35C at 6am: Spain sweats out sultry nights as heatwave bakes southern Europe

Spain sweltered in an unrelenting heatwave on Wednesday as temperatures started to build towards what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Spain sweltered in an unrelenting heatwave on Wednesday as temperatures started to build towards what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe.

Spain’s weather service said thermometers could potentially hit 45C in south-eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which are under alert for extreme heat.