AS temperatures continue to rocket over the next few days, Salisbury residents need to prepare themselves for extreme heat at the weekend.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for Salisbury and Wiltshire for Sunday, July 17, due to the severity of the sun and heat.

With sunshine all day long and temperatures reaching 29 degrees, the weather experts have warned the extreme heat "could lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure".

Majority of England has been placed under Sunday's weather warning.

Delays on roads and road closures are possible, and it is more likely there will be an increased risk of water safety incidents.

Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines are likely to be required.

The Met Office added: "This period of hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of next week, hence an update extending this warning into Monday is likely."

The temperature for the rest of the week remains in the high 20s for Salisbury, with today, July 12, reaching 28 degrees.

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