With temperatures in southern Europe reaching highs of 47C, Brits have been asking if we will see similar temperatures.
Spain endured what is expected to be its hottest day of the year on Saturday, with temperatures topping 45C, while authorities in Italy expanded the number of cities on red alert for health risks to 16 as a heatwave engulfed southern Europe.
In the southern Spanish province of Granada, where the mercury rose to 45.4C by 4pm, few people ventured outside.
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Authorities in Italy also raised concerns about older adults and other people at risk as they expanded heat warnings to 16 cities.
Temperatures in the mid-40s Celsius were forecast for the Sicilian cities of Palermo and Catania, and as high as 37C for Rome, Florence and Bologna, all places that the health ministry put on red alert.
But BBC weather forecaster Ben Rich told Countryfile viewers on Sunday there is "no chance" of that heat coming to us in the short-term, with 'two main players' battling it out in the atmosphere, reports BristolLive.
He explained that a north-westerly wind off the Atlantic is actually pushing the heat from the south away from us.
And this wind will bring cool weather this week, a lot of cloud, and some showery rain - although it will often be dry. Temperatures for the week will be "below-par" he said.
And speaking to Countryfile viewers on Sunday evening, he said: "Unfortunately, the forecast for the end of the week comes with a lot of uncertainty.
"Two main players, high pressure to the south trying to build in, low pressure trying to bring unsettled weather from the west.
"The computer weather models we look at are really struggling to resolve, to work out, which one is going to win out."
Advising people not to take details of Friday's forecast too literally, he said if low pressure starts to win out we could see some showery rain from the southwest with drier weather elsewhere.
He said: "But I have to say that uncertainty continues into the weekend as to how wet or how dry it will be, but certainly it doesn't look like we'll see anything particularly warm."
Looking further ahead, the Met Office said there could be a greater chance of winds from a southerly sector "allowing for the possibility of some very warm spells."
But it added there could be the chance of intermittent heavy rain and thundery showers.
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