A severe heat wave is expected in southern Europe, and temperatures exceed 45 degrees Celsius!

Weather of Arabia - The latest weather maps indicate that it is expected that the south of the European continent will gradually be exposed during the coming days to a hot air mass rushing from the African desert and cause a strong heat wave in Spain, Italy and southern France, and later extend to Greece and the Balkan countries, and with it temperatures will rise The temperature exceeded 45 degrees Celsius in some areas.

A severe heat wave in southern Europe, with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in some areas

And it is expected, God willing, that a hot desert air mass will rush in the coming days to affect the Iberian Peninsula, France and Italy, and cause temperatures to rise beyond their normal rates by more than 10 degrees Celsius, and the weather will be hot to very hot in most regions.

And towards the beginning of next week, a cold air mass rushes to the west of the European continent, which leads to an intensification of the heat wave in Italy and the extension of the heat wave to Greece and the Balkan countries, with temperatures expected to exceed 45 degrees Celsius in several regions of these countries. .

Red alert in 16 Italian cities due to the heat wave

For its part, the Italian authorities issued a red alert in 16 Italian cities, warning of the dangers of the heat wave that will sweep southern Europe, especially in the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where the temperature is expected to reach 48 degrees Celsius, which means that the number recorded for the highest temperature in the history of climate records On the European continent, it may be broken during the heat wave, which was recorded in 2021 by 48.8 degrees Celsius.

Arab countries are not immune from the heat wave

It is expected that the countries of northwest Africa will be exposed to direct effects of the heat wave, especially Algeria and Tunisia, where temperatures are expected to rise to more than 46 degrees Celsius in many regions, with very hot weather in most regions, and even approaching 50 degrees Celsius. in desert areas.

Thermal dome casts a shadow over southern Europe

And the expected rise in temperatures in northwestern Africa and the southern half of the European continent comes as a result of the dominance of what is known as the heat dome over these regions, and it accompanies the air rise in the upper layers of the atmosphere and is in the form of a cover that feels the hot air below it in the lower layers of the atmosphere. aerial. Especially in urban areas where concrete cities are, as roads and buildings are one of the reasons that increase their impact.