While stuck beneath the trough and remaining disappointingly unsettled here in the UK, the heat is well and truly cranking across Italy, Balkans up into Poland and western Russia.

Today’s satellite view shows a cloudy UK but very clear Spain, Italy, Balkans and entire eastern Europe…

Today’s charts

A rainy London yesterday.

Wet day in #London as captured in this photo by #weatherwatcher Ryan Lewis. NP pic.twitter.com/N8TfjlLD1f

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) August 2, 2017

Despite it being ‘unsettled’, there still sunshine to be had.

Wet for many but its nice in Gairloch, #Highland. Photo by #weatherwatcher EmmaEarth. NP pic.twitter.com/UIKIWIgwgE

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) August 2, 2017

AHEAD of incoming Atlantic fronts, temps are surging.

Today has brought exceptionally #heat in southern and eastern #Europe. Parts of #Italy got up to 41°C. Ben R pic.twitter.com/a3wy6T1i2r

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) August 1, 2017

Parts of NE #Europe can expect torrential #thunderstorms on Wednesday, but #heatwave warnings are in force further south. Ben R pic.twitter.com/CMuNQBN17u

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) August 1, 2017

Off to southern Europe during the #summerholidays? It's heating up across #Italy, with highs into the 40's over the next few days! 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/QleQY23qcV

— Met Office (@metoffice) August 2, 2017

#caldo estremo: oggi #2agosto fino a +44°c in Sardegna, +43°C in Puglia e a Roma. +42° a Firenze e Cosenza (dati ufficiali) @wwwmeteoit pic.twitter.com/IJhh0K4QFi

— MeteoNetwork (@meteonetwork) August 2, 2017

Hottest night on record for Corsica.

#Chaleur record 🌡️Cette nuit, le thermomètre n'est pas descendu sous les 30.5°C à Marignana (#Corse).T°C min la + élevée jamais observée ! 🍉 pic.twitter.com/ZFv2dnh5cm

— Météo-France (@meteofrance) August 1, 2017

https://twitter.com/GaetanHeymes/status/892273369554583553

Heat shifts from the west to east Italian coasts into the Balkans and eastern Europe today through Sunday! All-time records are sure to fall.