Dry and hot summer is forecast in Europe

• Published date: 06 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 6 (LETA) - Across Europe, with the exception of areas in the north, the summer of 2022 is expected to be warmer and drier than normal, according to the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

May is expected to be colder than usual in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia, while the average monthly air temperature in the rest of Europe is expected to be above normal.

In June, July and August, only in some places in Scandinavia and Russia will the air temperature forecast be in line with the average, but in the rest of Europe - above normal, even well above normal.

Summer is forecast to be particularly hot and dry in southern and central Europe.

In the Baltic States, all of the summer months are forecast to be warmer and drier than usual, but the projected deviations from the norm will not be as great as...