US EditionWhere Were Records Broken During Last Week’s Heat?
- Southern Europe experienced an intense heatwave in late June 2025, with Spain recording a new June high of 46 degrees Celsius in El Granado, Huelva province.
- This heatwave resulted from a persistent heat dome, a high-pressure system forcing the jet stream northward and trapping heat near the ground.
- Multiple records fell across the region, including 224 stations setting hottest June 24 records and 165 stations reaching new daily highs, while Lisbon and southern France recorded temperatures up to 42 and 41.3 degrees Celsius respectively.
- Climate change intensified the heatwave by 2.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius, causing nighttime temperatures to remain high and increasing health risks, while wildfires threatened areas near Athens.
- Authorities issued widespread heat warnings and opened public swimming pools, with forecasts predicting some cooling after July 2 though extreme heat will persist in certain regions.
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The heat wave that is being strongly noticed these days in Spain is not only affecting our country, but it has also caused countries like Portugal, Italy or France to have decreed alerts to temperatures that can reach these days up to 44 degrees. Thus, in the face of a heat that is 'burning' several countries, the authorities have asked the population to extremise all precautions.While in Spain the heat wave has already caused a national record …
The peak was reached in the town of Huelva, near Portugal, on Saturday. Never since 1965 it had been so hot so early in the summer.
In Seville, Spain, we have already nearly 50 degrees. The inhabitants are trying to escape the heat, barely lifted, and are looking for fresh water. On the spot, we meet Patrick and Ca thy. They are astonished: 'When we get out of the car, we even have eyes that prick so much that the heat is alive'. As for Philippe and Martine, they rose early to visit the capital; difficult for them to withstand such a furnace. (Weather and weather).
Spain records highest June temperature ever – when will the heatwave end?
A village in southern Spain experienced 46C this weekend, the highest temperature for a month of June since records began in the country. So when will we finally get some respite from the current heatwave?
Survival expert: "Life-threatening temperature if you stay there for a long time"
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