“What we used to call a July phenomenon is now arriving in mid-May", according to one weather forecaster.

It's still spring in western Europe, but hot weather has already arrived. Forecasters say it’s only going to get worse.

A “heat dome” is forecast to linger across parts of Europe as the prospects of an El Nino continue to firm.

Heat dome over Europe scorches UK, Ireland, France and Spain

Western Europe reeled under an unseasonal heatwave on Tuesday as record-breaking temperatures swept across the continent.