The temperature forecast for the month of July, according to the Climate Watch of the German Meteorological Service (DWD), for the Eastern Mediterranean region is expected to be higher than normal with frequent heatwaves. Cyprus is among the countries to suffer from high temperatures and heatwaves a press release by the Department of Meteorology says, noting that DWD's Climate Watch acts on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The announcement says that the times when very high temperatures are noted are between 11:00 and 17:00. The public is urged to follow the forecasts issued by the Meteorology Department daily (three bulletins are issued every 24 hours with an updated forecast, where necessary, based on new forecast and actual figures), as well as the warnings by the authorities. Furthermore, the medium-term forecast bulletin valid until July 26 records temperature characteristics beyond normal for the Eastern Mediterranean, resulting in prolonged very high temperature conditions. Mor e specifically, according to the renewed advisory directive of the Climate Watch Advisory Group of the World Meteorological Organization, in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Eastern Balkans, it is expected that until the end of July, temperatures will be significantly higher than normal and there will be incidents of heat. According to the monthly forecasts of the climate models of the region, by the German Meteorological Service, temperature deviations from the climatic normal values are expected to reach from 3 to 6 degrees Celsius with the strongest warning in the Eastern Mediterranean. Specifically, the predictions for the week of July 1-7, have a 90% probability of success and for the days from July 8-26, an 80% to 90% probability of success. Intensity and extent of the heat stress waves is increased, the press release says, adding that the weather conditions of the region create circumstances of increased thermal burden in all sub-reference areas and in combination with the prolonged dry season, an e xtremely increased risk of forest fires. The countries affected are Cyprus, Central Greece, Crete, Rhodes, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Source: Cyprus News Agency