Extreme heat continues in central and eastern Europe with temperatures of 38C expected – Europe live

Good morning, or dzień dobry, from Warsaw, Poland as the heatwave that affected much of the continent last week continues to impact central and eastern Europe . View image in fullscreen Women cools off under a water spray on the Royal Castle Square in Warsaw’s Old Town as thermometers show record temperatures during a heatwave that has reached Poland. Photograph: Wojtek Radwański/AFP/Getty Images It’s 9am local time and already 32C. I have seen two people cycling home with large fans, trying to get back before the heat hits the fan again. None of this is normal. Czechia, Germany and Poland all broke their all-time records yesterday. You can catch up with the latest here: Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary swelter through hottest days on record Read more Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Warsaw are all expected to see temperatures up to 38C today. And before you think you are glad it’s all over in Brussels, Paris, or London , all I am going to say is: don’t check the 10-day weather forecast. I will bring you all the latest updates from across the continent as central eastern Europe sees the heatwave go and turn into violent thunderstorms this evening – as seen in western Europe earlier this week. There is also some summertime politics going on, with Nato’s Mark Rutte meeting Britain’s outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer in London, EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič hosting China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao in Brussels today and Germany’s foreign minister Johann Wadephul visiting Marco Rubio in Washington DC. It’s Monday, 29 June 2026 , it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live . Good morning.