The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Tourists heading to Spain on holiday are being warned temperatures could hit a boiling 48C this week. Hot air from the Sahara is bringing scorching weather to Europe, with Portugal and France also set to be affected. If temperatures do reach an astonishing 48C, this would break the record set back in 1977. Met Office forecaster Richard Miles said: “With 48C expected in Iberia, highs are likely to beat records. Tourists in Spain and Portugal clearly need to take care in such high temperatures." Spain’s Meteorological Agency says that eight provinces in southern Andalusia in the south and around Madrid in the north are under high risk because of the heatwave, the Manchester Evening News reports. Authorities are warning against venturing outdoors during the peak sunny hours of the day and advising citizens to drink water and keep houses and vehicles as cool as possible. According to the Met Office website, temperatures in Seville, in southern Andalusia, are set to peak at a sweltering 45C every day this week. Website AccuWeather has issued an orange warning for extreme high temperatures for the area. Meanwhile Faro, in the Algarve, Portugal, is set to be around 35C, with wall to wall sunshine forecast all week. Passengers who are gearing up for a trip to Nice in France should expect temperatures of about 30C too. Fiery temperatures, with highs of 36 degrees, will return to the UK later this week after a weekend of thunder and rain. Cambridge can expect highs of 28C in the earlier part of August.<doc-sep>BRITS across mainland Europe’s Mediterranean coast have been warned to take extra care as the continental heatwave threatens temperatures in the high 40s. Europe is set to experience its hottest day ever as Spain and Portugal look likely to reach 48C later this week. 9 Europe is set to experience its hottest day ever as Spain and Portugal look likely to reach 48C Spanish authorities have started making emergency preparations for the intense heatwave, which is expected to last until at least Sunday. Forecasters say the fiery "furnace" blast from the Costas is good news for sun lovers here in the UK with temperatures tipped to hit 36C. Met Office meteorologist Nicola Maxey said: "Temperatures will increase by a couple of degrees day by day with highs in the upper 20Cs quite widely by Friday and into the low 30Cs in places at the weekend. “Warmer air will be arriving from Iberia and the Continent from the middle of the week leading to an increase in temperatures.” Now some forecasters are saying the thermometer could hit 36C by the middle of next week and that would beat Britain’s 35.3C hottest day for three years last Thursday. 9 Temperatures across Southern Spain are set to hit 48C this week Credit: EPA 9 Holidaymakers have been warned to take extra precautions as an extreme heatwave grips mainland Europe Credit: Reuters Tourists in Spain have been warned to take extra care in the heat, and have been advised to remain out of the sun and to ensure they drink plenty of water. At least 27 of Spain’s 50 provinces have been declared an “extreme risk” as temperatures look set to begin soaring rapidly from Thursday. The worst of the heat is set to strike the Iberian Peninsula, close to the border of Portugal, where almost 11,000 firefighters and 56 aircraft are on standby to tackle forest fires. The extreme heat is expected to build up due to hot air coming up from North Africa - particularly over southwestern Europe. Spain’s current record high is 47.3C and Portugal has previously seen highs of 47.4C. The all-time continental European maximum is 48C, recorded in Athens, Greece, in July 1977. Temperatures across Southern France are also set to soar, with highs of around 40C expected within days. 9 Beachgoers enjoy the sun in Lyme Regis Credit: Bournemouth News 9 Two women were seen lapping up the sunshine at Leeds castle in Kent Credit: London News Pictures Ryanair have been cancelled 14 more flights at Stansted Airport after 'extreme weather' has caused a backlog of delays Authorities in the towns of Ardèche, Drôme, Pyrénées-Orientales, Rhône, Alpes-Maritimes, Gard, Hérault, Isère and Vaucluse are all on orange alert – the country’s second highest weather warning. Temperatures have already hit 36C near the town of Montélimar, with temperatures set to exceed 35C in Grenoble in the French Alps. The heatwave is expected to see scorching temperatures as high as 39C in the south east, especially near Marseille, by Wednesday. France has already had an intense bout of hot weather this summer, with July temperatures breaking weather records as the hottest on record since 2006 and 1983. Here in the UK, temperatures are set to reach 30C again, following a brief respite over the last few days, as the heatwave return to British shores with a vengeance. Forecasters have warned that mercury is likely to hit 30C again across London and the South of England by Friday. 9 Temperatures across Basque Country in northern Spain have been in the high 30s for days Credit: EPA 9 Brits in Spain have been warned to stay out of the sun as temperatures look likely to reach 48C Credit: Getty Images - Getty The Met Office confirmed in a tweet that the heat was returning as a sea of red sweeps across the globe towards the UK. Brits will be rushing to beaches and parks across the country to soak up the sun and BBQ’s are expected to be sold out as the temperatures soar. They have been told to brace for even more sweltering weather over the weekend when it could reach possible highs of 33C. While the south sizzles, northern parts of the UK will continue to see showers with temperatures sitting in the mid-20s. 9 The UK has also been sizzling as temperatures soared to the mid 30s Credit: Alamy Live News 9 Sunseekers took over the tiny beach at Lyme Regis in Dorset as the hot weather returned after a weekend of storms Credit: Bournemouth News MORE WEATHER NEWS HEATWAVE Scorching 23C temperatures to hit THIS WEEKEND as rain & wind make way for summer BAKE OFF Bank Holiday heatwave to hit this weekend as 23C temperatures mark start of summer BREAK OUT THE BARBIE Bank Holiday to hit 23C as weeks of rain finally gives way to sunshine DIS-MAY What a difference a year makes as rain replaces heatwave across Britain SMOTHERING HEAT Heat dome to cover 3rd of US as temperatures soar to record-breaking level WET WET WET Soggy Britain battered by more wind and rain this week before 24C mini-heatwave Read more: How to keep cool in the heatwave A spokesman for the Met Office added: “In terms of the working days this week the weather will be quite unsettled. “In the North West parts of England and Norther Ireland, Scotland and parts of Wales can expect spells of wet weather. “Southern England and Wales are going to turn quite hot by Friday with temperatures hitting the high 20’s again. “This is likely to include quite a wide area across the southern part of the UK and it will widely hit 30C across southern England and Wales, and the very hot weather will return as we approach the weekend.” Scorched earth landscape of nature reserve outside Bristol revealed in aerial images as hot weather impacts hard We pay for your stories! 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SCOTLAND will get another heatwave this weekend, with Spain's 48C "furnace" heat blowing across. Temperatures here are set to soar to 27C, as a result of what looks likely to be Europe's record temperature. 2 The heatwave is set to return Credit: Alamy Live News A dramatic weather map shows Spain’s “furnace” heat moving north to Britain, with the Met Office forecasting 40C in France and the “low 30s” in England from Friday to Sunday. The Met Office said Scotland will enjoy the low 20s – 7C above average – from tomorrow. The Weather Outlook forecast highs pushing towards 27C later in the weekend. Met Office forecaster Richard Miles said: “With 48C expected in Iberia, highs are likely to beat records. Tourists in Spain and Portugal clearly need to take care in such high temperatures. 2 People basked in the last heatwave in Edinburgh Credit: Alamy Live News Iberia is not the only place seeing high temperatures, in fact much of Europe will see a rise in temperatures by Friday pic.twitter.com/Uj6yY0Nl6K — Met Office (@metoffice) July 31, 2018 “Continental heat will move up to Britain from the south. The low 30s are possible from Friday to Sunday in the South. Scotland will see temperatures above average in the early 20s.” The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “Record-breaking heat in Spain and Portugal is forecast to approach 50C. “In England, Friday could be as hot as last Friday, with 34C not out of the question. “Then, as furnace heat over Spain moves northwards over the weekend, computer models indicate temperatures in southern England rising to 36C, with highs pushing towards 25C in Scotland, or warmer if a Foehn effect occurs.” Bookmaker Coral have cut odds on the hottest August ever to 5/4. A spokesman said “2018 is the never-ending summer.” MOST READ IN NEWS 'OBSCENE' Scots racist who kneeled on pal's neck after George Floyd murder forced out home Breaking TRAGIC FIND Woman found dead as arrest made and 'forensics search next to River Clyde' Exclusive BLAZE TERROR Scots taxi boss horrified after wife's motor torched by fire maniacs Live Blog BUG LATEST Sturgeon 'undermined' COBRA meetings by 'babbling' on TV, says Cummings 'I FROZE' Scot nearly crashes car as giant huntsman spider crawls across windscreen NO-SHOW Quarter of vaccine appointments missed at major Scots jag hub And Ladbrokes have cut odds to evens on August highs beating Britain’s 38.5C (101.3F) record, set on August 10, 2003, at Brogdale, Kent. It is in stark contrast to last week when Scotland was battered by thunderstorms, causing flooding chaos in homes and on roads. But the country basked in the hottest June day for over two decades on June 27. And Met Office figures show that July was Scotland's third hottest since records began 108 years ago. Britain wakes up to sunshine after huge thunderstorms overnight - and 31C heatwave will now make a return We pay for your stories and videos! Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun? Email us at scoop@thesun.co.uk or call 0141 420 5200