{"id":132528,"date":"2024-07-22T07:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/when-will-europes-heatwave-end-experts-predict-end-date-and-storms-that-could-follow\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T07:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:56:13","slug":"when-will-europes-heatwave-end-experts-predict-end-date-and-storms-that-could-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/when-will-europes-heatwave-end-experts-predict-end-date-and-storms-that-could-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"When will Europe\u2019s heatwave end? Experts predict end date and storms that could follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132528\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>After several days of \u2018hellishly hot\u2019 temperatures across southern Europe, people are looking for some respite from July\u2019s heatwaves. There\u2019s little relief to be had in the very short term, with peaks of up to 43 degrees Celsius forecasted for parts of Italy and Greece today (18 July). The extreme heat that has afflicted many southern and eastern countries this month is partly driven by a wave of hot air from north Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple people are reported to have died in Italy, and extreme heat-death warnings continue to be issued for countries from Portugal to Romania and Cyprus. But the lethal heat is finally expected to abate for many places over the weekend and into next week. Here\u2019s what the experts are predicting. Why has southern Europe\u2019s heatwave lasted so long?\u00a0 \u201cIt all has to do with a fairly persistent large-scale weather pattern,\u201d explains Lars Lowinski, a meteorologist at the Weather &amp; Radar weather service. \u201cSouthern and eastern parts of Europe have been under what we call a high-pressure ridge [also known as a heat dome], basically a large area of high pressure with plenty of very warm air that does not move much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, low pressure areas with cooler and more changeable conditions have been dominating the picture closer to the Atlantic. Northern Europe has been spared the scorching heat due to the jet stream: a band of fast-moving air in the upper levels of the atmosphere which separates these two weather regimes. Where the two air masses meet &#8211; from southern France and the Alps up to the Baltic States &#8211; there have been several rounds of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms with large hail and high winds, Lowinski adds.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>When are southern Europe\u2019s heatwaves forecast to end?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nTemperatures have been around 6-12C above average values for the time of year, fuelling wildfires and requiring record power consumption. Some areas have enacted special heat plans, including opening up air conditioned spaces and banning outdoor work to protect people.The unusually hot weather is set to continue for a couple more days, according to Weather &amp; Radar, with temperatures again soaring to 35-40C in places such as Serbia, Italy, Albania, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>But the good news is that the worst of this extremely hot spell is now behind us, says Lowinski, with the trend for Sunday and into next week indicating a gradual decline towards more seasonable conditions. \u201cThis incursion of cooler, fresher air early next week could also set off some strong thunderstorms in places, particularly across the Balkans,\u201d he says. Italian weather news site IlMeteo is also warning of this eventuality, with thunderstorms predicted for many areas of the country on Sunday. Despite the heatwave dipping out, temperatures are still set to stay high for the rest of the month. AccuWeather forecasts temperatures in the low to mid 30s for many places in southern Europe until 25 July.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/07\/18\/when-will-europes-heatwave-end-experts-predict-end-date-and-storms-that-could-follow\">Euronews Green<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/when-will-europes-heatwave-end-experts-predict-end-date-and-storms-that-could-follow\/\">When will Europe\u2019s heatwave end? 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