New heatwave warnings have been issued for Turkey by meteorologists, who warn that almost the entire country will be affected over the coming days by two warm air masses originating from Africa and the Persian Gulf, which will push temperatures above 35 degrees in Istanbul for around 10 days starting tomorrow.
The Disaster and Risk Management Directorate (AKOM) of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has in recent hours issued a warning about the arrival of a new heatwave, according to reports by Turkish media, noting that temperatures in Istanbul will rise to between 33 and 36 degrees over a period of 7 to 10 days, as the city will be affected by two masses of warm air originating from Africa and the Middle East.
Istanbul will experience temperatures of up to 36 degrees
The heatwave will reach the city from tomorrow, 20 August, following several weeks of relatively mild temperatures thanks to the northerly winds known as poyraz, which have prevented thermometers from soaring in the metropolis on the Bosphorus. The weather forecast is that, over the next few days and until the end of this month, skies will remain clear and maximum temperatures in Istanbul will hover around 35–36 degrees, ushering in a new spell of intense summer heat in the city.
In the rest of Turkey, temperatures will initially remain around the usual levels for this time of year, with showers and locally intense storms forecast in some areas of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the eastern provinces of Anatolia.
In other provinces, temperatures will reach 35 degrees in Edirne and Manisa, whilst they will reach 36 degrees in Aydın and some areas of south-eastern Türkiye; meanwhile, in Izmir they will reach 33 degrees, whilst Antalya and Adana will see highs of around 34 degrees.
Following the weather warning issued by AKOM, other experts, such as the renowned Turkish meteorologist Orhan Şen, have also warned on social media about the arrival of the heatwave and its consequences: “Temperatures will start to rise from tomorrow and continue until the end of the month. Istanbul will reach 34–35 degrees. Rainfall is decreasing, and the air is drying out: the risk of wildfires is set to increase,” he warned.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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