Europe is facing an extreme heat wave.
Spain is particularly hard hit.
Weather models predict record values of almost 50 degrees.
Munich - Weather experts expect a violent heat wave in southern Europe.
A high above Russia draws hot air from low pressure areas in the south.
One of these lows comes to Spain from the Sahara.
There is a threat of heat records with temperatures of almost 50 degrees.
Heat wave in Europe: "I guess around 48 degrees are possible."
"On Monday it could be even hotter in Spain than on Sunday," tweeted meteorologist Karsten Schwanke.
And further: “For the Murcia area, the DWD model ICON-EU issues> 46 ° C.
Temperature in 1550m> 30 ° C.
I guess around 48 degrees are possible. ”Schwanke posts a graphic of the model forecast with his tweet.
The color scale for the temperatures ranges from orange to dark red to purple.
It looks unreal.
Scorching heat in Spain
The temperature record in Europe so far is 48 degrees.
This value was measured in Athens (Greece) in 1977.
In Spain the absolute record is 47.3 degrees.
Especially in the area around Seville, unbearable temperatures are expected.
But even on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca it can get up to 40 degrees.
It could be even hotter in #Spain on Monday than on Sunday.
The DWD model ICON-EU issues> 46 ° C for the Murcia area.
Temperature in 1550m> 30 ° C.
I guess around 48 degrees are possible.
#Heatwave pic.twitter.com/xOFa1hc2xf
- Karsten Schwanke (@KSchwanke) July 8, 2021
The heat wave is expected to last from Saturday to Monday.
Only then do the temperatures drop.
For Seville, this means a decrease of around 10 degrees to around 35 degrees, says meteorologist Veronika Krieger from the weather portal
The Weather Channel
.
A little colder air would be brought back south.
Is Italy threatened with a heat wave?
The low then shifts to the east and brings heat to Italy.
Will a blast of warm air also reach Germany?
Weather experts don't rule that out.
If so, there will probably only be a small heat wave.
Extreme weather with temperatures of over 40 degrees caused problems for the people in Greece and Cyprus at the beginning of July.
Even at night, temperatures were around 30 degrees.
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