Temperatures are due to soar in Liverpool as European forecasters warn "hell is coming".
A "potentially dangerous" heatwave is expected to move onto the continent this week with the mercury in some European cities set to tip 40°C.
According to Mirror Online , frantic officials have urged older people and children to stay indoors as Europe is gripped with soaring temperatures.
In Spain, TV meteorologist for RTVE, Silvia Laplana said: "El infierno (hell) is coming."
By Thursday, forecasters believe it could reach 42C in some Spanish regions, posing an "extreme risk" of forest fires.
In the UK, temperatures could peak at around 30°C in some places as Liverpool prepares for days of sunshine and a hot start to the weekend.
According to the Met Office , people in Liverpool can expect four days of 20°C temperature with the mercury rising to a scorching 24°C on Friday afternoon.
Plenty of sunshine will also be making an appearance with no rain forecast for the city at all in the next seven days.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Largely dry and sunny and becoming very warm, especially on Thursday and Friday.
"Slowly becoming fresher during Saturday."
Across the continent, exams have been postponed for 800,000 schoolchildren in France because of the extreme temperatures.
Water breaks may have to be introduced at the Women's World Cup in France, and some reports even say games could be under threat due to the weather.
Spanish weather agency Aemet says temperatures will top 35C across the country, but it could reach 42C in the valleys of Ebro, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir.
And Berlin will sizzle at 38C on Thursday, forecasters in Germany predict, with the rest of the country set to experience temperatures in the mid-30s.
