Continent as British passport control chaos
Office advised UK visitors to Italy that forest fires are “dangerous and unpredictable”, adding that the risk of further blazes will remain throughout the summer.
Conditions are considerably cooler for holidaymakers staying in the UK, with sunshine and showers with a maximum temperature of around 20°C forecast for today.
The heatwave comes as UK holidaymakers flying home from Europe this weekend are being urged to arrive at airports at least three hours before their flight because of chaos caused by new passport controls.
Queues of up to four hours have been reported since the introduction of more stringent checks on travellers entering and leaving the Schengen area, which allows passport-free movement across much of the EU.
Airports in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Belgium have been affected.
The situation could worsen this weekend as lobby group Airlines For Europe (A4E) warned it will be one of the busiest of the year with 10 million people expected to pass through European airports today and tomorrow.
Some airports, such as Majorca, are predicted to experience double their usual demand.
British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have all alerted passengers to the need to turn up at airports earlier than normal.
Ryanair issued an alert which urged its customers to arrive “at least three hours before the scheduled departure time”.
BA is sending text messages to passengers