The National Weather Administration (ANM) has issued new Code Yellow and Code Orange warnings for particularly hot weather, valid until Thursday in half of the country, including Bucharest.

According to meteorologists, during the day on Tuesday, there will be Code Yellow for heatwave and thermal discomfort in counties of Crisana, south-western Transylvania, north-eastern Muntenia and south-western Dobrogea. The temperature-humidity index (TIU) will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units, and maximum temperatures will range between 35 and 38 degrees Celsius, while locally, the lows will not fall below 20 degrees Celsius.

Also on Tuesday, a Code Orange of particularly high temperatures, heat wave and severe discomfort will affect areas of Banat, Oltenia and most of Muntenia. Highs will reach 39 – 40 degrees, and lows will be 21 – 22 degrees, isolated up to 24 degrees in southern Banat.

The forecast shows that on Wednesday, August 14, a Code Yellow heat warning will be in force, valid for northern Crisana, most of Transylvania, northern Oltenia, western, central and southern Muntenia. The ITU will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units and the maximum temperatures will generally range between 35 – 37 degrees Celsius and the minimum at 20 degrees.

On the same day, a Code Orange heat wave will cover the counties of Banat, southern Crisana, southern and south-western Oltenia, and south-western Muntenia. In these areas, highs will reach 40 degrees Celsius, while the lows will not drop below 21 – 22 degrees, isolated up to 24 – 25 degrees in the Western Hills.

According to ANM, on Thursday, August 15, a Code Yellow warning of particularly hot weather will affect areas of Crisana, most of Transylvania and Muntenia, and northern Oltenia. The maximum temperatures will be between 35 and 37 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures will not drop below 20 degrees Celsius making for a tropical night.

Also, in Banat, south and south-west Oltenia, as well as in south-west Muntenia there will be Code Orange of heat wave and severe heat discomfort. The ITU will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units, the maximum temperatures will range between 38 – 39 degrees Celsius, with the minimum temperatures at 21 – 22 degrees, isolated up to 25 degrees in the Western Hills.

Meteorologists say that, in the coming days, the heat wave will persist in the west, south and restricted areas in the center and east, where the discomfort will also be high.

AGERPRES