Parts of Europe Are Experiencing Another Heatwave, and the Met Office Has Issued a Yellow Rain Warning

High temperatures have returned to the Mediterranean and central Europe this week, with central and southern Spain hitting over 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday.

On Monday, temperatures in Bordeaux, France, reached 38 degrees Celsius.

As the heat moves east, nations like Bulgaria and Greece will see temperatures in the low- to mid-30s by the weekend, roughly 10 degrees Celsius over the typical daytime maximum for this time of year.

Parts of Europe swelter again

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The heat will be brief this time, as high pressure moving in from the Atlantic is forecast to bring the first chill of October to Europe, as per The Guardian.

High pressure to the west of Europe will cause a northerly airflow, allowing colder arctic air to rush south through Europe.

Temperatures will fall to approximately the seasonal standard over France and the Iberian peninsula this week, with some locations seeing daytime temperatures drop 8 to 10 degrees Celsius below average this weekend.

Trondheim in central Norway will struggle to reach double digits, with a high of  degrees Celsius expected on Sunday.

Temperatures in regions of the Czech Republic and Austria are also expected to be around 8 degrees Celsius below average.

Typhoon Muifa is making its way towards Japan's Okinawa prefecture in the western Pacific.

On Sunday and Monday, sustained winds of up to 97 mph and gusts of up to 138 mph were reported when the typhoon blasted across the Sakishima Islands.

The typhoon will gradually move north-westward on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and severe waves before diminishing by Thursday.

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Britain faces 24 flood alerts this week

The Met Office has issued a yellow rain warning till 11 a.m., saying that it might cause some disruption, as per Express.

The Met Office told Britons to expect spray and flooding on roadways, which would cause delays for bus and train services.

They also stated that minor power outages and floods of a few houses and businesses are still probable.

"Following some rain during Sunday afternoon and evening, another band of heavy rain is anticipated across areas of north Wales and into northern England from early Monday morning," the Met Office stated.

This will be slow moving for a while, with the possibility for 20 to 40 mm and possibly places of 60 to 80 mm, primarily in northwest Wales.

With the majority of this rain falling in three to six hours, significant inconvenience is anticipated, especially for travel on Monday morning.

The yellow warning will impact Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire West & Chester, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Halton, Isle of Anglesey Lancashire, Merseyside, and Warrington.

The warning comes after the Environment Agency of England, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and Natural Resources Wales issued a total of 24 flood warnings and alerts across the United Kingdom.

England issued a flood warning for Brockweir on the Wye Estuary.

Two further warnings have been issued in Scotland, from Ardmore to Loch Carnan and Stornoway.

There are currently no flood alerts or severe flood warnings in Wales.

Five flood warnings have been issued in Wales, including the Lleyn Peninsula and the Cardigan Bay shoreline.

The Met Office has cautioned that rain might return later this week following a "mostly dry with some lovely sunshine" Tuesday.

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