Europe Faces Record Heat Wave: What Travelers Need To Know

As Europe heads into the peak of its summer travel season, an extreme heatwave is rolling across large portions of the continent.

The hot air impacting the region is arriving from the nearby Saharan dessert and is blanketing much of Iberian peninsula, according to The Guardian. The extreme heat is expected to continue spreading, making its way into southern and western France before long.

As this takes place, temperatures are expected to soar, reaching the mid-30s celsius or about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. 
The hot air is expected to continue spreading as the week progresses, reaching north-eastward across Europe. At the peak of the unfolding weather event, which is expected to be on Friday, temperatures across several popular tourist countries such as Germany, Italy and Czechia, will reach 9-13 degrees celsius (48 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit) above climate averages.

Even the UK may be caught up in the extreme heat event. Weather models indicate that temperatures in the kingdom could reach the mid- to high 20s celsius (high 70s Fahrenheit to mid-80s) throughout southern and eastern England, according to The Guardian. 

The good news is the heatwave is expected to subside in many places by early next week.

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