Asphalt will melt. On Sunday and Monday, temperatures will soar to 34—39°C. We might break all possible records
People need to be exceptionally careful. Even technology can fail.
A record heatwave has covered all of Europe. Photo: AP Photo / Christophe Ena
Asphalt will melt, plants will dry out. It will be hard to breathe and move. You will need to shower more often and drink more. The hottest hours will be between 15:00 and 20:00. On asphalted streets of large cities, real temperatures will reach even 45—50 degrees.
On Sunday, June 28, the night is expected to be from +15°C in the northeast to +21°C in the south. Maximum daytime temperatures from +28°C in the northeast to +38°C in the west. In Minsk up to +30°C.
On Monday, short-term rains are expected in some areas in the north at night, and locally across the country during the day. Thunderstorms in some areas. This will add to the tropical stuffiness.
At night from +18 in the north to +24°C in the south. During the day from +30°C in the north to +39°C in the southwest. In Minsk up to +34°C.
The absolute temperature record for June in Belarus is +37.1°C — it was recorded on June 23, 2021. It seems likely that it could be broken as early as tomorrow.
The absolute temperature record for the entire history of meteorological observations in Belarus is +38.9°C. This extreme heat was officially recorded on August 8, 2010, in Gomel. This record might also fall. And it's not even July or August yet.
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