Meteorologists have extended the warning for thunderstorms with torrential rain, wind and hail. It threatens from Saturday evening in the whole of Bohemia and the Vysočina, in southern Bohemia and in the west of the Vysočina they can be very strong. Temperatures on Saturday followingnoon will rise above 31 degrees Celsius, mainly in Polabí and southern Moravia.
According to meteorologists, a wavy cold front will reach the Czech Republic on Saturday followingnoon, but before it, the influx of very warm air from the south will peak. “The highest temperatures will exceed 31 degrees Celsius, especially in Polabí and southern Moravia. Behind the cold front, temperatures will drop from the west. In the followingnoon and evening, humidity will rise in Bohemia and, in combination with high temperatures, we will feel stuffy,” said Štefan Handžák from ČHMÚ.
The warning once morest high temperatures is valid from noon to 7:00 p.m. today, along with Polabí, also for the southern part of the South Moravian Region and now also for most of the Zlín Region. There is a risk of overheating and dehydration, people should drink enough, limit physical exertion and not leave children or animals in direct sunlight or in parked cars, the Czech National Institute of Health and Welfare said.
In the storms, which according to the warning can come following 4:00 p.m., torrential rainfall can drop up to 30 liters of water per square meter in a short time, the wind will blow at a speed of gusts of around 70 kilometers per hour and the hail should not be larger than two centimeters.
“In South Bohemia and parts of the Highlands, very strong storms will occasionally occur, accompanied mainly by hail around three centimeters, wind gusts of around 90 km/h and torrential rainfall totaling around 40 mm in a short time,” added Handžák. According to him, the storms will gradually weaken from the west, the warning ends an hour following midnight today.
Torrential rain can flood underpasses, underpasses and basements, and small streams can flood, the ČHMÚ warned. Damage or injury can be caused by tree branches broken by the wind. “Even smaller hail and lightning can pose a danger,” he added. Flash floods can occur in places with strong storms, and the wind can also uproot trees and cause more extensive property damage, power outages and traffic problems.
After last week’s tropical temperatures and strong storms, which caused damage especially in Moravia and Silesia, this week the weather has been calmer thanks to the cooling. On Sunday, meteorologists expect a return to lower temperatures, they should not exceed 22 degrees Celsius, in the southeast of Moravia 26 degrees. The forecast calls for occasional rain or showers in places, increasing precipitation in the evening from the southwest.
