The highest temperature of the heatwave, 31.7C, was measured at two locations, Ylitornio and Sodankylä, earlier this week.

Finland has broken an over 50-year-old weather record as the country is witnessing the longest period of temperatures above 30C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute has said.

Disaster zones have been declared in two provinces of Turkey as new wildfires broke out on the Mediterranean coast.

Wildfires continued to rage on the western coast of Turkey as more than 50,000 people have been evacuated from impacted areas ...

Temperatures above 30C expected as a second June heatwave looms. Image source, BBC WeatherWatchers / Love Lyme Regis. Chris Fawkes . Lead Weather Presenter. Published. 25 June 2025. 908 Comments.