Liverpool is set to be hotter than parts of Portugal today and tomorrow as temperatures soar.
The city will bask in sweltering heat and sunshine over the next few days as parts of the UK experience a mini-heatwave.
Forecasters at the Met Office predict temperatures will reach highs of 27 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday in Liverpool and other parts of the region.
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Meanwhile, in Lisbon, rain is forecast for the next few days and temperatures will reach 25-26 degrees.
Thursday is forecast to be slightly cooler in Liverpool as temperatures drop to 20 degrees and there's a 60 per cent chance of rain.
The Met Office forecast for the North West said: "Plenty of sunshine on Wednesday and feeling very warm to locally hot.
"Skies clouding over later as cloud moves in from the west. Maximum temperature 28 °C."
Some areas of the North West could be hit by thunder on Thursday as temperatures start to cool.
The Met Office said: "Scattered showers on Thursday and Friday, heavier and possibly thundery on Thursday. Drier on Saturday but a few showers are still possible. Turning cooler."
