Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia

The Guardian19 jun 2026Macro
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A 65 mph gust was recorded at Ljubljana airport in Slovenia on 10 June as a cold front triggered severe thunderstorms, with the Komenda municipality later reporting damage to more than 100 buildings. Hong Kong Observatory issued its second black rainstorm warning in ten days on 19 June, after hourly rainfall exceeded 70 mm. Simultaneously, a heatwave concentrated in northern and western France is forecast to reach 41°C. Storms hit three continents in nine days, from Balkans wind damage to Hong Kong flooding to a French heat peak.