90-year heat records broken in Hungary

National and Budapest 90-year heat records were broken two days running on Sunday and Monday, with daily highs over 10 degrees Celsius in most of the country, the national weather service HungaroMet said on Tuesday.

Heat records in Hungary: 26 January, 2025 – Sunday

The national and the capital’s daily heat record was broken on Sunday: 17.3 degrees Celsius were measured in Főnyed, and 15.5 degrees in Pestszentlőrince, HungaroMet Plc. said on its website on Monday.

It said warmer air masses arrived in the Carpathian Basin over the weekend with the rising southwestern winds, resulting in a temperature of 17.3 degrees Celsius in Főnyed, Somogy county, breaking the national record for this day. The previous record for this day was 17.0 degrees Celsius, set in 1995 in Kisbér.

In Budapest, Pestszentlőrince, the daily record was 15.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, breaking the daily record for the capital. The previous record was 13.7 degrees Celsius, also set in 1995, also in Pestszentlőrince.

HungaroMet also posted about Sunday’s heat on its Facebook page. The weather on Sunday was much milder than the average for many years, with temperatures in most parts of the country 10 degrees Celsius above the climate average of 2 degrees Celsius. According to the infographic accompanying this post, the average difference was 11.2 degrees Celsius, with the western border 13-14 degrees warmer than average.

It was noted that four days ago, the daily maximum temperature deviation from the average was negative.

Heat records in Hungary: 27 January, 2025 – Monday

Two weather stations in Bács-Kiskun County, Fülöpháza Hattyus-szék and Kiskunmajsa, recorded 17 degrees Celsius on Monday, breaking the 16.8 degrees Celsius record measured in Pécs in 1936. In Budapest, the Újpest station picked up 14.2 degrees Celsius on Monday, breaking the 13 degrees Celsius record registered at the Budapest Orszagút station in 1936.

As we wrote earlier, the cold front shifted Lake Balaton, the water level difference was unbelievably high, read details HERE.

Weather forecast in the country until Wednesday midnight

On Tuesday with thick cloud bands moving northeast to east, we can expect short to long periods of sunshine in most places. Rain and showers are expected in several places. At night, heavy clouds will move northeast to east, becoming increasingly clear in the west by morning. Rain and showers will largely cease in the east by dawn to early morning, with a chance of showers in the northwest during the second half of the night. At dawn, fog may develop in the northern windswept valleys. Wednesday will be sunny with low to medium clouds. In the northwest, showers can be expected in the north, but no precipitation elsewhere. Today, southerly winds will increase mainly in the lowlands and near the eastern border, with gusts possible in the former areas, before moderating overnight.

On Wednesday, the southwest wind will be strong in many areas, with a few strong spots. Overnight lows will be mainly between 2 and 9 degrees Celsius, but there may be light frost in the wind-protected northern frost lines and on the western border. Daytime highs will be between 9 and 17 degrees on Wednesday, with the northern central mountains being the coolest.

Snow-covered regions in Hungary, starfall-like atmospheric optical phenomenon over Budapest, read details and check out these PHOTOS.