According to meteorologists, temperatures will rise to 35-38 degrees Celsius and even to 39 degrees Celsius in southern Romania. The heat index, which combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine the felt air temperature, will exceed the critical threshold of 80.
The counties under alert are Iasi, Vaslui, Bacau, Vrancea, Galati, Buzau, Braila, Tulcea, Constanta, Calarasi, Ialomita, Prahova, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Teleorman, Dambovita, Arges, Olt, Dolj, Valcea, Gorj, Mehedinti, Caras-Severin, Timis, Arad and Bihor.