The temperature is set to reach 38°C in parts of the region, which is currently covered by a red and amber extreme heat warning.

Burnley, Ribble Valley, Rossendale and Pendle are set to see the highest temperature of 38°C.

In Blackburn with Darwen and Hyndburn temperatures are set to peak at 37°C.

According to the Met Office, some parts of East Lancashire are set to be hotter than Athens in Greece and Tenerife, where temperatures are predicted to reach highs of 32°C.

It’s set to be 12°C hotter here than in Madrid and 6°C warmer than Nice in France.

Some East Lancashire towns will be even be hotter than Dubai, where it is set to be 37°C today and even Jaipur in India where temperatures are predicted to peak at 36°C.

Alexandria in Egypt is predicted to be eight degrees cooler than Blackburn.

Today’s hour-by-hour forecast for Blackburn with Darwen

In Blackburn with Darwen a red weather warning is in place until midnight.

Today, sunny skies are in the forecast with potential thunderstorms expected too.

Temperatures will peak at 2pm.

Here is the hour-by-hour forecast:

10am: Sunny. 30°C. UV levels moderate.

11am: Sunny. 33°C. UV levels moderate.

12pm: Sunny. 35°C. UV levels high.

1pm: Sunny. 36°C. UV levels high.

2pm: Sunny. 37°C. UV levels high.

3pm: Thunderstorms. 32°C. UV levels moderate.

4pm: Light rain. 28°C. UV levels moderate..

5pm: Sunny. 28°C. UV levels moderate.

6pm: Sunny. 28°C. UV levels low.

7pm: Cloudy. 28°C. UV levels low.

8pm: Cloudy with sunny intervals. 26°C. UV levels low.

9pm: Sunny. 24°C. UV levels low.

10pm: Clear skies. 22°C.

11pm: Clear skies. 21°C.

From Wednesday to Sunday you can expect highs of 22°C with light rain predicted on Friday.

The rest of the week is set to be mainly cloudy.