A few hours before the start of astronomical summer in Europe, with the summer solstice upon us, the weather fluctuates between heat waves in some areas and strong thunderstorms in others. Over 40 degrees expected in Italy, Serbia and Romania, rain in Germany
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Extreme weather continues to wreak havoc in Europewith high temperatures and intense thunderstorms in some locations.
In Italy theAfrican anticyclone Minos from the next few hours it will bring warm air masses over Italy with temperatures above 40 degrees in the Centre-South and on the two major islands. On the other hand, however, there is a Downward current flow from the North Atlanticcooler and unstable.
Between the afternoon and evening of Thursday,Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta and Lombardy they risk finding themselves in a sort of “convergence zone” in which hot and cold air currents interact. Excess heat also increases the risk of extreme weather events such as storms and hailstorms
Extreme heat in Serbia and Romania
Serbia is also facing its first heat wave of the season and high temperatures are expected across the country. Highs could reach 40 degrees Celsius this week, according to meteorologists, due to an anticyclone moving into Europe from Africa.
In Romania, residents of Bucharest are facing another heat wave, especially since Wednesday, when temperatures hovered around 40 degrees even in the southern part of the country.
In the Romanian capital many residents sought refuge by cooling off in a lake local and in the park fountains to combat the heat, which has imbued the atmosphere with a tropical atmosphere.
Bad weather in Germany
In Germany, on the other hand, thunderstorms and severe weather hit parts of the state of Saxony on Tuesday. In the Meissen district, gusty winds caused alarm, with indications of a possible tornado in the city of Gröditzwhich could not be verified.
This kind of storm can produce not only large hail, but also strong winds and tornadoes. Numerous power lines were destroyed and roofs were damaged.
Spain is preparing for a hot summer
So far Spain has recorded a June in which the threat of extreme heat has been mutedbut the State Meteorological Agency recently warned that temperatures in the coming summer months could be significantly higher than usual across the country.
Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring agency, said earlier this month that May was the warmest on the global average since records have existed, marking the twelfth consecutive month of record heat.
