Malmö residents sought the sea during a hot weekend when temperatures reached 35.1 degrees.
On Saturday the temperature in Malmö reached 35.1 degrees. It was the warmest day in the city since measurements began in 1917.
A thunderstorm followed on Sunday morning. According to SMHI at least 300 to 400 lightning strikes were recorded in half an hour.
Many residents chose to seek coolness by the sea during the tropical weekend.
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A powerful thunderstorm swept across Sweden on Saturday. In Nyköping 14-year-old Emil captured lightning strikes on camera while temperatures reached 29.5 degrees in Kolmården.
Saturday June 27 became the warmest day in a long time in southern Sweden. Several locations broke heat records as temperatures rose above 36 degrees.
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Meteorologists forecast high summer heat this weekend with sun and temperatures up to 27 degrees in parts of Sweden.
Forecasts from SMHI and Klart show sun and high temperatures in southern Sweden during the Midsummer weekend.
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Svartbyn in Överkalix recorded 20.3 degrees on Saturday and may reach meteorological summer before Gävle. Warmer air is expected to arrive across the country next week.
Weather forecasts for National Day on June 6 point to rain and wind in Norrland and parts of Svealand.
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Temperatures will reach up to 36 degrees this weekend in the Madrid region, with storms forecast for Sunday.