Western Europe is experiencing exceptional heat after France and the UK recorded their hottest May temperatures on record. A heat dome of warm air from northern Africa has settled over the region, producing temperatures typically seen in midsummer. Scientists say Europe is warming faster than the global average due to human-driven climate change, increasing the frequency and severity of heat waves. In Germany, temperatures exceeded 30C for the first time this year, with warmer conditions expected through Wednesday in some areas. In the UK, the Met Office reported 34.8C at Kew Gardens in southwest London, breaking the previous May high by about two degrees and producing “tropical nights.” In France, Meteo-France reported the hottest May day since measurements began, with the hot spell expected to continue into the end of the week.
"Western Europe is set to experience another day of exceptional heat on Tuesday, a day after both France and the UK logged their hottest May temperatures on record. The hot weather comes as a so-called heat dome of warm air from northern Africa has settled over western Europe, bringing temperatures not normally seen until the height of summer. Scientists say Europe is warming faster than the global average amid human-driven climate change, making such heat waves more frequent and severe."
"In the United Kingdom, the Met Office weather agency said the temperature on Monday hit 34.8C (94.64F) at Kew Gardens in southwest London, which is two degrees above the previous May high in the country. "This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid-summer, let alone May," it said on X. The Met Office said the record for the highest minimum temperature for May in the UK had also been broken provisionally overnight to Tuesday, calling it a "tropical night.""
"In Germany, the temperature went beyond 30C (86F) for the first time this year on Saturday, with even warmer weather expected through Wednesday in some parts of the country. Many cities are providing water features as a way of coping with more frequent heat waves. The hot spell is expected to persist across the region as the warm air mass remains in place."
"In France, the weather agency Meteo-France said "Monday was the hottest day recorded for the month of May since measurements began" for the country as a whole. It said the hot spell was expected to last until at least the end of the week, issuin"
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