Continental Europe braced for ‘potentially dangerous’ heatwave
Jon Henley
High pressure pulling hot air northward from Africa will send temperatures soaring
A potentially record-breaking heatwave is forecast to grip much of continental Europe next week, with temperatures in cities from Spain to Germany expected to exceed 32C and climb to more than 38C or even 40C in the hottest areas.
The combination of a storm stalled over the Atlantic and high pressure over central Europe would pull very hot air from Africa northward, leading to a “potentially dangerous heatwave over a large portion of western and central Europe”, forecaster AccuWeather said.
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Source: theguardian.com
