Heat record broken on Tuesday

The highest temperature measured on August 13 before today’s record was 39.8 degrees recorded in 1946 in Kaposvar, in southern Hungary, HungaroMet said.

Meanwhile, the chief medical officer has declared the highest, third-degree, heat alert to be in effect from Tuesday midnight until Sunday midnight, the disaster management authority’s directorate said on its website.

Risk groups include young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with cardiovascular disease as well as house pets.

The public is advised to drink water more frequently and avoid direct exposure to the sun from noon until early afternoon.

In light of the heat wave and the recent dry period, a fire ban is still in force in Hungary’s entire territory, the authority said.

Daily highs are expected to be between 36 and 38 degrees, at 40 degrees in places, over the next several days, according to forecasts.