3rd Straight All-Time Daily High Temperature Record In Germany As Heatwave Moves To Threaten Eastern Europe, Balkans

Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe sweltered on Monday as the “heat dome” behind last week’s record-breaking temperatures shifted east, bringing dangerous conditions to a new swathe of the continent. Budapest is forecast to exceed 40C on Tuesday, according to models from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

Belgrade and Bucharest reached 38C and 37C respectively on Monday as the heatwave, which has been linked to hundreds of deaths in western Europe, moved east. Slovakia set a new temperature record, reaching 40.5C in a southern border town, beating a previous record of 40.3C set in 2007.

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Germany recorded its highest temperature for a third consecutive day on Sunday, with preliminary data from the DWD weather service showing 41.7C in Coschen, Brandenburg. The extreme heat disrupted transport in several cities after tram tracks buckled, while Berlin police deployed water cannon to cool crowds gathering in public spaces.

In Croatia, the weather service issued a red alert on Monday for regions including the capital, ‌Zagreb, and the tourist destinations of Split and Dubrovnik. Dozens of firefighters, assisted by four aircraft, battled a wildfire burning pine forests on the tourist island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea, about 34 miles (55 km) south-west of Split.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/29/dangerous-temperatures-forecast-central-eastern-europe-heatwave