we think that the highest impetus will be across the south of sardinia where highs looked to be about will go so probally a couple of degrees away from the all—time european interpreter record but even here you can see many of the cities in sardinia will see temperatures are not quite as extreme as in this southern area, thatis extreme as in this southern area, that is just a will see the very hottest weather and proudly coming through tuesday or even wednesday. reports of wildfires in the canary islands as well.— reports of wildfires in the canary islands as well. yes, they can show ou that islands as well. yes, they can show you that from _ islands as well. yes, they can show you that from space, _ islands as well. yes, they can show you that from space, it _ islands as well. yes, they can show you that from space, it has - islands as well. yes, they can show you that from space, it has burnt i you that from space, it has burnt over 4000 hectares. you can see the smoke plume drifting overfrom la palma to the south and this other island. it continues to cause problems there. in islan

in sardinia, a0 degrees has been exceeded.usual, anyway they can be recorded every summer and we are in an extreme situation. at the moment in north italy, temperatures are lower, so they exceeded 30 degrees, and in some cities they are approaching 35 degrees. we are seeing extreme weather conditions here. what sort of effect, long—term and short—term, are we likely to see as a result of this extreme weather? actually, i think that heat will accumulate day by day because the length of the night is still very short, so there is no time to release the heat accumulated during the daytime. that means that also within the house, if you have no air conditioning, the temperature will continue to rise and will remain high, even the next day and even when the heatwave will have finished. so, what does the weather that we are seeing now tell us or teach us about what we need to do when it comes to tackling climate change? actually, we need to try to avoid being outside during the hottest hours of the day and if possible, avoid doing phy

in the south of sardinia, 46 is on the cards. some of the towns and cities will be quite so hot here. there is a similar story in sicily. there is a similar story in sicily. the heat is quite localised. 46 degrees on the church for wednesday, but in some of the bigger cities in sicily, temperatures in the upper 30s, which of course are still plenty hot enough. these heat often kill tens of thousands of people, thatis kill tens of thousands of people, that is why we need to take them so seriously. tell that is why we need to take them so seriousl . , ., , that is why we need to take them so seriousl . , . , ., , , seriously. tell us what is happening in the united _ seriously. tell us what is happening in the united states. _ seriously. tell us what is happening in the united states. some - seriously. tell us what is happening in the united states. some very - seriously. tell us what is happening l in the united states. some very high temperatures there, as well.- temperatures there, as well. that's ri . ht. temperatures there, as

they expect that in many cities the temperature will be higher than 40° celsius on the island of sardinia expected a record 46°, and in general, scientists warn that today the temperature is in the central part the mediterranean will reach its maximum and this footage from greece near finn due to abnormal heat and evacuated more than a thousand children from a summer camp and a forest fire in the swiss alps it is raging in the upper valais area near the border with italy since monday evening heat warnings are also in effect for most of in some areas of spain there are power outages as people use air conditioners en masse more about the infernal heat in the bbc climate editor justin roland in greece everything raging forest fires firefighters are trying to hold them back however, strong winds are fanning the fire in italy is also hot with temperatures up to forty more than 20 cities are under heat wave warning rain is not the only thing that can spoil the holiday irina and her colleague pedro are caring for the homeless in the south of spain in the city of murcia this is very serious becau

forecasters say the italian islands of sicily and sardinia could reach 46 celsius this afternoon.s at the bbc weather centre. what are the weather patterns leading to these heatwaves across the world? they have reached 46, 46.3 recorded in the last half an hour across the south of sicily, so we are talking about extreme heat. the highest averages in spain and portugal, 47 celsius, we have had 48 in greece in 1977 and the current european record is set a couple of years ago in sicily, 48.8. but temperatures even now are continuing to rise so 46.3 right now and we will see where they end up in the next couple of hours. the extreme temperatures are down to the jet stream pattern which looks like this at the moment and we have this ridge across southern europe and the air is forced downwards to the atmosphere and as it travels downwards towards the earth's surface it becomes dry and hotter as well. so we get some of those extreme temperatures. these are the kind of temperatures we will have on wednesday in the hottest parts of spain and in parts of italy and greece, so the highest ave

you, the weather is relatively cool and showery but i want to touch on the temperature recorded in sardinia yesterday. it was 48.2 celsius, a near record, the second highest temperature ever recorded on the european continent during the summer. the extreme heat is not going to last much longer. if we look at tomorrow, a dip in the jet stream from the north—west to the mediterranean means the extreme heat will be pushed further towards the east and look at the values. palermo yesterday was actually at 47 celsius and tomorrow it will be 29 and nowhere near as hot as sardinia so the temperature is easing in the central med. back to our neck of the woods, this afternoon, sunny spells and scattered showers. it is relatively cool. if you're wondering when summer is going to return it looks as if it will stay more or less the same into the first week of august. so temperature into the high teens, low 20s, perhaps more persistent showers for a time across north—western parts of the country. tomorrow morning, many others waking up tomorrow morning, many others waking up to some bright, even sunny we

in sardinia, 40 degrees has been exceeded.uation. at the moment in north italy, temperatures are lower, so they exceeded 30 degrees, and in some cities they are approaching 35 degrees. irate and in some cities they are approaching 35 degrees. we are seeinu approaching 35 degrees. we are seeing extreme _ approaching 35 degrees. we are seeing extreme weather- approaching 35 degrees. we are i seeing extreme weather conditions here. what sort of effect, long—term and short—term, are we likely to see as a result of this extreme weather? actually, i think that heat will accumulate day by day because the length of the night is still very short, so there is no time to release the heat accumulated during the daytime. that means that also within the house, if you have no air conditioning, the temperature will continue to rise and will remain high, even the next day and even when the heatwave will have finished. ., ., , ., finished. so, what does the weather that we are — finished. so, what does the weather that we are seeing _ finished.

the all—time record for sardinia is 47.2 set back in 1957.he uk's highest ever temperature, 40.3 in lincolnshire. no chance of a. plenty of showers around and quite cloudy conditions. through the rest of the afternoon, the showers are quite widespread. gotta feel for northern ireland but they start to ease off later. showers will probably increase the number and intensity across the north—west of finland later. for most, temperatures are below average. overnight tonight, many of the showers will fade away so it will be largely dry conditions and clear skies. quite chilly with temperatures getting down to single figures for scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england and. a cruel start to thursday. not and. a cruel start to thursday. not a bad day really. plenty of sunny spells. they will be some showers around but not quite as many as today. the majority of the showers affecting parts of scotland and north—east england. but relatively few and far between so they will be a number of you who have dry day on thursday. it's not going to

, it'lljust be one or two areas. 46 likely in parts of sardinia and sicily, but for both, actually, thatttle below average for the time of yearfor most. now, for wednesday evening, those daytime showers will fade away, and we're left with clearing skies. again, with those clear skies, the winds dropping out in many places, it turns quite chilly. some greens on the charts there, so temperatures getting well down into single figures — scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, wales, even rural areas in the south—west. so, a cool start to thursday. it is another day where we'll see a few showers popping up, but, on the whole, not many. most of the showers will be up into the north of scotland. elsewhere, you'll be quite unlucky to see a shower, a cool start to the day on thursday. it is another day where we will see a few showers popping up, but not many on the whole. elsewhere, you'll be quite unlucky to see a shower, so many of us will be dry for the day with temperatures around high teens to low 20s — nothing that special forjuly. into friday, into the weekend, we will see f

in africa , the temperature in the south will reach 50 ° , according to punberg, today the air in sardiniacan heat up to fifty, breaking all records above 40 . the athens fire has already destroyed several houses on one of the canary islands, palm island, from large-scale fires of more than 4,000 people. were evacuated. high temperatures recorded around the world in july have already been beaten three times the historical maximum, and june became the hottest month in european countries for the entire observation history. an mri room will appear in the gomel regional cardiology center every year more than 9,000 people receive qualified treatment here for consultations many times more regional cardiology center is one of the largest medical institutions in belarus and the cis countries gomel cardiologists master modern methods of treating diseases of the cardiovascular system. they are successfully practicing hybrid operations, and they are also heading for the active improvement of a single built-in system of assistance for specialized patients with the advent of mri , the possibilities of

in sardinia, temperatures could reach 46 degrees celsius, give or take. highest temperature ever recorded in europe, officially recognised by the world meteorological organization, is 48 degrees celsius in greece, in athens in 1977. but it�*s rather telling that in the 20005, we�*re getting those values of 47 and more, more frequently. so let�*s have a look at the forecast, then, for our neck of the woods through tonight and into tomorrow. clearer skies across some eastern areas of the uk, and then this low pressure swings in brings cloud and rain and freshening winds to some western areas of the uk. but i think some early sunshine for northern and eastern and southern parts of the country. now, it�*s quite a small area of low pressure propelled by that jet stream. you can just get a hint of it here. these wind arrows show that jet stream aloft, pushing this area of low pressure. quite a small low, but the rain will be persistent and quite heavy in some areas, from northern parts of wales, through lancashire, into the lake district and also south—western

europe could record its hottest—ever temperature on the italian islands of sicily and sardinia, whereof 48 degrees is predicted. the us national weather service has warned a "widespread and oppressive" heatwave in southern and western states is expected to peak, with more than 80 million people under heat warnings. in asia, japan has issued heatstroke alerts affecting tens of millions of people, as near—record high temperatures hit several parts of the country. there have been fatal mudslides in south korea. and china — as we mentioned — recorded its highest temperature ever on sunday. some of the most dramatic images are coming out of la palma in the canary islands, where a wildfire has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes. and in the past few minutes — news is reaching us of a wildfire breaking out in southern greece — to the east of the capital athens. images on social media appear to show flames burning close to buildings in the village of kouvaras. up to 150 firemen, a0 fire engines and 11 aircraft are attempting to control the flames amid gale—force winds. several

tomorrow could actually be the peak of the heatwave around parts of sardinia and also into italy.en in the high—aos in recent years and officially the highest temperature is actually 48 degrees celsius in athens in the late �*70s. we could be approaching those values, but not a guarantee. this is why we've got the heatwave in the south and the cooler air across the uk — all because of that jet stream and that fresher air coming in from the north. this pattern is actually not likely to change for many more days. in fact, there are indications that for the rest of the month it is going to stay relatively on the cool side across most of the uk. today it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. where you see the lightning symbols we may have one or two thunderstorms. today's temperatures typically between around 17 to 22 degrees, maybe a little bit warmer in some of the sunniest spots further south. the weather is going to change eventually tonight and into tomorrow. initially, clear skies across the bulk of the uk and then this next rather small area of low pressure, but with heavy and p

europe could record its hottest—ever temperature on the italian islands of sicily and sardinia whereh of 48 degrees is predicted. the us national weather service has warned a "widespread and oppressive" heatwave in southern and western states is expected to peak, with more than 80 million people under heat warnings. in asia, japan has issued heatstroke alerts affecting tens of millions of people, as near—record high temperatures hit several parts of the country. there have been fatal mudslides in south korea. and china, as we mentioned, recorded its highest temperature ever on sunday. and in the past hour or so — news is reaching us of a wildfire breaking out in southern greece — to the east of the capital athens. these pictures are coming to us from the village of kouvaras, buildings can be seen burning. animals are being evacuated by their owners. local police are also lending a hand with the horses. up to 150 firemen, a0 fire engines and 11 aircraft are attempting to control the flames amid gale—force winds. several seaside resorts near athens have ordered tourists to be evacuated

nota record extreme temperature, highest in sardinia, 48.2. not a record but close to it.ing in the next 24 hours, the jet stream will take a bit of a dive across europe and into the mediterranean, that means that the mediterranean, that means that the heat will be pushed away to eastern parts of the med, so huge drop for this central mediterranean region in palermo, it was 47 degrees on monday, by wednesday we are talking 39, so a huge drop in those value, let us luke at forecast for the rest of today, sunny spell, scattered showers, temperatures will be typically in the high teens for most, 17 in glasgow, about that in birmingham, and maybe nudging up to 20 or21 birmingham, and maybe nudging up to 20 or 21 degrees further south. now through this evening an overnight we will have more persistent showers moving through north—west parts of the country here, reaching the lake district, lancashire, across the pennines, and maybe into lincolnshire, but, most of us i think are in for a dry night and relatively bright if not sunny start to the day, on wednesday, ahead of this ar

the island of sardinia has surpassed 42 celsius today and wildfires are raging in several areas of southern europe, including mainland greece. these pictures are from an area close to athens. let's cross live to those areas around athens to bring you some live pictures coming into us now at the bbc. you can see that thick smoke covering much of the horizon trying their best to bring some sort of water, some sort of firefighting relief to quell the flames and stop the spread of the wildfires. lots and lots of fires across greece but also exacerbated by the high temperatures that are so high that people who are fire fighting the fires are struggling to keep them in check. joining me live are our correspondents across europe — azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens and sofia bettiza in the italian city of palermo. we are looking at those live pictures north of athens, you are southeast of athens, and the fact that all of these areas are affected show how widespread this problem is for the greek government. that’s for the greek government. that's ri . ht. for the greek government. that's r

and sardinia they are likely to see temperatures hit about 46 celsius in the hottest areas this afternoon—time record is also europe's record, 48.8. talking about extreme heat, it was exactly a year ago the uk smashed its temperature record 48.3 record in the linkage. no chance of that this afternoon, cloudy skies, cool conditions and showers in the forecast. through the afternoon showers will be extensive across northern and eastern scotland and the eastern side of england. a few in northern ireland and we will start to see them break out in north—west england mid afternoon. for most temperatures, below par but 24 in london is average and given a bit of sunshine, it will not feel too bad. overnight, though showers will fade away leaving dry conditions for the second part of the night. temperatures getting down into single figures for scotland, northern ireland and parts of northern ireland and parts of northern ireland and wales in the south class. the cool start to the day on thursday, most of you will start the day on a dry note with some sunshine. there will be a few showers popping u

we've had an unconfirmed report of nearly 47 degrees in sardinia, and that intense heat is set to continueut nevertheless relentless, both by day and by night. now, talking about heat, this time a year ago was when we saw record breaking heat here in the uk, but nothing that extreme heading our way here. we are still to the north of the jet stream. we are still in a cooler north westerly breeze at the moment. temperatures around about average just a little bit below, and with it plenty of scattered showers as pressure is relatively low. but, actually, with the lighter winds through the early hours of thursday, it turns quite chilly in some rural parts. there could even be the odd pocket of fog first thing this morning. but again, it's around dawn, so it'll clear fairly quickly and that's when we'll see the best of the sunshine before the cloud starts to bubble again and we see some showers developing. now, it's one of those days where we could see lines of showers. so some places catch, shower after shower and others stay completely dry with good spells of sunshine. but it will be pleasant

and rome temperatures could reach as high as 43 degrees and a possible 47 degrees on the island of sardinia and the green capital athens. maximum temperatures could reach 45 degrees on saturday. sweltering heat has made life harder for people are. these are urging residents and torres to be cautious. extreme temperatures are likely to continue well into the weekend assigned to say, and droughts. heat, wildfires, and other dangerous weather events are becoming more likely and severed due to climate change and most place worldwide. however, she would make global warming is not responsible for all weather disastrous floods in india, spain and parts of the us wild fires have been raging in canada since april, more than $9000000.00 heck to as a forest of band. and more than 150000 people have had to flee their homes. at the same time, heat waves have been scorching europe, particularly spain, to have one of these umbrellas here. and if shop owners allow, you can stand in front of the entrance. there's some cold air coming out, i mean, we just drink a lot of water. we have no other choice really

in some spots we had extreme temperatures, the highest of which was recorded in sardinia — 48.2 degrees want to show you what's going to be happening over the next 2a hours. the jet stream will take a bit of a dive across europe and into the mediterranean. that essentially means that the heat will be pushed away towards more eastern parts of the med, so a huge drop for this central mediterranean region. in palermo it was 47 degrees on monday. by wednesday we're talking about 29. so a huge, huge drop in those values. let's have a look at the forecast for the rest of today. sunny spells, scattered showers. temperatures will be typically in the high teens for most of us. 17 there in glasgow, about that in birmingham and maybe nudging up to about 20 or 21 degrees further south. through this evening and overnight, we'll have more persistent showers moving through north—western parts of the country here, eventually reaching the lake district, lancashire, across the pennines and maybe into lincolnshire. most of us, i think, are in for a dry night and relatively bright, if not sunny, start to t

and on the island of sardinia it is expected to reach a record 46 degrees celsius later today.hese pictures are from panakto in greece which is close to athens and you can see the wildfires fires still burning there. joining me live are our correspondents across europe — azadeh moshiri in the greek capital, athens, sofia bettiza in the italian city of palermo and our balkans correspondent guy delaunay in ljubljana. let's cross to greece, we have seen those incredible pictures of the wildfires raging across parts of the area just outside athens. tell me what is happening and what the greek government are doing to stop the wildfires spreading. i am government are doing to stop the wildfires spreading.— wildfires spreading. i am in kouvaras — wildfires spreading. i am in kouvaras which _ wildfires spreading. i am in kouvaras which is - wildfires spreading. i am in l kouvaras which is south-east wildfires spreading. i am in - kouvaras which is south-east of kouvaras which is south—east of athens and that is where a lot of those pictures of frames ripping through hills where yesterd

while in the us, more than one third of the population in the coming days, sardinia could hit more thans, just shy of the hottest ever temperature recorded in europe, set in sicily last year. the way things are going, it is a record that will not last for long. joe inwood, bbc news. temperatures of the oceans in florida are off the charts, something like 40% of the planet is seeing a marine heatwave right now, something serious for the animals that live in the ocean. meanwhile, south of the _ live in the ocean. meanwhile, south of the border _ live in the ocean. meanwhile, south of the border in - live in the ocean. meanwhile, | south of the border in mexico, temperatures are topping 40 degrees. translation: �* ., degrees. translation: ., ,, ., translation: ahead is strong. if ou translation: ahead is strong. if you walk _ translation: ahead is strong. if you walk three _ translation: ahead is strong. if you walk three blocks, - translation: ahead is strong. if you walk three blocks, you . if you walk three blocks, you get exhausted. it heats you up and you get too much fun. it has been

temperatures climbing inland away from the coast well into the 40s, peaking across some southern parts of sardiniaores this afternoon? well, it will be pleasant enough in the sunshine towards the south—east, 2a, but where the cloud and rain�*s in place, just 13 or 1a celsius. there is the cloud. an area of low pressure which has been spilling in so far today. it will be bringing rain fairly erratically through the rest of today across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, wales and the north and west midlands. a few heavier bursts mixed in. there will be a few drier moments, as well. north of that, sunshine and a few slow moving heavy showers in the northern half of scotland. the southern half of england should stayjust about dry with a bit of sunshine here. with light winds and that hazy sunshine it should feel reasonably warm. but, as i said, under that rain band you would be lucky to get to 15 or 16. maybe around 17 or 18 in the brighter spots across northern scotland. so that's how the day finishes. into the night we see outbreaks of rain gradually ease off, for many

agency is forecasting temperatures of up to $48.00 degrees celsius on the italian islands sicily and sardinia in greece. wildfires or threatening homes around the village of covariance, just south of the capital. athens ablaze near the resort of lou tracking has forced the authorities to move some 1500 children staying at a summer camp to safety. greece is burning, guided by fast moving brains. flames hop scotch from one home and business to another. part of these are struggling with 2 major fires, one burning for the default east of the gap with the atens and up to the west of it . near the city of tacky blowing, smoke blanketed the area, forcing image and see crews, and that is a city to evacuate children at stomach down by the 150 meg. you're just like cheat up. or there are approximately 1500 to children because it was part of your way of making every effort to move them to safety. 5 bus numbers like the municipality has already taken care of the accommodation full them, ingle a few places and got tor staples book groceries to get the horses out and transport them to safety. about 200 fir

yesterday we saw a6 in both sardinia and also sicily.ing about extreme heat, it was exactly a year ago today we recorded the uk“s highest temperature, a0.3 in lincolnshire. nope chance of that today, cloudy and temperatures a bit below average. showers widespread in northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england. the fee for northern ireland which will perhaps ease off later this afternoon but i think showers will increase in number and intensity across the north west of england later on today. for most, temperatures continue to run a little bit below average. 0vernight, their will fade away so we will be left with largely dry conditions and clear skies. left with largely dry conditions and clearskies. going left with largely dry conditions and clear skies. going to be chilly with temperatures getting into single figures for scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, wales and the south—west in the countryside. cold start to thursday but not a bad day. plenty of sunny spells coming through and they will be some showe

it has been the hottest day of the year so far in europe with temperatures of 48 in sardinia.. so this is the temperature anomaly, how temperatures vary from what we would expect this time of year. the blue colours showing cooler than average areas, such as the uk, the orange and red showing hotter than average. now, we've had the heat today across southern italy, sardinia, sicily as well, but move fast forward for the next few days and just watch the orange and red colours slipping their way eastwards. so the heat, by the time we get to wednesday, still sitting across greece, could again be in the high 40s, but by the time we get to thursday and the blue colours, the colder air spills right through central parts of the continent. so, yes, some respite on the way later on in the week after another few hot days. but according to the world meteorological 0rganisation, temperatures in europe are warming up faster than in any continent in the world. in fact, we have already seen a temperature rise of 2.3 celsius compared to preindustrial times, that is about twice as fast as the g

that heat transfers into eastern spain, southern france, italy and sardinia, where we could see highse and winds from the south across the mediterranean. but for the uk, low pressure close by, winds off the atlantic and even though those are lighter than we saw through the weekend, they bring some fairly cool conditions and at times further rain this week. the area of low pressure which brought the stormy weather through the uk during the weekend is now to the north of norway and that means the winds continue to ease down, but some heavy and thundery showers continuing into the afternoon and evening across central and eastern parts of england. a lot of cloud through scotland, some heavy showers towards the south here, and across in northern ireland, but some western parts of england and wales turning much, much drier through the afternoon. winds coming in from a westerly direction and that will make it feel cool in the cloudier and wetter moments, but pleasant enough in the sunshine, even if temperatures are down a degree or two on where we'd expect for this stage injuly. now, a cool

in sardinia, it warmed up to 45 °, and it’s already 50 on the bar.ather forecasters promise a respite at the end of the week, but after the rains, the heat will return again maria savushkina andrey mikhailov julia of the foreign first channel. today is a professional holiday for russian investigators, employees of the investigative committee of the relevant departments of the ministry of internal affairs and the federal security service of those who stand guard over the law and justice unravel the most complex cases wage a tough fight against corruption extremism does everything so that the crime does not go unpunished on the holiday of investigators vladimir putin congratulated the president noted that such work requires special acumen strong character and willingness to act responsibly and in principle even in the most difficult circumstances. this is how the preliminary investigation bodies work in the new regions of our country in novorossia and the donbass , contributes to their integration into the single legal space of russia, protects the con

service, one's of dangerously life threatening temperatures, especially in the sites the islands of sardinia and sits. sicily are expecting 48 degrees celsius in the coming days. and the capital could also see rankled heights . rome braces for what could be as hot as summer ever. the internal cities tourist sites are almost empty. the things do tv, the heat, like if you come in the morning, you're going to be in see too many people are before 10 o'clock. why didn't? if you come during the day, you're not gonna find anybody. it's really, really terrible. like, we're used to like the hodson room, but not this hot selected series been hotter than usual in the type of river ancient history serves as a warning. these roman ruins used to be submerged before water levels drops to alarming lowes is dangerous for all the boats that travel on the teresa quotes of travel and the river and also for the fall in there. and it's difficult because there is no of the season on the, on the what are the feats, the water falls down and there is too much time as the temperature, sor, italy's minister for the env

and on the island of sardinia, it is expected to reach a record 46 degrees celsius — 115 farenheit —er today. these pictures just in are from mainland greece, where more than a thousand children were evacuated from a summer camp. this is panakto close to athens where the fires rage on. and this wildfire is in the swiss alps — it's been burning in the haute—valais area near the italian border since monday evening. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in the spanish coastal city of alicante, where temperatures are forecast to hit the high 30s. one of the difficulties of this job is obviously we want to show how hot it is and we are and the balcony of our hotel, standing in the blazing sun and we are doing exactly what we are telling everybody else in the world not to do, but exposing ourselves to this incredible heat. to be fair here in alicante on the coast we have got a sea breeze and it is about 30 celsius, that is a high temperature but inland we are expecting it to reach the mid 40s. there were reports yesterday that one area of spain hit 47 celsius. these are extraordinary tempera

several cities in italy are on the red list, places like rome and sardinia have passed a0 celsius.can now cross live to martinjones, who is in lazio, he is a british citizen who has lived in italy for the past five years. how hot is it where you are?— the past five years. how hot is it where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. _ where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. so _ where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. so we _ where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. so we have - where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. so we have got i where you are? right now it is about 40, 401 degrees. so we have got it| a0, a01 degrees. so we have got it a little bit easier than in rome, for example, where it is four or 5 degrees hotter than that. but it is still pretty hot, i can tell you. what are the italians doing to mitigate this heat? i know it is hot in italy but not quite as hot as this. , , ., �*, in italy but not quite as hot as this. , , , this. so, yes, that's absolutely riuht. this. so, yes, that's absolutely right. obviou

with these extreme temperatures, 46 degrees possible in sardinia and similar temperatures in sicily, the highest temperatures are quite localised and often the other mountains, a sign of this descending and drying airthrough mountains, a sign of this descending and drying air through the atmosphere. temperatures are not sophia's near the coastline is but it is a lot more humid. it is another soggy afternoon, outbreaks of heavy rain for northern ireland pushing into southern scotland, wet in northern england with rain turning heavier through the afternoon. some areas will dodge the rain, temperatures closer to average across the south but otherwise 16 to 18 degrees, pretty rubbish forjuly. this evening and overnight the low pressure slowly pulls out into the north sea so the weather becomes a bit drier with clear spells. the air is quite cool that scotland or northern ireland, temperatures getting down into single figures, eight start but less grim. sunny spells and showers. closest to the low pressure centre across eastern low pressure centre across eastern areas low pressure centre

the sardinia could reach 47 degrees celsius in the coming days and degree capital. athens high temperatures predicted to reach 45 on saturday. authorities are urging residents and torres the life to be careful. extreme temperatures are likely to continue well into the weekend. so anxious to say that droughts heat wildfires, other dangerous weather events are becoming more likely and more severe across the world due to climate change lives. eventually she is a british media or ologist who is the chief executive of the royal media logical society. earlier i asked her how experts can attribute extreme weather events to climate change. it's yeah, so most of the heats events that we've seen the rec codes been broken around, the world tends to be attributed to climate change. and we, we have a method that we can do to, to, to scientifically and look at how we attribute these extreme events. so for example, we brought in models with all the human and just greenhouse gases that we have put in the atmosphere. and we see how likely these bends, these events also happen. we also good models. we've out

that heat transfers into eastern spain, southern france, italy and sardinia, where we could see highs remains stubbornly centred across parts of north—west europe, dragging in high pressure and winds from the south across the mediterranean. but for the uk, low pressure close by, winds off the atlantic and even though those are lighter than we saw through the weekend, they bring some fairly cool conditions and at times further rain this week. there area of low pressure which brought the stormy weather through the uk during the weekend is now to the north of norway and that means the winds continue to ease down, but some heavy and thundery showers continuing into the afternoon and evening across central and eastern parts of england. a lot of cloud through scotland, some heavy showers towards the south here, and across in northern ireland, but some western parts of england and wales turning much, much drier through the afternoon. winds coming in from a westerly direction and that will make it feel cool in the cloudier and wetter moments, but pleasant enough in the sunshine, even if tempe

in italy, the islands of sicily and sardinia were forecast to see temperatures as high as 48 degrees would be somewhere near the european record that was set two years ago. there are red alerts currently in place for 20 of italys 27 major cities. in greece, swaths of virgin pine forests have been burnt around coastal towns near athens. two large wildfires are burning out of control. today the eu sent four firefighting planes from france and italy to help the greek authorities. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri is in kouvaras south east of athens and sent this update. severalfires have made their way through mainland greece. here where i am, we are south—east of athens and you can see that wildfires have torn through these hills. now, you can see the burnt trees around me. you can see the ash on the ground. but if you were here with me you'd be able to smell it as well. now, this fire that's torn through these hills is suspected to have been done by a man who lit a fire. he's now been arrested. but the consequences are the same of the other wildfires we see in other parts of mainland greece

sardinia are likel' temperatures in sardinia are likely to see temperatures about a6 ounces. this afternoon and the all—time record is also europe's record, a8.8. exactly a year ago today the uk smashed its temperature record, a0.3 recorded in lincolnshire. no chance of that this afternoon, cloudy skies and cool conditions and showers are in the forecast. through the afternoon, the showers will be extensive across northern and eastern scotland down the eastern side of england. quite a few in northern ireland at the moment, so we will start to see them break out in north—west england mid—afternoon on. most temperatures below par, 18 to 20 typically, but 2a in london is average and given a bit of sunshine, it won't feel too bad. overnight, many of the showers will fade away leaving dry conditions for the second part of the night. temperatures getting down into single figures for scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern ireland wales the south—west. a cool start to the day on thursday, most of you will start the day on a dry note with some sunshine. a few shells popping up

in italy, the islands of sicily and sardinia were forecast to see temperatures as high as 48 degrees. set two years ago. there are red alerts currently in place for 20 of italy's 27 major cities. in greece, swathes of virgin pine forests have been burnt around coastal towns near athens. two large wildfires are burning out of control. today the eu sent four firefighting planes from france and italy to help the greek authorities. similar picture in the us, record—breaking heat for the fourth quarter states, texas in the lower mississippi valley, south florida. alerts for dangerous he has also been posted in parts of arizona. in fact phoenix has matched a record streak with 18 consecutive days over 110 degrees. the disney. has been a hot when rome? fill 110 degrees. the disney. has been a hot when rome?— 110 degrees. the disney. has been a hot when rome? oh my goodness has it. i have hot when rome? oh my goodness has it- i have been — hot when rome? oh my goodness has it. i have been melting _ hot when rome? oh my goodness has it. i have been melting all— hot when rome? oh my goodness has

the italian islands of sardinia and sicily could be on track to surpass the country's record temperature which was set in sicily two years ago. here in france, two, that here in france, too, several local records have been broken in the country. >> 9:00 a.m. in spain's capital, and the temperature has already started to mount. residents are bracing for heat this tuesday. increasing heat waves like this one are now a growing cause for concern. >> where are we going to end up with heat like this? the consequences are scary for our skin, our health in general, and everything else. >> authorities have told residents to stay hydrated and called on the elderly to remain indoors during the day's hardest hours. spain is currently facing its third heat wave in under a month. >> the population is more conscious now of the changes we are suffering with heat waves, like this one becoming more frequent and extreme. southern italy, too, is feeling the extreme heat. locals and tourists are like -- locals and tourists alike are doing what is necessary to keep cool. >> the heat is horrible. i'm ready to

the all—time record for sardinia is 47.2 set back in 1957.d the uk's highest ever temperature of 40.3 in coningsby in lincolnshire. no chance of that today, of course. we've got plenty of showers around, quite cloudy conditions and temperature is actually a bit below average for the time of year. 50 through the rest of the afternoon showers quite widespread through north and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england. clear skies as well. it's going to be quite chilly with temperatures getting down into single figures for scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england wales and the south—west in the countryside as well. so a cool start to thursday but not a bad kind of day, really. plenty of sunny spells coming through and 0k, they will be some showers around but perhaps not quite as many as we are going to see today. the majority of the showers probably affecting parts of scotland, maybe if a few running into north—east england but relatively few and far between so there will be a number of you that have a dry day on thursday with som

tomorrow could be the peak of the heatwave around about here, so in sardinia, parts of italy as well,emperatures up to 46 celsius. not completely unheard of. these past records show temperatures have actually reached 47 celsius, even 48 in greece, which is officially the record, according to the wmo, in 1977. but i think what's more telling is that we are realising these temperatures more frequently, so i think certainly in the last couple of decades, we frequently reach the high 40s. but let's switch to the weather for today. just the chance of some showers and thunderstorms across eastern parts of the uk, but showers are possible almost anywhere across the country. lots of big cumulus clouds if you look at the horizon today developing, really beautiful cloud skates with those towering clouds. they will fade through this evening and overnight, giving way to clear skies, and then this next area of low pressure rather small, but with persistent and quite heavy rain spreading into parts of northern ireland and around the irish sea and wales. and here, actually, we have thatjet wales. an

there down in the south, in sicily and sardinia , elsewhere, sicily and sardinia, elsewhere, firefightersalma have been battling wildfires over the weekend, which have burned 5000 hectares and forced the evacuation of 4000 people. >> let's talk to weather journalist nathan rao. i think you're in the uk, aren't you , you're in the uk, aren't you, nathan? but just explain to us about how how dangerous this is. i mean , i think i've called it i mean, i think i've called it blinking, stinking hot, but it really, really is, isn't it? >> yeah. this is, this is starting to become very concerned , actually. now, this concerned, actually. now, this is a new surge of the heatwave that has been dubbed the sharon heatwave, which is the ferryman of the dead. mean another terrifying name. temperatures are really starting to rocket over on the continent now, well above average for the time of year and well beyond what we would expect to be like a short burst of heatwave and into as simon was saying earlier, the penod simon was saying earlier, the period when tourists are going to be heading towards the

remained high across italy on wednesday with heat expected to reach 113 to 115 degrees fahrenheit in sardiniaegrees celsius. consistent dangerously high temperatures are challenging residents ability to stay cool and are testing health care responses. sophia reports from sicily. >> it has been extremely hot in italy for the last few days. the heatwave has been described by local media as -- which means week of hell. 23 cities across the country are under a red alert morning, which means that the heat poses a threat to everybody. there has been a 20% increase in the number of patients who are being admitted to hospitals across italy, showing signs of exhaustion, dehydration, confusion and heatstroke. and of course heat waves like this one can be dangerous. we spoke to a doctor here who told us that some of their patients have died, not just because of the heat, but the temperatures, the high temperatures have been a contributing factor. she is worried because she feels it is the most vulnerable that will pay the price for this heatwave. because of course for the elderly and people with existin

we've had an unconfirmed report of nearly 47 degrees in sardinia, and that intense heat is set to continue night. now, talking about heat, this time a year ago was when we saw record breaking heat here in the uk, but nothing that extreme heading our way here. we are still to the north of the jet stream. we are still in a cooler north westerly breeze at the moment. temperatures around about average just a little bit below, and with it plenty of scattered showers as pressure is relatively low. but, actually, with the lighter winds through the early hours of thursday, it turns quite chilly in some rural parts. there could even be the odd pocket of fog first thing this morning. but again, it's around dawn, so it'll clear fairly quickly and that's when we'll see the best of the sunshine before the cloud starts to bubble again and we see some showers developing. now, it's one of those days where we could see lines of showers. so some places catch, shower after shower and others stay completely dry with good spells of sunshine. but it will be pleasant enough. 17—22 is a notch down on wednesday, s