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.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 h2{font-size:clamp(24px,7vw,31px)} .pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .summary,.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .rain,.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .heat,.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .transition,.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .app,.pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .faq{padding:18px} .pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026 .app-button{display:block;width:100%;text-align:center}}<br \/><\/style>\n<article class=\"pogodnik-europe-17-23-aug-2026\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<h1>Europe Split in Two: 38\u00b0C Heat in the Southeast, Heavy Rain in the North<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>The week of 17\u201323 August 2026 splits Europe into two very different weather regimes.<\/strong> Cooler, wetter Atlantic air dominates much of western and northern Europe, while southeastern Europe turns hotter and increasingly dry. Central Europe sits between the two, with sharp temperature swings and several heavy-rain episodes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<h2>Europe weather 17\u201323 August: key points<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cooler and wetter:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/weather-in-world\/77-united-kingdom\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"123\" title=\"Weather in UK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK<\/a>, Ireland, Benelux, Scandinavia and parts of Central Europe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heavy rain signals:<\/strong> Amsterdam, Zurich, Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius and Rome.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strong late-week heat:<\/strong> the Balkans, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, southern Russia, Greece and Turkey.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hottest cities:<\/strong> Athens +37.9\u00b0C, Belgrade +37.6\u00b0C, Sofia +36.6\u00b0C, Madrid and Rome +36.0\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyiv:<\/strong> a dramatic swing from around +31\u00b0C to +24\u00b0C and back toward +34\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-254541\" src=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp\" alt=\"weather map eu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 1920w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=169,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 300w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,height=338,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 600w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=432,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 768w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=864,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=150,height=84,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/europe_20260819.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Western and Northwestern Europe turn cooler and wetter<\/h2>\n<p>Atlantic systems push east after 17\u201318 August, bringing lower daytime temperatures, more cloud and more frequent rain. Glasgow stays cool at around <strong>+16\u2026+18\u00b0C<\/strong>. Dublin ranges from <strong>+16 to +23\u00b0C<\/strong> and cools after Monday, with rain around 20 August. London peaks near <strong>+26.2\u00b0C<\/strong> before turning cooler and mostly dry.<\/p>\n<p>Paris reaches about <strong>+28.8\u00b0C<\/strong> before a sharp cooldown, with roughly <strong>14 mm of rain possible on 19 August<\/strong>. Amsterdam stands out for a very wet week, with local daily totals near <strong>20 mm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rain\"><strong>Rain focus:<\/strong> this is a wetter Atlantic-driven pattern, but the supplied forecast does not confirm flooding. The strongest wording supported by the data is heavy or very heavy rain in selected locations.<\/div>\n<h2>Central Europe becomes the main transition zone<\/h2>\n<p>Central Europe lies between cooler Atlantic air and much hotter air over southeastern Europe. Berlin starts cool, then turns drier and slightly warmer. Zurich reaches nearly <strong>+29.6\u00b0C<\/strong>, but its standout feature is very heavy rain around 20 August, with about <strong>35 mm<\/strong> possible.<\/p>\n<p>Prague stays changeable, with heavy rain possible around 21 August. Vienna rebounds toward <strong>+32.8\u00b0C<\/strong> before wetter weather on 21\u201322 August. Bratislava sees hot intervals followed by a wetter, potentially stormier late-week pattern. Budapest becomes one of the hottest Central European capitals at about <strong>+35.1\u00b0C<\/strong> and remains mostly dry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"transition\"><strong>Why Central Europe is so changeable:<\/strong> it sits close to the boundary between cooler Atlantic air and much warmer air farther southeast. Small shifts in that boundary can quickly change temperature and rainfall from one day to the next.<\/div>\n<h2>Poland, the Baltics and Scandinavia stay on the wetter side<\/h2>\n<p>Warsaw has several days with substantial rain. Vilnius could receive around <strong>25 mm on 18 August<\/strong>. Riga sees frequent showers, while Tallinn remains cool and becomes increasingly wet.<\/p>\n<p>Stockholm stays mild, then becomes wetter toward the weekend. Oslo has rain signals on 17 and 22 August. Helsinki remains cool and turns wetter by 21\u201323 August.<\/p>\n<h2>Eastern Europe heats up again late in the week<\/h2>\n<p>Minsk reaches around <strong>+25.2\u00b0C<\/strong> but has a heavy-rain signal around 18 August. Moscow warms later, reaching about <strong>+26.9\u00b0C<\/strong>, with rain risk around 22 August. Voronezh has a sharp cool dip on 19 August before heating back up to around <strong>+33.6\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine: a sharp dip, then heat returns<\/h2>\n<p>Kyiv is one of the clearest examples of the week\u2019s volatility. The temperature sequence is roughly <strong>+31\u00b0C \u2192 +24\u00b0C \u2192 +34\u00b0C<\/strong>, with a weekly peak near <strong>+34.1\u00b0C<\/strong>. The supplied forecast keeps Kyiv mostly dry.<\/p>\n<p>Simferopol also cools sharply around 19 August before warming strongly again, with a later peak around <strong>+33.8\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"heat\"><strong>Late-week hot zone:<\/strong> the strongest heat builds from Ukraine and Moldova through Romania and the Balkans toward Greece and Turkey, with several locations reaching +34\u2026+38\u00b0C.<\/div>\n<h2>Moldova, Romania and the Balkans become hot and mostly dry<\/h2>\n<p>Chi\u0219in\u0103u reaches around <strong>+34.4\u00b0C<\/strong> under a predominantly dry pattern. Bucharest remains persistently hot at around <strong>+31\u2026+35\u00b0C<\/strong>, peaking near <strong>+34.9\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Belgrade becomes one of Europe\u2019s hottest major cities late in the week at about <strong>+37.6\u00b0C<\/strong>. Sofia follows with a peak near <strong>+36.6\u00b0C<\/strong>, mainly under dry conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Spain cools after early heat; Rome mixes heat with heavy rain<\/h2>\n<p>Lisbon stays dry and reaches about <strong>+31.8\u00b0C<\/strong>, with the hottest weather early in the week. Madrid reaches <strong>+36.0\u00b0C<\/strong> on 17\u201318 August before noticeably cooling.<\/p>\n<p>Rome also peaks around <strong>+36.0\u00b0C<\/strong>, but a very heavy rain episode is possible around 21 August, with roughly <strong>28 mm<\/strong> in the daily signal.<\/p>\n<h2>Greece and Turkey remain firmly in the heat<\/h2>\n<p>Athens is the hottest city in the supplied set, with a weekly range near <strong>+32\u2026+38\u00b0C<\/strong> and a peak of <strong>+37.9\u00b0C<\/strong>. The forecast signal is completely dry. Ankara warms steadily and reaches about <strong>+34.6\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Europe weather table: 17\u201323 August 2026<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<th>Daytime range<\/th>\n<th>Peak<\/th>\n<th>Rain \/ main feature<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Glasgow<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+16\u2026+18\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+17.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cool; some rain early<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dublin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+16\u2026+23\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+22.5\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cooler after Monday; rain around 20 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>London<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+20\u2026+26\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+26.2\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Warm Monday, then cooler and mostly dry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Paris<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+22\u2026+29\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+28.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sharp cooling; ~14 mm rain on 19 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Amsterdam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+17\u2026+21\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+20.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Very wet week, locally ~20 mm\/day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Berlin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+20\u2026+25\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+24.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cool start, drier and slightly warmer later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Zurich<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+21\u2026+30\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+29.6\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Very heavy rain around 20 Aug, ~35 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Prague<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+19\u2026+26\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+25.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Changeable; heavy rain possible around 21 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vienna<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+25\u2026+33\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+32.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Warm rebound, then wetter 21\u201322 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bratislava<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+25\u2026+32\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+32.2\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hot intervals, rain\/stormy pattern late week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Budapest<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+25\u2026+35\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+35.1\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Strong heat returns; mostly dry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Warsaw<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+20\u2026+26\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+26.2\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wet; several days with substantial rain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vilnius<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+19\u2026+24\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+23.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>~25 mm rain possible on 18 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Riga<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+19\u2026+25\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+24.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Frequent showers, coolest around 18 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tallinn<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+17\u2026+20\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+20.3\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cool and increasingly wet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stockholm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+18\u2026+23\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+22.7\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mostly mild; wetter toward weekend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Oslo<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+18\u2026+20\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+20.4\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rainy 17 and 22 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Helsinki<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+17\u2026+20\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+20.0\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cool; wetter by 21\u201323 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Minsk<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+20\u2026+25\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+25.2\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Heavy rain around 18 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Moscow<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+19\u2026+27\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+26.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Warmer late week; rain risk on 22 Aug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Voronezh<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+22\u2026+34\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+33.6\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sharp cool dip on 19 Aug, then strong heat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kyiv<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+24\u2026+34\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+34.1\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+31 \u2192 +24 \u2192 +34\u00b0C; mostly dry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+28\u2026+34\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+34.4\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hot and predominantly dry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bucharest<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+31\u2026+35\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+34.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Persistent dry heat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Simferopol<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+24\u2026+34\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+33.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cool dip on 19 Aug, strong warming afterward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Lisbon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+25\u2026+32\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+31.8\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dry, hottest at start of week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Madrid<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+28\u2026+36\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+36.0\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hot 17\u201318 Aug, then noticeable cooling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rome<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+28\u2026+36\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+36.0\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Hot; very heavy rain possible 21 Aug (~28 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Belgrade<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+29\u2026+38\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+37.6\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>One of Europe\u2019s hottest locations late week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sofia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+29\u2026+37\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+36.6\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Strong warming, mainly dry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Athens<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+32\u2026+38\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+37.9\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Persistent heat, completely dry signal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Ankara<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>+28\u2026+35\u00b0C<\/td>\n<td><strong>+34.6\u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Steady warming through the week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What to watch through the weekend<\/h2>\n<p>The central story is the growing contrast across Europe. Cooler Atlantic air dominates the northwest, while much hotter air expands across the southeast. Central Europe remains the main battleground between the two air masses, with the highest risk of abrupt temperature changes and locally heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>By the weekend, the strongest heat is concentrated across the Balkans, Greece and parts of eastern Europe, while wetter weather remains more likely from Central Europe northward into the Baltic and Scandinavian sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"app\">\n<h2>Track Europe\u2019s weather with Weather Forecaster<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Weather Forecaster<\/strong> provides hourly and long-range forecasts, temperature, precipitation and wind information for cities across Europe and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"app-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/en-weather-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open Weather Forecaster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq\">\n<h2>Europe weather FAQ<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Where will it be hottest in Europe?<\/summary>\n<p>Athens and Belgrade are among the hottest locations in this forecast, with peaks near +37.9\u00b0C and +37.6\u00b0C. Sofia reaches about +36.6\u00b0C, while Madrid and Rome peak near +36\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Where is the heaviest rain expected?<\/summary>\n<p>Zurich has one of the strongest single-day signals at around 35 mm near 20 August. Rome may receive around 28 mm on 21 August, and Vilnius around 25 mm on 18 August. Amsterdam also has a very wet weekly signal.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the forecast for London?<\/summary>\n<p>London is warm on Monday, then cooler and mostly dry, with daytime temperatures around +20\u2026+26\u00b0C and a weekly peak near +26.2\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the forecast for Kyiv?<\/summary>\n<p>Kyiv shows a sharp temperature swing from roughly +31\u00b0C down to +24\u00b0C and then back toward +34\u00b0C, while remaining mostly dry in the supplied forecast.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p>Forecast period: 17\u201323 August 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pogodnik.com\/en\/news\/super-el-nino-2026-2027-forecast\">Super El Nino 2027 Forecast<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Europe weather 17\u201323 August 2026: heavy rain hits parts of northern and Central Europe while the Balkans, Greece and eastern Europe heat up to 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