Baking temperatures are set to hit Southampton with a heat warning on what is set to be the hottest day of the year.

Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 30C today with a real feel of 31C, and the Met Office has said that the warm temperatures are "likely to meet heatwave criteria in the coming days" in some places in England and Wales.

This comes as the UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat warning for most of the country except for the North East and North East.

The warning applies from 9am July 29 and lasts until 9am on August 2.

This is the second of four tiers of alerts - below amber and red - and means the heat is "unlikely to impact most people" but could affect the elderly and vulnerable.

The government agency has warned of the effects of the hot weather across the health and care sector.

The warning said: “Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care sector due to the high temperatures, including [an] observed increase in mortality across the population likely, particularly in the 65 plus age group or those with health conditions, but impacts may also be seen in younger age groups.

“Increased demand for remote healthcare services likely.

“Internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment.

“Impact on [the] ability of services to be delivered due to heat effects on workforce possible and many indoor environments likely to be overheating, leading to increased risk to vulnerable people living independently in the community as well as in care settings."

Met Office hour-by-hour weather forecast for Southampton today:

With that in mind, here is an hour-by-hour forecast for the weather today.

8am: 18C

9am: 21C

10am: 24C

11am: 26C

12pm: 28C

1pm: 29C

2pm: 29C

3pm: 30C

4pm: 30C

5pm: 30C

6pm: 30C

7pm: 29C

8pm: 27C

9pm: 24C

10pm: 23C

11pm: 22C