As we forecasted in several articles before, Italy hit on Wednesday the first day of the peak of abnormal heatwave (the second day will be Thursday, 24. June 2021, with similar, possibly higher temperatures).
After extreme temperatures in Algeria and Tunisia /+52,4°C in Algeria! The first official European +50°C is possible! – mkweather; Tunisia +47,9°C, only 0,4°C below all-time June record! – mkweather/, abnormally hot was on Wednesday, 23. June in Italy, with the highest measured temperature +46,0°C in Caltagirone in province Catania /Meteo Sicilia, misurati 46°C. Temperature atroci, record in varie località – Meteo Giornale; Meteo Sicilia | misurati 46°C Temperature atroci | record in varie località (zazoom.it)/.
From the next Sicilian stations, +44,5°C was measured in Comiso, +44,3°C in Enna, +43,4°C in Mazarrone or +43,0°C in Polizzi Generosa and Caronia Buzza /SIAS – Precipitazioni in tempo reale ultima ora (regione.sicilia.it)/.
Extremely hot weather has shifted already above Balkan (and south-central Europe), where +41,1°C in Gevgelija, North Macedonia, +40,2°C in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, +39,4°C in Larissa, Greece, +39,2°C in Gjirokastra, Albania, +38,9°C in Podgorica, Montenegro, and +37,7°C in Knin, Croatia, +37,5°C in Cuprija, Serbia, +37,5°C in Sandanski, Bulgaria, +36,5°C in Somotor, Slovakia or +36,3°C in Szeged, Hungary was already measured. In Balken however, the peak of heatwave is forecasted only on Thursday, 24. June, in Greece until Saturday, 26. June 2021, with very interesting possible temperatures /Valores meteorológicos extremos por territorios o estados (ogimet.com)/.
Extreme heatwaves in last period have suffered many parts of Central, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, in last period, too /Sweden: The hottest June day since 1947, +34,6°C! – mkweather; +36,1°C in Slubice, Poland! Germany +36,9°C and 5 days above +35°C! – mkweather; St. Petersburg with a supertropical night! Temperature didn´t drop below +25,0°C! – mkweather; Moscow expects +36°C – the hottest June day in history! Verkhoyansk with the highest all-time ground temperature, +48°C! – mkweather; Latvia +33,7°C in Pavilosta, only 0,9°C below all-time June record, Estonia +34,4°C in Kaapa and +34,1°C in Kunda, all-time June record! – mkweather; Latvia +33,7°C in Pavilosta, only 0,9°C below all-time June record, Estonia +34,4°C in Kaapa and +34,1°C in Kunda, all-time June record! – mkweather; Finland +33,6°C, 0,2°C below June all-time record, Tampere +33,2°C – the highest measured temperature in history! – mkweather/.
Across Southern Europe immediately appeared many wildfires and severe drought dramatically worsened.
It´s expected, that heatwave will be extremely deadly /covid: After Covid, could the next big killer be heatwaves? – The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)/. Mainly older people, which don´t feel thirst should be very careful and follow a drinking regime. Too, long sun exposure should be for sensitive people very problematic.
In Italy, recorded temperature +46°C equaled the record from July 2003, although, all-time national record +48,5°C from 1999 hasn´t been broken.
After heatwaves, extremely strong storms, with 10 cm hails, 140 km/h winds and EF2 tornadoes are coming /Breaking! Trough Europe are shifting extreme storms! Floods, large hails, gusting winds and damaging lighting! – mkweather; Belgium hit EF2 tornado with a twin: 17 injured, 92 buildings damaged – mkweather; Nová karta (mkweather.com); 10 cm hails, 140 km/h winds, 10 tornadoes and 7 day forecast: Balance of weekend storms in Europe – mkweather/ and in Scotland and England, severe frosts up to -3,3°C (the coldest night in 30 years) after cold front have appeared /The coldest June times in the UK in 30 years! Scotland -3,3°C, England -1,4°C! Only 2,3°C from all-time June national record! – mkweather/.
Already next week however, the next anomalous heatwave is forecasted, on GFS outputs currently with 2°C higher temperatures for Italy and 3°C higher temperatures for Greece (+45 vs. +46°C), what mean, that in some places should be 2-3°C hotter such as on outputs. All-time Greek record from 1977 (Athens) has value +48,0°C and during upcoming second peak of June 2021 heatwave, it should be broken. Temperature +43°C above SW Romanian border is only cca 1°C far from all-time national temperature record, +41°C for Croatia is 1,5°C below national record /a map with circles below/.
The second peak of heatwaves is forecasted by GFS main run from 23.6.2021 12Z around 2. July 2021, then cooldown in Europe is after long-lasting and exhausting heatwaves, forecasted. According to long-term forecasts however, extreme heatwaves in July 2021 should return very quickly, with even stronger and historic intensity.
Therefore take care and watch current warnings and advisories.
Source: wetterzentrale.de
