Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave
Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHeavy rain in Lyon, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesWeather trackerEurope weatherAnalysisWeather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwaveMagdalena Shopova for MetDeskStorms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. It damaged vehicle windscreens and several buildings, as well as vineyards.View image in fullscreenFlooding in Przemyśl, Poland.
- ▪Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHeavy rain in Lyon, France, on Thursday.
- ▪Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesWeather trackerEurope weatherAnalysisWeather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwaveMagdalena Shopova for MetDeskStorms are typical during intense heat but this week’s
- ▪It damaged vehicle windscreens and several buildings, as well as vineyards.View image in fullscreenFlooding in Przemyśl, Poland.
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Heavy rain in Lyon, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenHeavy rain in Lyon, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Olivier Chassignole/AFP/Getty ImagesWeather trackerEurope weatherAnalysisWeather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwaveMagdalena Shopova for MetDeskStorms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in BangladeshFri 17 Jul 2026 04.35 EDTLast modified on Fri 17 Jul 2026 04.52 EDTShareHailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms have struck across parts of Europe.While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries such…
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