Finland Hits Heat Record

Finland recorded its hottest time of nan summertime connected Sunday, July 13, pinch temperatures soaring to 31.5°C successful Kaskinen’s Sälgrund, according to nan Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

The reference smashed nan erstwhile precocious of 30.3°C, recorded conscionable a time earlier successful Joensuu’s Linnunlahti position (as reported by YLE and Helsinki Times).

This play marked nan astir aggravated power of nan play truthful far, pinch wide upwind warnings now successful effect crossed astir nan full country.

Heatwave grips astir of Finland

The FMI confirmed that a wide of very lukewarm aerial is down nan utmost temperatures presently stretching from confederate to cardinal Finland. By Sunday afternoon, temperatures supra 29°C were recorded successful respective areas, including:

• Hyvinkää
• Salo
• Vantaa
• Liperi
• Pyhtää
• Mäntsälä
• Virolahti

Earlier successful nan season, nan apical reference had been a comparatively cooler 29.0°C, recorded successful Jämsä connected June 15.

With power levels now consistently passing Finland’s ‘hot day’ period of 25°C, FMI has extended power warnings nationwide, including to Northern Ostrobothnia and nan Tornio River Valley, wherever 30°C+ is expected to return.

Nights are sweltering too

In immoderate areas, nan utmost power didn’t easiness aft sunset. At nan Katinen position successful Hämeenlinna, overnight temperatures remained supra 20°C, qualifying it arsenic a ‘tropical night,’ arsenic defined successful Finland erstwhile nan somesthesia doesn’t driblet beneath 20°C betwixt 9 p.m. and 9 am.

The FMI predicts that overmuch of confederate and cardinal Finland, including Pirkanmaa and South Savo, could besides acquisition tropical nights successful nan coming days.

Thunderstorms and flooding successful nan southbound of Finland

While nan northbound baked, confederate Finland was slammed by terrible thunderstorms and torrential rainfall complete nan weekend. On Saturday nighttime and into early Sunday, Kymenlaakso, Uusimaa, and Kanta-Häme were deed hardest, pinch aggravated lightning activity and dense rainfall.

A abstracted overnight large wind compartment formed successful Southwest Finland and nan archipelago, pushing towards Sweden via nan Åland Islands. Although colder Gulf waters (14–15°C) weakened immoderate of nan large wind fronts, coastal regions continued to acquisition lightning and dense showers done nan night.

On Sunday, much thunderstorms were forecast, pinch systems forming complete Latvia, group to expanse crossed Estonia and confederate Finland later successful nan day, entering via Porkkalanniemi.

Flooding risks and rainfall warnings

The FMI has besides issued a rainfall informing for confederate Finland, informing of much than 20mm of rainfall per hr successful immoderate places. Localised flooding, particularly successful municipality areas, is simply a existent risk.

FMI meteorologist Jaakko Savela cautioned that timing nan storms is difficult, saying that while showers whitethorn hap passim nan day, “evening hours are considered nan astir apt play for further large wind development.”

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