In a study, the research group also found that in 45% of 854 European cities examined, heat records had been broken or were forecast to be broken. The researchers measured what is known as the wet bulb globe temperature, a metric that combines air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation to estimate how much heat stress people are likely to experience in real-world outdoor conditions.<\/p>\n
Map of max temperatures across Europe this week. <\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.30 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n While much of Germany<\/a> is braced for temperatures above 40C today, countries farther east that are more usually on the frontline of the climate crisis are experiencing mild weather conditions for this time of year, writes Helena Smith, the Guardian\u2019s Athens-based correspondent.<\/p>\n Unlike huge swathes of western Europe<\/a>, Greece is neither sweltering nor issuing emergency weather warnings. The mercury was registered at 31C in the Greek capital at noon today, according to Meteo, the official weather portal of Athens\u2019 national observatory. On Sunday, noon readings are forecast at 30C.<\/p>\n The arrival of northerly winds \u2013 a summer trait \u2013 has brought further reli, but also wildfires, with authorities scrambling to put out blazes that erupted earlier in the day in Thiva, 52 miles (85km) north of Athens.<\/p>\n Athenians on board a ferry bound for the nearby island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, where locals are describing temperatures as mild for this time of year. Photograph: Helena Smith\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.00 EDT<\/p>\n Budapest is preparing for its first Pride event after former leader Viktor Orb\u00e1n, who presided over a years-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, was ousted from office in April. That is despite temperatures in the Hungarian capital expected to reach 38C.<\/p>\n The ‘Progress Pride’ rainbow flags is seen on the Erzsebet Bridge in Budapest, Hungary. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Speaking to the Guardian\u2019s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam<\/a>, organisers said this year\u2019s event \u201cis particularly important because it is about hope, caution and perseverance all at once\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBudapest Pride\u2019s hope is that LGBTQ people in Hungary<\/a> will finally be seen not as political targets, but as whole citizens,\u201d said Petra Buz\u00e1s, part of the organising team.<\/p>\n You can read more of Ashifa\u2019s report here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Extreme heat continues in large parts of Europe as heatwave moves east<\/p>\n Much of Europe<\/a> is facing another scorching hot day today, with the heatwave moving north-east across the continent.<\/p>\n The highest weather warning has been issued in France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Hungary, as scientists at the World Weather Attribution<\/a> group say the heatwave gripping western Europe \u201cis the most severe ever recorded\u201d.<\/p>\n In Bratislava, the mercury did not drop below 26.3C overnight. The Slovak Meteorological Institute<\/a> said it was the highest minimum daily air temperature recorded in the capital, beating the previous record of 24.8C set in 2017. \u201cToday the temperature in the warmest locations will reach at least 39C and tomorrow will be even a little warmer,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n The Netherlands Meteorological Institute has issued a red weather alert across much of the country due to extreme heat, with temperatures expected to reach 40C.<\/p>\n The extreme weather has put healthcare systems under severe strain in several countries, with Spain reporting more than 300 heat-related deaths in the past week.<\/a><\/p>\n Graph showing temperatures in Europe compared to other continents. <\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.13 EDT<\/p>\n Amber warning for extreme heat in the UK<\/p>\n While it will be a lot less hot in the UK, there is still an amber warning for extreme heat over parts of East Anglia and south-east England today.<\/p>\n The Met Office has forecast today\u2019s temperatures as follows:<\/p>\n Aberdeen 22C<\/p>\n Belfast 21C<\/p>\n Birmingham 28C<\/p>\n Cardiff 27C<\/p>\n Glasgow 22C<\/p>\n Liverpool 28C<\/p>\n London 32C<\/p>\n Newcastle 27C<\/p>\n Plymouth 23C<\/p>\n Sheffield 28C<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Families, including parents with newborn babies, are booking air-conditioned rooms in hotels to escape the UK heatwave, with companies reporting a surge in demand.<\/p>\n Data from the accommodation reservation website Booking.com shows that since 1 June, the share of searches using the \u201cair-conditioning\u201d filter has tripled across Great Britain coinciding with the latest heatwave in northern Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n Heartwood Inns, which operates pubs with rooms across the UK, said it was running at 86% occupancy this week, with many of its sites at or near capacity. The group has also seen a noticeable shift in inquiries, with about a third of callers asking whether rooms had air conditioning before booking.<\/p>\n The chain said it had also seen an increase in inquiries from parents with newborn babies looking for air-conditioned rooms after struggling to keep their homes cool enough for their infants to sleep comfortably.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The German Weather Service<\/a> has issued a high temperature warning across Germany. All 16 states are under a heat warning, the majority of which are categorised as \u201cextreme heat\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe heatwave is set to peak today. Temperatures of over 36C are expected across the board, with localised highs of up to 42C degrees possible,\u201d it said in a post on Bluesky.<\/p>\n Allow content provided by a third party?<\/p>\n This article includes content hosted on embed.bsky.app. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as the provider may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.02 EDT<\/p>\n Nearly half of European cities are breaking heat records – research<\/p>\n Analysis by scientists from the World Weather Attribution<\/a> group found temperatures in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain were between 5C and 12C above the seasonal average.<\/p>\n In a study, the research group also found that in 45% of 854 European cities examined, heat records had been broken or were forecast to be broken. The researchers measured what is known as the wet bulb globe temperature, a metric that combines air temperature, humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation to estimate how much heat stress people are likely to experience in real-world outdoor conditions.<\/p>\n Map of max temperatures across Europe this week. <\/a>Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.30 EDT<\/p>\n Opening summary<\/p>\n The UK is set to get some respite from this week\u2019s record-breaking heat over the weekend, but much of the rest of Europe<\/a> remains in the grip of an intense heatwave as it shifts eastwards.<\/p>\n Germany provisionally recorded its highest ever temperature yesterday with 41.3C near the city of Saarbr\u00fccken close to the French border. Forecasters say the hottest conditions are now spreading into central and eastern Europe, including Poland and the Balkans, over the weekend.<\/p>\n The Ironman European Championship taking place tomorrow in Frankfurt has been forced to adapt to the extreme conditions, with organisers shortening both the cycling and running courses because of the heat.<\/p>\n People sit at the side of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Dortmund, western Germany during a heatwave in Europe. Photograph: Ina Fassbender\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe \u200cheatwave is going to peak at the weekend, well over 40C in some parts of Germany,\u201d Karsten Brandt, a meteorologist \u200cat weather forecasting site Donnerwetter.de, told Reuters.<\/p>\n![\"Helena](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/helena.jpg\")
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