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Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia

The Guardian World Friday 19 June 2026, 08:34 UTC By Ed Walton for MetDesk 1 min read

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Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave in its north and westSevere thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week bringing widespread destruction to many areas. The storms developed as unstable hot air sat over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward. The cold front began its journey southwards on 10 June in Slovenia where the Slovenian Environment Agency recorded wind gusts of 65mph at Ljubljana airport.

Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave in its north and west

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week bringing widespread destruction to many areas. The storms developed as unstable hot air sat over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward.

The cold front began its journey southwards on 10 June in Slovenia where the Slovenian Environment Agency recorded wind gusts of 65mph at Ljubljana airport. Heavy rain also fell widely across the region with 23mm reported in Kranj.

Europe (LOCATION) Asia Strong (LOCATION) Slovenia (LOCATION) France (LOCATION) Balkans (LOCATION) the Adriatic Sea (LOCATION) the Slovenian Environment Agency (ORG) Ljubljana (LOCATION) Kranj (PERSON)

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Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia

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