Elizabeth Rizzini
Lead weather presenter

The heatwave across Europe continues today into July. At the weekend, national June records were broken in Portugal and Spain as temperatures hit 46.6C and 46C respectively.

As the area of high pressure responsible for trapping the intense heat drifts further eastwards, so temperatures will climb a little again further east in the next few days and into the weekend across the Balkans, Italy and Greece, and drop a little across the Iberian peninsula.

However, temperatures inland in southern Spain, although cooling a little, will remain in the low 40s all week.

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A severe heatwave is continuing across Europe, prompting health warnings and alerts about the increased risk of wildfires.

Temperatures in France are expected to peak today with a red alert - the highest extreme heat warning - in place across 16 departments including Paris.

The top of the Eiffel Tower will be closed throughout the day. Polluting traffic will also be banned and speed restrictions put in place across the city.

Two people have died in Italy following a day of intense heat.

In Spain, Barcelona reached a record temperature for June on Monday, with southern cities including Seville continuing to see temperatures above 40C.

And wildfires are still burning in Turkey's western region, with more than 50,000 people evacuated to safe zones so far.

In the UK, the hot weather will continue across the south-east of England with temperatures rising above 30C once again. But there will be changeable conditions elsewhere.

We'll bring you the latest updates throughout the day, so stick with us.

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As the day begins to draw to a close heat health alerts remain across parts of England, which saw maximum temperatures reach 33.1C in Heathrow.

Elsewhere in the UK there was a mixed picture as some areas saw little of the scorching heat, including the island of Tiree, in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, where the maximum temperature reached 13.7C.

A heatwave gripped Europe on Monday, where weather warnings are in place in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany. Meanwhile 84 of 96 of France's mainland regions are experiencing "unprecedented" heat alerts.

At the Wimbledon tennis championships, records were broken off-court as thermometers hit 32.9C, marking the hottest opening day of the tournament on record.

The Met Office have also said there is potential for a "tropical night" in some parts of the UK overnight, though it will be a much more comfortable night's sleep for those in the northern areas.

Painting a picture of tomorrow's forecast, BBC Weather predict "heat and humidity" in the south east as temperatures could peak as high as 34C. But, for most, it will be a cooler and fresher day.

Wherever you are, and whatever your plans this evening, make sure to take a look at our reminders and pointers on how to stay cool and safe in the hot weather.

• More on this story: Heatwave peak sees parts of UK climb to 33C
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• The science: How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?

Louise Lear
BBC Weather

Heat and humidity dominated the weather headlines across eastern England for the final day of June.

The peak of the heat was in SE England with a high of 33.1C recorded at Heathrow and a few miles down the road at SW19 temperatures soared to 32.9C making it the hottest opening day of the Wimbledon Championships.

We’re not expecting the temperatures to ease too dramatically overnight either, with temperatures around the London area dipping no lower than 21C/70F officially classing it a tropical night.

These are still relatively rare across the UK but as our climate continues to warm and heatwaves become more frequent we are likely to see more.

We do however have some contrasting weather further north.

North-west Scotland and Northern Ireland are currently sitting under a weather front bringing a spell of heavy rain at the moment, this will weaken as it sinks across the Scottish Borders overnight and it introduce much cooler fresher conditions behind.

Into Tuesday this weather front will continue to push south and east fragmenting into a band of cloud and a few showers, it will squeeze the extreme heat and humidity into SE England where temperatures could peak as high as 34C but for most of us the cooler fresher story with brief sunny spells is likely to win out.

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We'll shortly be closing our live coverage, but before we go here's an outlook of the weather forecast over the next few days.

The Met Office has issued a five-day forecast with temperatures of 34C forecast for Tuesday. They say that the south and east of the UK will be hot and humid but those in the northwest can expect "bright and fresh" conditions.

Elsewhere, the weather will be cloudy with "patchy light rain or drizzle over the hills".

The outlook from Wednesday looks cooler for all parts of the UK with showers moving eastwards.

Throughout Thursday and Friday, skies are expected to be clear in the south though there will be wet and windy conditions making their way to the north.

Earlier, we brought you news of firefighters spending a second night tackling wildfires in parts of Scotland.

Scotland's first minister, John Swinney, has described wildfires that are taking place across the country as "extremely serious".

It comes as a number of roads have been closed in the north of Scotland - with the Scottish fire and rescue service saying they have been tackling "a number of large wildfires across Aberdeenshire, Highland & Moray over the weekend".

Police Scotland said road closures included the B9102 from Grantown-on-Spey to Upper Knockando and Dallas, and snow gates have been shut at Carrbridge.

Our news story has more.

We've just had an update from the Met Office, who say there is the potential for a "tropical night" in some parts of the UK overnight.

The Met Office say that "a tropical night is defined as a night when the temperature does not fall below 20°C".

In a post on X,, external they add that central and eastern parts will remain warm throughout the night, with temperatures ranging from 16C to 20C in the south of the country.

It will be "much more comfortable for sleeping towards the northwest", they add, as temperatures are forecast to drop to 13C in northern England and 6C in some parts of Scotland overnight.

Alex Emery
BBC News

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In our previous post we took you through some top tips from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home on keeping pets cool during the hot weather.

And one pooch in Surrey, Cooper, has found a way to keep the heat at bay.

His owner Laura Roberts says: “Cooper enjoys cooling off in the pool. The trouble is, he shakes off all over the house.”

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Saah Hughes, rehoming and welfare manager at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, has been in touch with us about how they've been keeping all the animals in their care cool.

Limiting dog walks to the early morning, before temperatures rise, is the order of business for today and tomorrow, she says.

Entertainment is also key, including "rolling out cooling mats, keeping fresh water topped up and ensuring a plentiful supply of frozen treats".

Image source, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

"We’re also keeping a close eye on some of our more vulnerable residents, including older animals and flat-faced breeds who struggle more in the heat.

"It’s all about adapting our usual routines to keep every animal safe, happy and comfortable."

• Battersea has more advice on how to keep your dogs and cats cool in the heat on its website, external

Posting on X in the last hour, the Met Office points out the gap in maximum temperatures recorded in the UK today.

In Heathrow, west London, temperatures reached 33.1C while the island of Tiree in Scotland's Inner Hebrides recorded a maximum temperature of 13.7C.

It's 33.1C for Heathrow in west London and 13.7C for the island of Tiree, in Scotland's Inner Hebrides.

The two parts of the UK are 562 miles away and it's clear to see there has been quite a contrast in temperatures.

Chris Fawkes
BBC Weather presenter

As we've been reporting, parts of the UK have been experiencing 33C (91F) heat today, with the highest temperatures recorded at Heathrow Airport (33.1C), St James's Park (33C) and Kew (32.9C).

But if we look back at the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, it was rare to see a year with June temperatures hitting 30C - it happened just two or three years out of a decade.

As our climate has heated up due to man-made emissions of greenhouse gases, it is now much more common to see temperatures hit 30C in June.

This has happened in five out of the last six years, which equates to about an eight in 10 chance for the current decade.

But remember there are still four more years of the decade to go.

Update 1 August: An extra line of text was added to this post to explain more clearly about the chances of temperatures hitting 30C this decade, replacing a chart

As countries across Europe grapple with scorching temperatures some, including France, have also been battling the impact of wildfire.

In Aude, in the south of the country, officials have reported a wildfire in Saint-Augustin, Villedubert, this afternoon.

The official state services in Aude have warned people to avoid the area while emergency services tackle the incident.

Meteo France, the country's weather service, has placed 84 out of the country's 101 regions under an amber heatwave warning, urging people to "be very vigilant".

Tomorrow, 16 regions will be issued with a red warning from 12:00 local time.

As we've been reporting, the UK is not the only country to be experiencing sweltering heat today.

Many countries across Europe, including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and France, are also recording above-average temperatures.

Here are some of the latest pictures we've seen as people try to find some relief from the sun.

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The highest temperature of the day so far has just been recorded at Heathrow Airport and it's 33.1C (91.6F).

We've also heard that it's reached 33C at St James's Park, 32.9C at Kew and Northolt, and 32.8C at Wisley.

Meanwhile, a temperature of 32.9C has been recorded at Wimbledon and today has now been confirmed as the tennis tournament's hottest opening day on record.

We've been seeing more pictures sent in to BBC Weather Watchers by our readers and can see that some of you lucky enough to not be working today have been taking the chance to enjoy the sun at the seaside.

Here are some of the latest photos we've seen from Essex, Suffolk and the Channel Islands.

Image source, William in Clacton-on-Sea

Image source, Squiz in Suffolk

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Temperatures hit 32.5C (90.5F) in central London's St James's Park and Surrey village Wisley at 14:00 BST.

In other parts of the capital, such as Northolt in north-west London and Heathrow Airport in west London, 32.4C heat has been recorded this afternoon.

Elsewhere, it's reached 32.3C in Buckinghamshire's village Iver and 32.2C in Surrey village Charlwood.

We'll keep you updated with the latest temperature updates as we get them.

Kathryn Armstrong
BBC News

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A record number of heat alerts are in place across France as the country, and other parts of southern and eastern Europe, remain in the grip of soaring temperatures.

Some 84 of 96 of France's mainland regions - known as departments - are currently under an orange alert - the country's second highest. France's Climate Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher has called it an "unprecedented" situation.

Heat warnings are also in place for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the UK and Balkan countries including Croatia.

Both Spain and Portugal had their hottest June days on record at the weekend.

El Granado in Andalucía saw a temperature of 46C on Saturday, while 46.6C was recorded in the town of Mora in central Portugal on Sunday.

Many countries have emergency medical services on standby and are warning people to stay inside as much as possible.

• Read more about Europe's heatwave

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Earlier, we reported that various train services in England were warning of potential disruption throughout the day because of the hot weather.

So far, National Rail has indicated there are two such disruptions.

There will be no trains between Barnt Green and Redditch, near Birmingham, for the remainder of the day, the service says, after high temperatures have caused a points failure. National Rail has been advising passengers about alternative travel options.

Separately, delays continue between East Croydon and Burgess Hill, affecting some Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink routes. An emergency speed restriction was implemented earlier due to predicted high track temperatures.

Kris Bramwell
BBC News

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Seventeen-year-old terrier Cookie and 11-year-old black labrador Dax are spending time on a farm in Bedford today.

To keep them cool in the heat their owner has kitted them out with cooling jackets and collars, a solar powered fan, meat and frozen yoghurt treats.

Their off road trolly is parked in the shade and they also have an umbrella for extra shade.

Diabetes UK has released some tips for those who are managing diabetes in high temperatures.

• Check blood sugar levels often, including before doing activities
• Keep meters and test strips away from the sun, as extreme temperatures can affect blood glucose meters and test strips
• Protect diabetes technology, like avoiding getting sunscreen on a continuous glucose monitor insertion site and covering your pump under a towel when sunbathing
• Store insulin properly, it's best kept in the fridge or a cool bag (but make sure it doesn't freeze)
• Stay hydrated