40 Degrees Celsius in Poland. Climatologist: Heat Peak on Sunday

Poland is bracing for a significant heatwave, with temperatures predicted to soar to 40 degrees Celsius. This extreme weather event is part of a broader pattern of increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves across Europe.

Climatologist Bogdan Chojnicki explained that the current heat is driven by hot air masses originating from Africa. He noted that while such airflows can occur in winter, their impact in late June, coupled with rising global temperatures, creates a context for potential new records. The current spell of hot weather is expected to peak on Sunday.

Chojnicki highlighted that these intense heat intrusions from the south were once rare but are now occurring more often. He pointed out that while the beginning of 2026 showed a cooler anomaly, the year is statistically approaching normal temperatures. However, this "normal" is skewed by a significantly warmer decade from 2011-2020. The absence of colder summers in recent years reinforces the upward trend in temperatures.

He also addressed public skepticism about manipulated weather maps, stating that temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius in May, once shocking, are becoming less so for younger generations. The year has already seen four heat records broken since January, including a warm spell from Africa in March. These persistent, slow-moving hot air masses are increasingly shaping the climate reality, with their effects felt for extended periods.

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At the beginning of 2026, it seemed that this line would break slightly downwards, but it turns out that for now it is a normal year, because an anomaly of -0.2 is essentially a measurement error. So we are within the norm, although the upcoming heatwave is not normal, but it signals that...