Ankara: Overnight temperatures remained exceptionally high across the Czech Republic from Sunday into Monday, making it the warmest night of the country's current heatwave, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute said Monday. Meteorologists reported that minimum temperatures did not fall below 25C (77F) at 12 monitoring stations, while almost half of the country's weather stations recorded tropical nights, with temperatures remaining above 20C (68F) throughout the night.

According to Anadolu Agency, the weather institute noted an increase in the frequency of tropical nights over the past several days as the heatwave intensified. High temperatures are expected to persist on Monday, with daytime highs forecast to reach up to 39C (102.2F) in parts of Moravia and Silesia. Relief is anticipated later in the week, with daytime temperatures expected to decrease to around 25C (77F).

Europe's current heatwave has prompted red alerts across several countries throughout the week. It is described as the "most severe" ever recorded in the region and has been made significantly more likely and intense by fossil fuel-driven climate change, according to a report published Friday by World Weather Attribution (WWA). The study indicated that the temperatures recorded would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago and far less likely even during previous record-breaking heatwaves.