The UK’s heatwave is set to return with highs of 32C as holidaymakers in Spain and Portugal are warned they could bake in record-breaking temperatures.
Britons are braced for what could be another ‘Furnace Friday’ as temperatures look set to rise over 30C in London and the South East today and over the weekend.
It comes as Europe is in the grip of a searing heatwave, with holidaymakers being warned to avoid the midday sun as parts could see the hottest-ever temperatures recorded.
Met Office meteorologists predict the current record of 48C (118F) in Athens, Greece, in 1977 could be broken as wave of blisteringly hot air sweeps in from Africa.
Spain's meteorological office, Aemet, said the hot weather would last from Wednesday to Sunday and the country could see highs of 44C in parts by Thursday and Friday.
Forecasters have also issued “red alert” danger to life warnings in some parts of Spain.
And sunshine is set to return to most of the country this weekend the Met Office has said, with forecasters predicting temperatures above 30C in capital.
But while the south-east is set to sizzle again, the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will enjoy temperatures in the mid-20s, with scattered showers in some parts on Friday morning.
Amid the heatwave gripping continental Europe, warnings are also reportedly issued for 40 of Spain's 50 provinces as with some local governments issuing 'red alerts' of possible serious danger to life.
Luke Miall, a Met Office meteorologist "These sorts of temperatures are not only exceptional for the locals but people from the UK will never really have experienced them.
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"Especially with it being the school holidays, and the very young and old being susceptible to heatstroke, we're advising tourists to keep out of the midday sun and protect themselves.
"Combined with high pressure in charge, blue skies every day, and the ground already warmed up, that leads to a day-on-day build, combining to give us these intense temperatures."
