After a not-so-old report about temperature records in Algeria and Tunisia /https://mkweather.com/extremely-hot-air-for-europe-is-prepared-algeria-495c-tunisia-485c-and-all-time-records// we are bringing the next report from the region (thanks to https://twitter.com/extremetemps), with the next anomalous measured temperatures across Sahara.
In Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, +49,7°C was on Monday, 5. July 2021 measured, what is the highest temperature in northern Africa in 2021, so far. On Tuesday, 6. July 2021, +49,4°C was measured in In-Salah.
Ghat in Libya very probably broke the all-time temperature record for the station on Monday, with a maximum temperature of +47,0°C.
Maximum temperature in Bilma, Niger, stopped on Monday at a value of +46,6°C, which is only 0,4°C from the all-time July record (probably from late July days).
This air is already at this time flowing above the southern and eastern half of Europe, with expected the 3rd peak of heatwaves in Summer 2021 (in the Spain and Portugal, maximum temperatures up to +49°C are possible /https://mkweather.com/spain-and-portugal-at-the-weekend-49c-gfs-all-time-records-are-473c-and-474c//, for Italy +45°C and for Balkan +42°C is forecasted /https://mkweather.com/italy-45c-and-balkan-42c-the-3rd-peak-of-deadly-heatwaves-on-thursday-8-july-2021-expected//, in southern Central Europe, +40°C should be measured /https://mkweather.com/heatwave-in-central-europe-hungary-40c-austria-slovakia-39c-czechia-37c-poland-36c-germany-32c-july-2021//, in Eastern Europe, up to +38°C is possible /https://mkweather.com/eastern-europe-hits-a-10-day-heatwave-temperatures-reach-32-38c// and in Baltic region and Scandinavia, maximum temperatures up to +35°C are forecasted /https://mkweather.com/the-next-10-days-of-heatwaves-for-scandinavia-and-baltic-countries-343c-in-lapland-behind-70n-already-measured//).
Heatwaves above the Sahara are even more triggered by low-pressure disturbance over the westernmost parts of the desert.
Hot weather during the Spring 2021 and early Summer 2021 is very favorable for harvest in Morocco, from where a 206% increased production of wheat and barley is reported. Similar should be conditions in other parts of North Africa, mainly in the Atlas region. NAO- / AO- phases are in these areas very hot, but still with more precipitation, such as colder and dry NAO+ / AO+ phases.
