Western Europe sets May heat records under heat dome (opens in new tab)

Western Europe faced record-breaking late-May heat on Monday as warm air from northern Africa was trapped under a high-pressure system, a pattern meteorologists described as a heat dome. The UK Met Office said 34.8C at Kew Gardens in southwest London was the country’s hottest May day since records began, while Météo-France said France recorded its hottest May day and forecast the heat to last at least until the end of the week. Ireland also set May records, and Spain forecast 36C-38C in the s...