The bad weather may complicate the work of energy and construction enterprises as well as traffic, forecasters warn.
On July 5 in Ukraine, except for the south and southeast, short-term rains with thunderstorms will pass. Wind is northwesterly, daytime temperature 21-26°.
In the next three days, Ukraine expects short-term rains and thunderstorms. Temperature at night 11-16°, during the day 21-28°.
As a result of a strike on a gas station in the Obolon district of Kyiv, over 350 tons of petroleum products entered the lake. The Ministry of Economy coordinates a two-stage cleanup of the reservoir, including the removal of the oil layer and treatment with sorbent.
On Saturday, moderate rains with thunderstorms will occur in most parts of Ukraine, with hail in some places. Wind is northwesterly, daytime temperatures range from 21° to 31°.
In Kyiv and the region, air quality has deteriorated due to ecosystem fires and remnants of combustion products after shelling. The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center predicts improvement in the second half of the day thanks to rains.
On Friday, most of Ukraine is expected to have cloudy weather with rains and thunderstorms. In the Kyiv region, the temperature will be 25-30°.
On July 2, dry hot weather is expected in Ukraine, daytime temperatures 29-34°, in central and southern regions locally 35-37°. Only in the western regions will there be rains with thunderstorms, the heat will drop to 26-31°.
In the forest fund of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine", 24 fires covering an area of 35. 9 hectares have been extinguished over the past two days. The extinguishing of the two largest hotspots in Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions is ongoing.
On June 30, temperature records were recorded in 11 regional centers of Ukraine. The highest temperature of +38.3° was recorded in Mykolaiv.
Spain recorded 1,029 deaths due to heat in June, when temperatures exceeded 40°C. June became the second hottest in the entire history of observations.
In the city of Porto in northern Portugal, a Chilean recluse spider has been detected for the first time on the Iberian Peninsula. Scientists emphasize that the risk to the population remains low due to the spider's secretive lifestyle.
A powerful storm swept through Bucharest and 20 counties of Romania, claiming the life of one person. Nearly 2,000 calls for help were recorded, metro stations were flooded, and dozens of houses were damaged.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine's environment has suffered damages of over 7 trillion hryvnias. The amount continues to grow due to pollution of soil, water, and air.
In Ukraine on July 1, there will be partly cloudy skies, no precipitation, except in the far west. Daytime temperature 29-34°, in the southwest locally up to 38°.
In northern Greece, a man's body was found in a burned area. The fire engulfed a 5-kilometer front, residents of the village of Liti were evacuated.
On June 30, thunderstorms, squalls and hail are expected in Transcarpathia. On July 1, bad weather will cover Volyn, Lviv and Transcarpathian regions.
India has recorded its fifth driest June since 1901 due to a delay in monsoon rains. Rainfall was 39.8% below average, slowing the sowing of summer crops.
In Sumy region, from 11:12, emergency outage schedules have been introduced for consumer groups 1-10. The reason is damage to the power system due to attacks by the russian army and an increase in air temperature.
On Monday, 41°C was recorded in Slovakia, and 41. 8°C in Hungary. Due to the heat, power outage schedules have been introduced in Ukraine.
On June 28, the fifth egg in the nest of storks Odarka and Hrytsyk exploded, from which a chick never hatched. The cause was the heat; the egg overheated in the sun.
Due to bad weather, 571 settlements in seven regions of Ukraine were blacked out. As a result of lightning strikes, 14 people were injured, including 9 children.
On June 30, Ukraine will experience variable cloudiness, with occasional rain and thunderstorms in the east and south. Daytime temperatures will be 29-34°, with extreme heat up to 38° in the west.
In Lviv, a 6-year-old girl was hospitalized after being struck by lightning; she is currently in intensive care in stable condition. Due to the storm, over 30 trees fell in the city and 76 settlements in the region were left without power.
In one month of 2026, 56 dead dolphins were washed ashore on the coast of the Tuzly Estuaries National Park. Over 4.5 years of war, about 100,000 cetaceans have died in the Black and Azov Seas.
In Lviv, due to a powerful thunderstorm, trees have been knocked down; the mayor urged caution. Rains also passed in the Volyn region.
The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center has issued a Level I danger warning due to thunderstorms, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s in the western, northern and central regions on June 29. On June 30, bad weather is expected in Zakarpattia and the Carpathian region.
Due to difficult weather conditions on June 29 and 30, 2026, from 12:00 to 20:00, the passage of trucks is restricted at the Krasnoilsk and Porubne checkpoints. The restrictions apply to departure from Ukraine and movement through the territory of Romania.
Abnormal heat has caused an overload of the power system, leading to emergency blackouts in the regions. Energy workers are working to restore electricity supply.
Due to extreme heat in Europe, Swiss glaciers will lose all the snow accumulated over the winter by Monday. The rate of ice melting is unprecedented, and by 2100 glaciers could almost disappear.
