The year 2026 is not over yet, but it is already certain that it will go down in the history of meteorology in the Czech Republic. Hot weather broke absolute records, previously extremely rare temperatures above 40 °C were measured within five days, and heat waves even affected areas where they did not occur in the past. Given long-term trends, this may be a harbinger of the weather in the future.
The year 2026 is not over yet, but it is already certain that it will go down in the history of meteorology in the Czech Republic. Hot weather broke absolute records, previously extremely rare temperatures above 40 °C were measured within five days, and heat waves even affected areas where they did not occur in the past. Given long-term trends, this may be a harbinger of the weather in the future.