Temperatures in Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead are set to hit a scorching 36C as the heatwave peaks on Monday and Tuesday.

The Met Office issued a red alert to the town, meaning the wider population is vulnerbale to serious health effects and a 'danger to life', not just the very young and old.

There is a high risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment, potentially leading to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services, according to the forecaster.

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Here is the hour by hour forecast for Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead in degrees celcius.

Monday

 12:00: 34

 13:00: 34

 14:00: 35

 15:00: 35

 16:00: 35

 17:00: 34

 18:00: 33

 19:00: 32

 20:00: 31

 21:00: 29

 22:00: 28

 23:00: 27

Tuesday

 00:00: 26

 01:00: 25

 02:00: 24

 03:00: 24

 04:00: 23

 05:00: 24

 06:00: 24

 07:00: 25

 08:00: 27

 09:00: 29

 10:00: 31

 11:00: 33

 12:00: 35

 13:00: 36

 14:00: 36

 15:00: 36

 16:00: 36

 17:00: 35

 18:00: 34

 19:00: 31

 20:00: 29

 21:00: 26

 22:00: 24

 23:00: 23