Berlin the hottest day of the year (+36,5°C / 98°F) in warm sector of windstorm Ellen (ex-Kyle), heatwaves are replaced by severe storms

Meanwhile British Isles hit rarely summer windstorm on Thursday and Friday /https://mkweather.com/2020/08/21/the-uk-in-the-center-of-windstorm-on-friday-152-km-h-95-mph-above-ocean-the-buoys-measured-180-km-h-112-mph//, Central Europe sweated in extremely hot tropical air, in some parts with the highest maximum temperatures of the year 2020.

After France (+38,5°C – Sant Yan on Thursday) and Balkan (Pdogorica in Montenegro +38,1°C on Friday), the hottest air will shift more northern. In Strassbourg was measured +36,7°C and in Berlin +36,5°C on Friday. In Berlin it is the highest maximum temperature of the summer / year 2020, with Tmax only 0,2°C higher than during previous August heatwave.

Temperatures up to +36°C was observed in Austria, Poland and Czechia, too (not only among ogimet stations, but in other official localities).

Short, but extreme late summer heatwave has arrived in strong warm sector of windstorm Ellen (ex-tropical storm Kyle) over British Isles.

Warmings up in warm sectors are more frequently during winter half-year over Europe, when wind in combination with extreme warm air can rise up temperatures in winter months up to +20°C.

Large warm sectors with powerful southerly flow of tropical air are typical for autumn or winter windstorms.

After short heatwave, strong wind and severe storms are moving over Central Europe from W-NW and during the weekend, severe storms are expected in Germany, Austria, Czechia, Poland and western Slovakia and Hungary.

It´s possible, that next winstorms (ex-hurricanes or ex-tropical storms) over Europe will bringing very similar – short, but powerful warmings up over Europe during the next period and in September 2020. Extreme strong hurricane season is expected, therefore, situation such this will be very frequent during the next weeks.