A heat wave with temperatures above 40 degrees will sweep the country today and tomorrow. The orange level of danger of high temperatures will be active throughout the country.

On Friday during the night there will be increased cloudiness with the occurrence of occasional precipitation.

Although we have a moderate-continental and sub-Mediterranean climate, according to weather forecasters, the weather conditions we have this summer - high temperatures and precipitations - resemble tropical climate conditions.

The tropical climate is characterized by high temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius. It rains every day, mostly in the afternoon, and there are often thunderstorms.

A day in which the air temperature is higher than 30 degrees Celsius is a tropical day. It is characteristic of areas with a tropical and subtropical climate, but during the summer such days are also recorded in regions with a moderate-continental climate.

If the air temperature remains or is higher than 25 degrees during the night, then it is a tropical night, forecasters explain.

Extreme heat waves this year affected the northern hemisphere of the earth, and especially Europe, which is experiencing one of the hottest summers, breaking long-standing temperature records.

According to the weather and climate information network Climatebook, June this year was the second warmest June in Europe and the third warmest June globally since 1981.

The monthly temperature deviation in Europe was +2,04°C compared to the average value in the period 1981-2010 and +1,57°C compared to the period 1991-2020. The corresponding global values ​​were +0,48°C and +0,30°C.

In Europe, the heat wave is considered the worst in the last 200 years, causing fires in Spain, Portugal, France, Greece. Temperature records of over 40 degrees were recorded in France and Great Britain.

In the UK and temperate regions of Europe, even staying indoors this summer is not enough to avoid dangerously high temperatures. Homes in these areas are designed to keep warm during the winter and do not have air conditioning. In Great Britain, according to reports from the meteorological services there, one in five homes overheated during the summer.

Heat waves in Europe worsen the situation with the energy crisis. As households and businesses turn on their air conditioners, demand for electricity increases and electricity prices rise amid limited access to energy due to the war in Ukraine.

The hot weather is also accompanied by a drought that is spreading across Europe, causing problems in agriculture, river traffic and hydropower production.