Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France, and the UK are forecast to exceed 30C, with highs around 32C in Paris and London and up to 35C in south-west France. Both daytime and overnight temperatures are expected to reach unprecedented seasonal levels in multiple regions, especially the south-west, during a heat event lasting several days. Meteo-France expects new May records, including the highest May temperature in France and the highest average May temperature, with some cities potentially exceeding previous records by three or four degrees. The cause is a heat dome formed by hot air from Morocco trapped under high pressure from a powerful anticyclone. The Met Office warns of UK heat health alerts, with local temperatures possibly reaching 33C and exceeding the May record set in 1944.
"Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week, reaching 32C in Paris and London and 35C in south-west France, with highs of up to 38% in the Guadiana and Guadalquivir regions of Spain. Both maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to reach unprecedented levels for the season in multiple regions, particularly the south-west, during a premature heat event that will be intense and last several days, said Meteo-France."
"The French national weather forecaster said new records were almost certain to be set for the highest May temperature recorded in France (30.5C in 2025), and the highest average temperature across the country on a day in May (22.8C in 2017). It said the exceptional temperatures, likely to exceed previous records by three or four degrees in some cities such as Nantes and Brest, were caused by a heat dome, with hot air from Morocco trapped under the high pressure of a powerful anticyclone."
"Meteo-France said the temperatures expected in Brittany in particular were quite remarkable so early in the pre-summer season, and likely to exceed existing records by as many as three or more degrees. It said climate breakdown meant that Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent, could expect to see such exceptional heat events happen more and more often and more and more prematurely, and to be more and more intense."
"The Met Office said temperatures in the UK, where extraordinary heat health alerts have been issued for the weekend, could reach 33C locally on Monday, exceeding the current highest temperature recorded in May of 32.8C, set in 1944. Parts of the UK could also enter a heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 26C to 28C depending on the locati"
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