The heat dome that swept across Western Europe, bringing record-breaking early summer heat, has moved eastward, leaving Central and Eastern Europe sweltering for days.

In Germany, where temperatures have soared past 40°C (104°F) day after day, setting new records, the temperature in the eastern state of Brandenburg reached 41.7°C (107°F) yesterday, local time, continuing the streak of record-breaking heat.

According to the dpa news agency, Germany has broken its highest temperature record for three consecutive days. On June 26, the temperature in Saarbrücken-Burbach, near the French border, hit 41.3°C (106°F), followed by 41.5°C (107°F) in Möckern-Tryppehna in the central-eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on June 27.

The heat that soared during the day did not subside at night, leading to tropical nights.

Between the night of June 27 and the early hours of June 28, the temperature in Kubschütz, in the eastern state of Saxony, reached 29.4°C (85°F), setting a new record for the highest nighttime temperature.

This is more than 2 degrees higher than the previous record of 27.3°C (81°F), which was set on August 13, 2003, at Weinbiet in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The Czech Republic and Poland also experienced unprecedented heatwaves, with temperatures in both countries climbing above 40°C (104°F) on the same day.

In the Czech Republic, the temperature in Doksany, north of the capital Prague, reached 41.1°C (106°F), breaking the previous day's record of 40.9°C (106°F) in just one day.

As the heatwave caused ozone levels to rise, smog alerts were issued in Prague and surrounding areas.

In Poland, the temperature in the border city of Słubice reached 40.5°C (105°F) on the same day, breaking its previous record.

AFP reported that while the heat in Western Europe has eased somewhat due to the movement of the heat dome, most regions in Central and Eastern Europe—including Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Austria—are expected to remain under the influence of the heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F) again today.

AFP estimated that at least 191 million people in Europe would be exposed to high temperatures of 35°C (95°F) or higher on this day.