - Sunny

1pm – 28C - Sunny

2pm – 29C - Sunny

3pm – 29C - Sunny

4pm – 29C - Sunny

5pm – 29C - Sunny

6pm – 28C – Sunny intervals

7pm – 27C - Sunny intervals

8pm – 25C - Sunny intervals

9 pm – 24C – Partly cloudy and light winds

10pm – 23C - Partly cloudy and light winds

11pm – 22C - Partly cloudy and light winds