As reported Institute of Meteorology and Water ManagementWednesday 21 August will be a day of changing weather. There will still be occasional but intense rain showers, and storms will appear in the east, south and center of the country. During them, gusts wind could reach 70 km/h. The highest temperature will reach 30 degrees Celsius in the southeast, while in other areas it will reach 26 degrees.
The closer to the weekend, the warmer it gets
Thursday, August 22 will be sunny, but it will also bring a slight cooling. The maximum temperature will reach 19 to 21 degrees in the north, around 23 degrees Celsius in the center and up to 24 degrees in the southeast. On Friday and Saturday, there will be even more sun in the sky, which will bring with it high temperatures again. On Friday, the thermometers in the west of the country will see a maximum of 28 degrees, while on Saturday in the same part of Poland the temperature will already reach 30 degrees Celsius. Locally, it will also be possible to reach 32 degrees. The lowest temperature of 23 to 25 degrees will occur in the northeast.
Sunday, August 25 will bring maximum temperatures of 28 to 32 degrees in most of the country. It will be colder only in places in the foothill areas – from 25 to 27 degrees and on the coast – up to 22 degrees Celsius. On the last day of the week, however, there will be a return of heavy rain and storm With hail. There will also be stronger wind gusts.
High temperature translates into the biggest drought in Poland in the last dozen or so years
According to the report of the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, agricultural drought occurred in all 16 voivodeships in Poland from May to July. The largest shortages water recorded in the area of: Masurian Lakeland, Polesie, Lublin Upland, Masovian Lowland and Podlasie. – Particularly in the center and east of the country, there will be lower yields, and as a result, prices will increase – said Professor Andrzej Doroszewski in Program 1 of Polish Radio.
70% of arable land in the Mazowieckie province and 64% in the Podlaskie province is occupied by drought. – In addition, the Warmian-Masurian, Łódź and Lublin provinces. In these provinces, over 50% of arable land is occupied by drought, and drought in these regions is rather rare – added Professor Doroszewski, recalling that drought has so far occurred mainly in the west of the country. As he argued, this is evidence of climate change.