Soaring temperatures across Europe likely to break record

Spain's national weather service has put a warning in place until at least Sunday.

This particular heatwave is due to "a plume of very dry, hot air from Africa", according to Met Office forecaster Sophie Yeomans, with much of Europe being hotter than usual for the time of year.

According to Met Office data, the record for Spain was 47.3 degree Celsius, recorded on July 13, 2017 in Montoro, east of Cordoba, and for Portugal 47.4 degrees Celsius on Aug. 1 2003 in Amareleja, in the south-central Beja district.

In other parts of Europe, Sweden's highest peak, a glacier on the Kebnekaise mountain, is melting at a rate of several centimeters a day.