28 June 2026 Record heat Bern is suffering from the heat wave. Temperatures exceeded 40 °C for the first time in Bern’s urban climate monitoring network (Linkedin Nils Tinner), and the temperature of the Aare broke the all-time record as early as June (Link to the article in the 'Berner Zeitung'). In line with this, Duncan Pappert and Olivia Romppainen explain the circulation patterns that lead to prolonged heat waves (Link to the article in the 'Environmental Research').
