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Thunderstorms are expected to hit western and northern regions and Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, with hail and strong winds of up to 15-20 meters per second expected in western regions of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center reported on Tuesday.

On August 11-15, hot weather with daytime temperatures of 35-39 decrees Celsius is forecast over most of Ukraine and in the capital, while in eastern, southern regions, and Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad regions temperatures of 40-42 degrees Celsius are expected.

The re will be more moderate temperatures only in western Ukraine, and on August 11-12 cooler weather will come to Vinnytsia region and most northern regions.

In addition, the Hydrometeorological center also forecasts 5th degree extreme fire danger in Ukraine, except for in western regions.