By Amelia Nierenberg
Spain: AEMET, Spain鈥檚 state meteorological agency, said on Monday that there was a 鈥渟ignificant risk鈥 across much of the country as temperatures in some places seemed set to climb to 108 degrees. The mercury reached 114.8 on Saturday in El Granado, in the southwest 鈥 potentially a national record for June if validated.
France: M茅t茅o-France, the national weather service, described 鈥渟corching temperatures鈥 on Sunday and said that the heat would move north. It expected temperatures around 104 degrees for several days in many places. The agency said that the heat wave would endure through this week, peaking near 105 across large parts of the country.
Italy: The Health Ministry put 16 cities its highest-level heat alert on Monday, with 17 for Tuesday.
Britain: The country is in its second official heat wave of the year. Forecasters expect highs of 93 on Monday as revelers return from the Glastonbury music festival and tennis fans crowd into Wimbledon for the start of the tournament.
Air-conditioning is rare in British homes, and many were designed to retain heat, making relief difficult.