A man cooling down with a cold bucket of water in Wyld Sauna in Liverpool on the hottest day of the year today(Image: Liverpool Echo)

13 photos as Liverpool bakes on hottest day of the year

by · Liverpool Echo

These pictures capture how people coped with the heat as the city basked in the hottest day of the year

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People across Liverpool sought refuge from soaring temperatures today as the city sweltered through the hottest day of the year so far. An amber weather warning remained in force across the North West as temperatures climbed into the mid-30s, with forecasters warning of exceptional heat and possible record-breaking conditions.

Across the city, people found different ways to stay cool. At Wyld Sauna, visitors took the plunge into ice baths in an effort to escape the scorching temperatures, while outside Anfield Stadium, Foo Fighters fans queued to use free sun cream dispensers ahead of the band's eagerly anticipated concert.

Elsewhere, beaches were packed with sunseekers making the most of the weather, while beer gardens across Liverpool filled up with workers enjoying an after-work pint in the blazing sunshine.

The Met Office has warned people to take extra care during the heatwave, which follows record temperatures recorded elsewhere in the UK this week.

Scroll through our gallery below to see how Liverpool enjoyed the sunshine.

  1. Hot weather on Crosby Beach and Antony Gormley statue
    1 of 13(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
  2. Sun sets on a stunning day at Crosby Beach
    2 of 13(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
  3. Warm evening on Crosby Beach
    3 of 13(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
  4. Foo Fighters fans ahead of the gig at Anfield. Pictured suncream booth and water
    4 of 13(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
  1. Foo Fighters fans under the blazing sun ahead of the gig at Anfield
    5 of 13(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
  2. A man cooling down with a cold bucket of water in Wyld Sauna in Liverpool on the hottest day of the year today
    6 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  3. Lisa McMahon cooling down in a cold plunge at Wyld Sauna
    7 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  1. People sunbathing in Liverpool on the hottest day of the year today
    8 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  2. A man cooling down with a cold bucket of water in Wyld Sauna
    9 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  3. People cooling down in a cold plunge
    10 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  1. A man cooling down with a cold bucket of water in Wyld Sauna
    11 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  2. A hazy start on another hot June day in Liverpool today
    12 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)
  3. A hazy start on another hot June day in Liverpool today
    13 of 13(Image: Liverpool Echo)