Millions across southern Europe have baked under intense heat in recent days, leading to many instances of heat-related illnesses and at least one fatality. AccuWeather forecasters say that residents in portions of the continent will need to prepare for worsening conditions next week as another bout of extreme heat builds. Temperatures have been rising since early July as the heat has steadily intensified across portions of Europe including Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Poland and Germany. Tempe
"All is relatively quiet" across the Atlantic basin right now, as AccuWeather Chief Broadcast Meteorologist Bernie Rayno pointed out, but that could change in the coming days. That's why AccuWeather meteorologists continue to monitor the tropics with their focus glued on the western Gulf of Mexico for potential development and impact in a flood-weary area of the United States that has been inundated by round after round of torrential rainfall over the past several weeks. A tropical system could