Warning issued to Irish tourists heading to 3 popular hotspots amid 44C heat
A warning has been issued to Irish tourists set to jet off on their summer holidays over the coming days as record-breaking heat sweeps across Europe.
While it's set to be a wet and windy weekend here in Ireland, temperatures are expected to climb as high as 44C in a number of popular holiday hotspots as high pressure settles across much of Europe.
Alan O'Reilly, the hobbyist meteorologist who runs the popular Carlow Weather social media pages, has issued a warning to Irish holidaymakers heading to three popular hot spots in the coming days and told them to brace for scorching temperatures.
In a message shared with his followers on Tuesday, O'Reilly said: "Heading for Spain, Portugal or France this weekend? Prepare for some hot weather, could hit up to 44c in parts of Portugal and Spain and up to 40c in parts of France.
"Yes I know it's summer and yes these countries do get hot but this is a little early to see these temps and us Irish aren't built for that heat."
Northern Europe is currently enduring an early summer heatwave, with forecasters warning of soaring temperatures in the weeks to come.
France's national weather agency, Meteo France, has cautioned that the high temperatures put "everyone at risk, even healthy people."
Portugal recently recorded its highest temperature this year at 40.5C, while parts of Spain have seen the mercury rise above 42C.
The situation is already much more serious in Southern Europe, with Chios in Greece in the grips of a fearsome wildfire at the moment. Locals have been evacuated after the tinder-dry island burst into flames over the weekend.
Bas Amelung, Wageningen University environmental systems analysis professor, forecasts that popular holiday destinations like Spain, France, Italy, Greece, and Turkey could become unbearably hot in summers to come.
"Countries such as Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey that currently attract the traditional 'sun and sand' summer tourists are likely to become too hot for comfort in the summer," he cautions.
"People take decisions based on their perceptions," Amelung further explains. "So if a large majority of holidaymakers thinks some European destinations will soon be 'too hot', they may well start adapting, either by going somewhere else in summer or by going to the same place in another season."
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