Highest-level heat alert issued for 15 counties until Sat midnight
The weather service HungaroMet has issued the highest-level red heat alert for fifteen counties in effect until Saturday midnight, with median daily temperature forecast above 29 C.
The red alert has been issued for Baranya, Bacs-Kiskun, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna and Veszprem counties.
A second-degree heat alert has been issued for an additional four counties. The median temperature is forecast to stay above 27 C in Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Nograd, Vas and Zala counties.
HungaroMet has forecast sunshine accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms over the weekend, with temperatures hitting up to 41 C.
