Overview

• Spain’s State Meteorological Agency has issued a heatwave alert for August 3–5, forecasting daytime highs of 40–42°C in the Guadiana and Guadalquivir valleys.
• Thousands of firefighters in Spain and Portugal are contending with extreme heat–driven wildfires as temperatures climb toward record levels.
• Met Office models project an unseasonably deep low-pressure system to deliver windy, wet weather across much of the UK at the start of August.
• Weather charts from WX Charts show temperatures topping 30°C in at least 19 English counties during a mini-heatwave from August 7–9.
• Forecasters expect a fourth heatwave from August 13–16, with sustained high pressure driving highs of 35–36°C across England and into parts of France and Switzerland.