The heat wave continues till Monday, with temperatures reaching 41 degrees

Temperatures will touch 41 degrees Celsius till Monday (22/07/2024) and the weather will be very hot as the heat wave continues.

Sunday (21/07/2024) and Monday (22/07/2024) Heat is constantly hitting us as temperatures They can rise up to 41 degrees Celsius And The weather will be hot But perfect for the beach.

According to the updated EMY bulletin Very high temperature With the highest prices locally above 40°C They will be kept in our country till Monday (22/07/2024).

From Tuesday (23/07/2024) There will be a gradual drop in temperatureBoth highs and lows will be felt in most areas by the middle of next week.

In more detail, on Sunday (21/07/2024) and Monday (22/07/2024) temperatures will be between 38 and 39 degrees in northern continental areas, between 39 and 40 degrees in other continental areas and 41 degrees Celsius inland.

In the East Aegean and Dodecanese islands, 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, in the rest of the island nation, 34 to 37 degrees Celsius. Temperatures will rise to 39 to 40 degrees in Attica and 38 degrees Celsius in Thessaloniki province.

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What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion and how is it treated?

Meanwhile, more and more people are getting symptoms of heat exhaustion due to prolonged heat.

If you have been exposed to high temperatures for a long time and you experience any of the following symptoms, it is better to contact a specialist.

In more detail, the symptoms you need to act on are:

– profuse sweating,
– cold, pale and clammy skin,
– rapid but weak heartbeat,
– nausea or vomiting,
– muscle cramps,
– tiredness or weakness,
– Dizzy,
– headache,
-Dizzy.

Ways to deal

If you feel any of the above symptoms or a combination of them, it is better to first go to a cool place and loosen your clothes.

Then apply cold, wet clothes to the body or take a cold shower and drink a few sips of water.

Furniture from constant use of air conditioning

But we have an air conditioner to deal with the heat, which, however, causes other problems. Some of them are: dry skin, dry eyes, cough, allergies, cramps, neck and back pain and colds.

On Saturday, 13 days of record high temperatures were completed

The prolonged heat wave continued for the 13th consecutive day, with the maximum temperature recorded on Saturday (20/07/2024) at 41.7 degrees Celsius in Scala Laconia, 41.3 degrees in Asteri Laconia and 40.9 degrees in Elafonisi Chania.

The map shows the distribution of maximum temperatures in the country according to the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens / meteo.gr.

As can be seen from the relevant information presented in this figure, temperatures exceeded 37 °C at 159 of the 521 currently operational stations (~30% rate). The average maximum temperature was equal to 34.8 °C, a lower value than 18/07 (36.5 °C) and 19/07 (35.6 °C).