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Summary for: Czechia’s Indian summer peaks above 26 degrees, breaking recordsCzechia experienced its warmest day of this year’s Indian summer Wednesday, with temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius in two locations and records falling at three long-running weather stations.
The highest temperature was recorded in Husinec-Řež near Prague, where the mercury reached 26.2 degrees Celsius, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Doksany in the Litoměřice region followed with 26.1 degrees Celsius.
Eight other stations recorded a “summer day,” defined by Czech meteorologists as one with a maximum temperature of at least 25 degrees Celsius. Prague’s Komořany station reached 25.1 degrees Celsius.
Records fall at three Šumava stations
The temperature in Husinec-Řež surpassed the previous Sept. 30 high of 26 degrees Celsius, recorded in 2011.
Meteorologists, however, only classify a reading as an official record when the station has operated for at least 30 years.
New records were therefore confirmed at three stations in and around the Šumava region:
- Srnín recorded 24.8 degrees Celsius, beating its 2016 record by 0.2 degrees.
- Černá v Pošumaví reached 23.9 degrees Celsius.
- Horská Kvilda recorded 21.6 degrees Celsius.
Summer-like temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius or higher were also measured elsewhere in Central Bohemia, South Moravia and South Bohemia.
Indian summer to continue after weak cold front
Temperatures could again rise above 25 degrees Celsius in isolated locations Thursday.
A weakening cold front will then begin moving into Bohemia from the west during the evening. Some rain is possible Friday in western and northwestern Bohemia, particularly in mountainous areas.
The change will be brief, with predominantly sunny weather expected to return for the weekend.
“Indian summer will continue, with temperatures mostly around 20 to 22 degrees Celsius,” the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute said.
Warm and largely stable conditions are likely to persist until the middle of next week. A more noticeable cooling could then arrive from the northwest.
