Southern Slovakia will face heat again

The first-level warning is issued for the 16th and 17th.

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Southern Slovakia will face another heat wave. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) has issued warnings for August 16 and 17, the TASR newswire reported.

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It issued a yellow (first-level) warning for August 16 for the Bratislava Region and the southern districts of Trnava and Nitra Regions, where the afternoon temperature may climb to 33 degrees Celsius.

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SHMÚ also issued a yellow warning for August 17, pointing to high temperatures in the southern districts of Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra and Banská Bystrica Regions.

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