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High Severity Heat Alert Issued for Khartoum for August 22, 2026
An automatic high severity heat alert has been generated for Khartoum, Sudan, with maximum temperatures forecasted to reach 40.4°C on August 22, 2026.
According to forecast data from wweather1.com, a high severity heat event is recorded with a start time of 00:00:00.000Z on August 22, 2026, in the city of Khartoum, Sudan.
The forecasted maximum temperature (tmax) for August 22, 2026, is 40.4°C. This predicted value exceeds the defined alert threshold of 40°C.
The notice was produced as an automatic alert directly from the wweather1.com internal forecast system after detecting that the forecasted maximum temperature metric crossed the threshold.
Why it is dangerous and what to do
⚠️ Safety
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated.
• Limit direct exposure to the sun during the hottest hours.
• Stay indoors or in shaded, cool areas whenever possible.
• Check on elderly individuals, children, and pets during periods of extreme heat.
📊 The numbers, from wweather1 data
Khartoum: now +30°, Overcast.
That is 2° above the August climate norm.
The record for this date is +42° (1965).
Three-day forecast: 22 August: +39°/+30° · 23 August: +40°/+28° · 24 August: +40°/+30°
The figures are computed automatically from the Open-Meteo/ERA5 archive — no eyeball estimates. 🌍 Weather in nearby cities
📰 Data source: wweather1. Forecast and analysis — wweather1, based on Open-Meteo / met.no data.