The last week of July has been engulfed by an African heat wave across the country. The last days of the month will also record the highest temperature values â??â??of the whole month. Hot weather will continue to prevail throughout the country, while in some cities the thermometer is expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius. According to forecasters, Thursday and Friday of this week will be the hottest of the whole month.

" On Thursday and Friday it is expected that temperatures will reach 40, or even over 40 degrees Celsius," said weather forecaster Adiola Bani, adding that the cities that will mark maximum values â??â??are: " Berat, Kopliku, Kuçova and Gjirokastra, where the temperature will reach over 40 degrees Celsius, while the coast will be slightly cooler. "

The same situation will continue in the first days of August, despite the episodes with isolated rainfall: " Temperatures will drop to 36 degrees, however the first 10 days of August will be hot and dry."

July will close with temperatures of 6 degrees Celsius higher than the average values â??â??of the month.