European continent With the start of the Olympic Games, Western Europe is facing a short heat wave, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius in some cities

Arabia Weather - With the last days of July, which is considered among the hottest months in climate records in the world, as the Earth recorded its highest temperature on July 22, 2024, after the Copernicus Climate Service issued a report stating that on July 22, 2024, The Earth recorded the highest global daily temperature of 17.16 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record of 17.09 degrees Celsius.

Weather forecasters at the Arab Weather Center said that after the heat waves were concentrated during the month of July in southern and eastern Europe, weather forecasts indicate that Western European countries will be affected by a short heat wave, but it may be accompanied by high temperatures with the start of the 2024 Olympic Games. Temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in parts of France and exceed that in some Spanish cities.

Hot weather continues in several regions of the European continent in the last days of July.

According to global weather model forecasts, temperatures throughout the last days of July will be well above average, especially in southern and western Europe, and temperatures are expected to rise significantly in several parts of France, Benelux and the Iberian Peninsula early next week.

The specialists in “Arab Weather” said that since mid-July, hot air masses have dominated most parts of the European continent, causing long-lasting heat waves, especially the southern part of the continent, with record temperatures recorded in southern and eastern Europe, after which the waves spread. The heat extends from the Western Sahara to the Iberian Peninsula, where Morocco and Algeria broke records with high temperatures in terms of maximum and minimum temperatures, and some areas in Spain and Portugal exceeded the 40 degree Celsius mark in the middle of this week.

The heat wave continues in Western Europe with the start of the Olympic Games

Weather forecasters at the Arabia Weather Center said that the latest weather data indicates the continuation and renewal of the heat wave over the western European continent during the coming days, after it had already begun to affect western Europe during the past days, as the Spanish capital, Madrid, recorded last Wednesday, July 24, a degree. The temperature reached +42 degrees Celsius and exceeded that in the Ciudad region. The weather was warmer than usual in southern and southwestern Spain, and the town of El Granado in Spain recorded a very high temperature of +45.6 degrees Celsius.

The heat dome on the African continent is the main cause of heat waves in Europe

According to the latest analyzes of weather data and atmospheric movement at the Arab Weather Center, the significant rise in temperatures on the European continent is due to the effect of the heat dome, which is centered over northwest Africa and expands from time to time to western Europe and pushes hot air masses to several parts of Europe. Whereas, looking at the Maghreb countries, we find that the effects of the heat dome are clear there, as the Algerian Tindouf station recorded a very high minimum temperature of +35.6 degrees Celsius, which is the highest temperature ever for the station, and the highest daytime temperature there was +48 degrees Celsius, and in Morocco, Kasbah Tadla station recorded +48.3 degrees Celsius,

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The latest weather forecasts indicate that this weather system will continue in most parts of southern Europe during the rest of July, with expectations that it will extend into early next August, leading to the continuation of hot weather during the first week of the Olympic Games.