Yellow code of heat from Saturday to Monday

The Capital and 26 counties in the East, South and West of the country will be under the yellow code sweat from Saturday to Monday, announces the National Meteorology Administration.

In this range there are expected temperatures of 35 to 38 degrees and even 39 degrees in the Romanian Plain.

Temperature-humidity index will exceed the threshold of 80 units of thermal discomfort.

Yellow heat code was issued for Bucharest and Iaşi, Vaslui, Bacău, Vrancea, Galaţi, Buzău, Brăila, Tulcea, Constanţa, Călăraşi, Ialomiţa, Prahova, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Teleorman, Dâmboviţa, Argeş, Olt, Dolj, Vâlcea, Gorj, Mehedinţi, Caraş-Severin, Timiş, Arad and Bihor counties.

Yellow code heat for Bucharest and other 26 counties Source: NIHM

Hot weather will persist in the early part of next week, specifies NMA.

Up to 7 August, meteorologists say that a warm weather will prevail in most regions, even scorcher, particularly in the areas of plain in the South and East of the country.

The daily average temperature of air will be between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius, elevated up to 8 degrees Celsius in relation to the normal period, for the most part of growing areas.

Quote of the day will be between 27 and 38 degrees Celsius, country-wide, and minima will be between 9 and 25 degrees Celsius.

Meteorologists forecast rain in the form of local rain, reduced quantity, showers, accompanied by electric downloads and increase short-term wind, particularly in North and South-East of the country.


Translated by Anamaria Petrache
MTTLC, Bucharest University