UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record

PARIS (AP) — The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.

Globally, so far this is the third-hottest year, behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show.

Europe is bracing for its fifth heatwave of a record-breaking summer, with the threat of further devastating wildfires

World French weather agency Météo-France is warning about temperatures approaching 40°C from Tuesday onward in southeastern France. Boats are stranded in a side arm of the Rhine River that is running out of water in Mackenheim near Mainz, Germany on Aug 10, 2026. (Photo: AP/Michael Probst) 10 Aug 2026 10:27PM (Updated:

Temperatures likely to approach 40 C from Tuesday onward in southeastern France; amber heat health alert for most of England will be in place beginning Tuesday

National weather agency Météo-France is warning about temperatures approaching 40 C (104 F) from Tuesday onward in southeastern France.

The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May

High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Monday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent.

France is bracing for its fifth heat wave alert of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across the country since May.

UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record  Toronto Star

UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record  AP News

Drought and wildfires intensify across continent, while tropical storms bring heavy rain and disruption to east Asia Europe live – latest updates High pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region. Austria recorded a high of 41.2C (106.2F), while Sl

The first two months of summer in western Europe have been the hottest on record, the European Union’s climate monitor said Monday, as the continent grapples with devastating wildfires and braces for yet another heatwave. The average temperature for June and July was 21.62 degrees Celsius (70.9 Fahrenheit), about 2.79

The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national temperature records across the regio

The heatwaves roiling Western Europe this summer have broken an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to major wildfires, prolonged drought and new national temperature records across the reg

The finding comes as temperatures set to rise here again this week

Western Europe breaks temperature record in summer plagued by heatwaves and wildfires  CNN

BERLIN (AP) -- The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according

Last month saw the highest average sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, or the oceans free of seasonal sea ice, Copernicus said.

Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region

Tracking Western Europe’s heatwave  Reuters

Europe is in another brutal heat wave. The summer's earlier record-breaking weather already damaged crops, sparked wildfires and led to increased deaths.

The UK is bracing for its fifth heatwave of the year, with new heat alerts coming into force as highs of 36C (97F) are forecast.