A European method of keeping cool could be just the ticket for keeping hot weather out of the home as the latest heatwave continues, with some areas set to see 36 degrees today17:00, 09 Jul 2026Another scorching heatwave is sweeping the nation, with the mercury expected to soar to 36 degrees in some areas today, Thursday. According to the Met Office, parts of Britain could experience temperatures of 35 to 36 today and tomorrow, with elevated temperatures persisting through the weekend.‌As the blistering weather looks set to continue over the coming days, countless people will be seeking any method possible to keep themselves and their properties cool. Customers have been rushing to buy fans and air conditioning units, while others have turned to some DIY solutions to keep the worst of the sweltering heat at bay.‌Now one social media user has shared a straightforward technique to keep the heat out of your property, which will be recognisable to anyone who's travelled to Europe, reports the Express. The tip was shared on TikTok by BAM_Renovate.‌Outlining the first step to cooling your house down, the man in the video said: "As early as possible in the morning, open up all your windows and doors in your home. It will be cooler outside, so you're purging all the hot, stale air from inside your home and inviting the cool, fresh air in."Then you want to lock that air in your home. Shut all your windows and doors. Seems counterintuitive, but when you shut all your windows and doors, you insulate and stop that cool air escaping."When the outside temperature gets hotter than the inside temperature, it will transfer in, or the cool air will flush out. You want to keep that cool air in. Shut all your curtains and blinds if you can, especially if your windows get sunlight, because you're going to try and stop that heat transferring through the window."‌He mentioned a widespread habit across much of Europe, where numerous properties feature shutters on the exterior of windows, offers an even more effective method of preventing warm air entering the property."If you've got curtains on the inside, the Sun's radiation is going to transfer through the glass into your curtain," he explained. "That's essentially going to heat the curtain up and create a kind of radiator in your home. But if you can put it on the outside of your house, that heat doesn't get through the glazing, keeping the heat outside."Top tip for this one, if you can get a light-coloured bed sheet or towel and hang it on the outside of your window - or an England flag, because of the World Cup - on the outside of your window, spaced off the glass, so it's not touching the glass, that's a gold standard."‌He revealed he'd tested this using an ice cover for a car windscreen, and it "did a great job". He suggested using tin foil to achieve the same result is "a good option", noting: "It's going to radiate and reflect that heat away from your window and not let it in your home."Content cannot be displayed without consentWhen will the heatwave end?Thursday and Friday are forecast to be the peak days of the current heatwave, though temperatures are set to remain scorching throughout the weekend too. The Met Office stated: "Saturday could see highs of 34 degrees in south west England and 33 degrees on Sunday, before a gradual trend down."Article continues belowDeputy Chief Forecaster Tom Crabtree said: "It won't be a straightforward end to the warm weather. High pressure is expected to remain in charge through much of next week, but it will gradually migrate northwards. This means that an easterly wind will become established in the south, and the focus for the hottest conditions will migrate towards the south west."As a result, some places that have seen the highest temperatures during recent weeks will begin to cool. It will, however, remain very warm - especially in the south west - and heatwave thresholds may continue to be met in places."The overall signal is for continued fine, dry, and very warm weather at times for many parts of the UK into next week. There is, however, a chance of thunderstorms spreading into parts of the south and south west."