The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) has confirmed a new all-time maximum air temperature for the Czech Republic after the Doksany meteorological station measured 41.9°C (107.4°F) on June 28, 2026, surpassing the previous national record of 40.4°C (104.7°F) set in 2012 during a historic late-June heatwave.
A Level 3 severe weather outbreak is sweeping across Europe with destructive hail, damaging winds, flash floods, and potential tornadoes impacting multiple countries on June 4, 2025.
Cyclone Boris is forecast to drop up to 400 mm (15.7 inches) of rain to parts of central Europe over the next 3 days, prompting widespread flood warnings and emergency preparations in countries like the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Germany and Slovakia.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital Prague, Czech Republic on September 3, 2022, demanding the government to end sanctions against Russia and establish a new gas supply deal. Locals say the protests were joined by more than 100 000 people, from the far-right and left, all of them from the capital.
Large swaths of Europe experienced an early-season heatwave over the weekend, with temperatures more than 40 to 43 °C (104 – 110 °F) and numerous daily, monthly and all-time records broken. As those records were falling, a sharp temperature contrast first observed in the UK and NW Germany, fueled severe thunderstorms which are forecast to impact an area from France to Serbia on June 20 and 21.
A powerful storm accompanied by hail and a major tornado hit communities near the city of Hodonin in South Moravia, Czech Republic on June 24, 2021. Several hundred homes have been damaged or destroyed, more than 200 people injured and an unknown number killed. This…
Wide swaths of the Czech Republic, including Labska Bouda, have been buried in extreme snowfall this late in the season. The unseasonal winter weather conditions were brought by a cold Arctic air mass descending on Europe and keeping much of the continent under…
Giant red sprites resembling jellyfish were captured over the skies in the Czech Republic on June 13, 2020. According to SpaceWeather.com, sprite season is underway in Europe and more atmospheric bullseyes are in the offing. Czech photographer Daniel…
At least one person died while dozens were rescued as flash flooding hit Czech Republic's eastern region due to overnight torrential rains into June 8, 2020. The Oskava river has hit 3.3 m (10.8 feet), almost reaching the extreme danger level of 3.4 m (11.2…
The Czech Republic is experiencing a catastrophic drought, threatening their harvest and supply of water, Environment Minister Richard Brabec announced Wednesday, April 29, 2020. This has been the country's worst dry spell in 500 years. A map presented by the…
