The rest of the country will be under a yellow code alert for heat in the same timeframe and temperatures are expected to reach 35-38 degrees Celsius.
The orange code alert targets Bucharest and counties Bihor, Arad, Timis, Caras-Severin, Hunedoara, Alba, Gorj, Mehedinti, Dolj, Vâcea, Arges, Olt, Teleorman, Dambovita, Prahova, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Calarasi, Ialomita, Buzau and Braila where temperatures are expected to reach 38 – 41 degrees Celsius and even 42 degrees Celsius in isolated areas.
According to weather authorities, the heat index, which combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine the felt air temperature, will exceed the critical threshold of 80.