Get prepared! Heatwave is coming again, bringing massive drought to Hungary

The temperature will increase to 35°C for the second part of this week and will even exceed 40°C next week. As a result, further agricultural damage can be expected this summer in Hungary.

After showers, thunderstorms and a slight temperature drop at the beginning of the week, we can expect an intense warm-up on Wednesday. Temperatures will rise to 25-32°C during the day. The weather will be mostly sunny, but in the eastern part of the country, clouds may build up and even bring light showers in the afternoon – reported by Időkép.

On Thursday, further warming is coming, bringing a heatwave to the country. Peak temperatures will be between 29 and 35°C. There will be no rain, but strong winds can be experienced in the central areas.

On Friday, the sunny weather will be interrupted by showers and occasional thunderstorms. Several places will experience strong, sometimes northerly winds. In the afternoon, 28-35°C can be expected – reported by the Hungarian news portal Szeretlek Magyarország.

However, not only humans suffer from the extreme heat and the drought it causes. The heatwave is also causing severe damage to Hungarian agriculture, especially in the eastern part of the country. This year’s rainfall distribution and the resulting field crops are medium to good in the Transdanubian region, but a devastating drought is raging in the Great Plain.

So far, 300,000 hectares of maize and 200,000 hectares of sunflowers have been destroyed by the severe drought, with no harvest left to be gathered. Farmers could have made an exceptionally good profit this year because of high prices, but the losses for these two crops currently reach EUR 981 million (~HUF 400 billion).