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46 degrees celsius is on the cards for wednesday across parts of the south of sardinia and similar localised heat into sicily. remember, the all time european temperature record stands at 48.8, so this is extreme heat. ourarea of our area of low pressure works out into the north sea and it turns quite chilly for scotland and northern ireland with temperatures getting down into single figures with some clear spells and overall looking at the weather charts, as the low pressure pulls out of the way, it is a brighter day without sunshine and showers and the majority of the showers will be across northern and eastern scotland and across eastern areas of england but they could be a few sharp once in the afternoon with sunshine. at least it should be a better kind of day. temperatures for most will continue to be a bit below average, typically between 17 and 20 although 24 in london is close to average and it will not feel too bad in thejuly ....
These wildfires are very serious and exacerbated by the extreme heat in the region. more on that story in a few minutes time on bbc news. hello. there s still no end in sight to our unsettled run of weather and it s all down to the jet stream. a trough to our west continues to fire low pressures across the uk, whereas this ridge is what s toasting europe because, underneath that, we get air descending down through the atmosphere and that is responsible for some localised incredible heat. 46 degrees celsius is on the cards for wednesday across parts of the south of sardinia and similar localised heat into sicily. remember, the all time european temperature record stands at 48.8, so this is extreme heat. for us, though, as i say, it s unsettled. a different story, that hot weather not coming our way. we are instead seeing low pressures fired across the uk and today no exception. a band of cloud and rain moving ....
Celsius this afternoon. lets go to chris fawkes who s at the bbc weather centre. what are the weather patterns leading to these heatwaves across the world? they have reached 46, 46.3 recorded in the last half an hour across the south of sicily, so we are talking about extreme heat. the highest averages in spain and portugal, 47 celsius, we have had 48 in greece in 1977 and the current european record is set a couple of years ago in sicily, 48.8. but temperatures even now are continuing to rise so 46.3 right now and we will see where they end up in the next couple of hours. the extreme temperatures are down to the jet stream pattern which looks like this at the moment and we have this ridge across southern europe and the air is forced downwards to the atmosphere and as it travels ....
Registered. it was 48.8 celsius, and it could registered. it was 48.8 celsius, and it could be registered. it was 48.8 celsius, and it could be exceeded in the next few days it could be exceeded in the next few days now. it could be exceeded in the next few days. now, italians are used to hot summers. days. now, italians are used to hot summers, but not this hot, especially as these consecutive heat waves especially as these consecutive heat waves came suddenly. they are having an impact waves came suddenly. they are having an impact on waves came suddenly. they are having an impact on people s help. some hospitals an impact on people s help. some hospitals here in palermo are seeing a rise hospitals herein palermo are seeing a rise in hospitals here in palermo are seeing a rise in the hospitals here in palermo are seeing a rise in the number of patients that are a rise in the number of patients that are being admitted with health issues that are being admitted ....
Remember the all time european temperature record stands at 48.8. so this is extreme heat. for us, though, as i say, it s unsettled. a different story, that hot weather not coming our way, instead seeing low pressures fired across the uk and today no exception. a band of cloud and rain moving across from northern ireland, across southern scotland, the heart of england and wales, the far south of england missing out on the rain so it should be bright and relatively warm in the sunshine. temperatures into the low 20s. and for the north of scotland, something a bit drier and brighter as well, although not that warm, 15 or 16 degrees with a northerly breeze there. now, through the evening and overnight period, that rain will start to pull away as the area of low pressure heads into the north sea. so it s the story of the weather becoming dry with some clear spells developing, relatively cool air being pulled in for scotland and for northern ireland with temperatures down into single figure ....