Much of Spain and Portugal is under a high risk of wildfires and temperatures are expected to rise over the weekend. Areas of central Kansas, including around Wichita, could see heavy rain overnight Thursday into Friday that could cause flash flooding, the National Weather Service in Wichita said.

Firefighters in Spain and Portugal are battling a wave of wildfires as temperatures rise in the Iberian Peninsula.

Hot and dry summers are common across the region, but more intense heatwaves have contributed to destructive wildfires in recent years amid fast-rising temperatures around the globe. Portugal and Spain had the hottest June on record.