Weather center: High chance of fire outbreaks remains in Ukraine, except in western regions

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The continued heatwave means the chance of outbreaks of wildfires remains high on Wednesday in Ukraine, apart from in the country's western regions, the Emergencies Ministry's press service has reported, with reference to the Ukrainian Weather Forecasting Center.

On Wednesday afternoon, dry weather and extreme heat will affect large parts of Ukraine, with air temperatures rising as high as 35-39 degrees Celsius, and temperatures reaching 40-42 degrees Celsius in eastern regions, as well as in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.

Intermittent rain with thunderstorms is expected in western regions, with air temperatures reaching 27-32 degrees Celsius, and 20-25 degrees Celsius in the Carpathian Mountains.

Dry weather and high temperatures are expected in Kyiv and Kyiv region, with air temperatures rising as high as 35-37 degrees Celsius.

04.08.2010