Turkey heat wave forecast: thunderstorms in the northeast and temperatures near 40 °C
The Turkish Meteorology General Directorate (MGM) issued a 27 July 2026 weather forecast for the whole country. The north‑east regions – Giresun, Trabzon, Rize and the Artvin coast – are expected to see local thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail. Elsewhere the sky will be mostly clear or partly cloudy.
Temperatures will rise toward seasonal norms, with many locations reaching 37 °C–40 °C and some areas, such as Şanlıurfa, projected to hit 44 °C later in the week. City forecasts include Istanbul at 29 °C, Ankara at 26 °C, İzmir at 36 °C–37 °C and Diyarbakır at 38 °C. No meteorological warnings have been issued. Winds are forecast to be light to moderate, southerly in the north‑west and northerly elsewhere.
The outlook covers the entire country, affecting millions of residents and travelers who must plan for heat and isolated thunderstorms.
Entities: Ankara · Antalya · Artvin · Giresun · Istanbul · Meteorology General Directorate · Meteorology General Directorate (MGM) · Meteorology General Directorate (Turkey) · Rize · Trabzon · Turkey · Şanlıurfa
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 13 SOURCES] Winds will be light to moderate, southerly in the northwest and northerly elsewhere. (meteorology forecast)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The provinces of Giresun, Trabzon, Rize and the coastal areas of Artvin are expected to have local showers and thunderstorms.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Temperatures in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions are expected to be 37 °C or higher.
- [● 13 SOURCES] No meteorological warnings have been issued for the day. (meteorology forecast)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Meteorology General Directorate forecasted that temperatures across Turkey will approach 40 °C on July 27.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Istanbul is forecast to experience a temperature of 29 °C.
- [● 12 SOURCES] City forecasts include Istanbul at 29 °C, Ankara at 26 °C, İzmir at 36‑37 °C and Diyarbakır at 38 °C. (meteorology forecast)
- [● 12 SOURCES] The north‑east regions of Turkey (Giresun, Trabzon, Rize and Artvin coast) will experience local thunderstorms on 27 July 2026. (meteorology forecast)
- [● 12 SOURCES] Temperatures across many Turkish regions will approach or exceed 40 °C, with some forecasts up to 44 °C later in the week. (meteorology forecast)
- [● 13 SOURCES] The forecast was issued by the Meteorology General Directorate (MGM) of Turkey. (official source)