The National Meteorological Administration has issued a Code Orange warning of heat wave and severe thermal discomfort, targeting Banat, most of Crisana, southern Oltenia and Muntenia, where temperatures will rise to 38 degrees throughout Saturday, Agerpres reports.
The temperature-humidity index will exceed the critical threshold of 80 units.
The counties marked with an orange code are Ialomita, Calarasi, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Teleorman, Olt, Dolj, Mehedinti, Caras-Severin, Timis, Arad and Bihor.
In the rest of the country, there is a Code Yellow for heat and thermal discomfort throughout the day.
The Orange heat wave code will be extended on Sunday to 19 counties and Bucharest, where temperatures will reach 39 degrees. At the same time, the Yellow Heat Code is maintained for the rest of the country.
On Monday, 28 August, the heat wave will persist in all regions, and from Tuesday, 29 August, it will retreat to the eastern half, meteorologists add.
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