Weather forecast for the weekend and next week: Clear skies and high temperatures across the country

Meteorologist Hakil Osmani, in a live link with Euronews Albania, gave details on the weather conditions expected this weekend as well as during the coming week.

According to him, today is characterized by stable weather and long sunny intervals across the country, with the clearest conditions along the coastline.

As for temperatures, he stressed that the highest values today are expected to be recorded near 36°C in the counties of Elbasan and Berat. Highs of up to 35°C are expected in Tirana, Shkodra and Gjirokastra, while along the coast at midday temperatures will range from 31 to close to 34°C.

The coolest area of Albanian territory remains the southeast, where temperatures will vary from 28 to 30°C. Osmani explained that this weekend will bring more tolerable temperatures, because although today’s maximum reaches 36°C, a slight drop is expected on Sunday and the highest temperatures nationwide will be around 34 or 35°C.

Asked by journalist Alba Xhani about the weather trend for next week, Osmani said the coming week will be dominated by stable atmospheric conditions, accompanied by light cloud passages.

He said Monday will begin with stable weather, long clear spells and little cloud cover, a situation that will continue until midday. Afterwards, in the second part of the day, cloud cover is forecast to increase over the eastern half of the territory, including northeastern, southeastern and partly central areas.

According to him, high humidity in the afternoon hours will create the possibility of isolated rain showers, which are expected to be more noticeable in the north and northeast, specifically in the counties of Bajram Curri, Puka and Kukës, where rainfall will be somewhat more present.

Tuesday as well, Osmani said, will begin with long sunny intervals during the morning hours, but later, in the second part of the day, clouds and light rain are expected. This rainfall will be mainly local and more noticeable in southern and southeastern areas, while the rest of the country, especially the coastline, will remain protected throughout the 24-hour period.

As for air temperatures, at least until Wednesday the nationwide highs will fluctuate around 34-35°C in the cities of the lowland area.

After Wednesday, according to the meteorologist, temperatures will start rising again. Thursday and Friday are expected to bring highs above 36°C across the entire territory.

He added that morning minimum temperatures will also rise. In the cities of the mountainous areas, by midweek the minimums will climb to 14-15°C, while in the second half of the week they will be around 17°C. Meanwhile, in the western lowlands, the early morning hours in the second half of the week will bring minimums from 19 and close to 26°C, making the high temperatures felt once again in our country.