The first week of astronomical summer It has begun with the approach of a Dana from the Atlantic that is causing an increase in instability. This situation is leaving showers and storms in large areas of the peninsula, some of them locally strong and accompanied by hail and intense wind gusts.
As of Thursday, an increase in atmospheric stability will begin with a new rise in temperatures. The thermometers will reach very high values towards the end of the week. During the day, 40 to 42ºC are expected to be exceeded in large areas of the northeast and southern half. At night, temperatures will not give truce either, since in some points of the Mediterranean area and southern will not descend from the 25ºC.
Meanwhile, this Tuesday, Almost the whole country, with the exception of Galicia and the Canary Islands, is under orange or yellow war noticeOr strong and intense storms, due to rains that will accumulate 30 liters in an hour or high temperatures close to 40 degrees, reports the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet).
Orange and yellow alerts
Cantabria He has activated the orange notice in areas of Liébana, Cantabria del Ebro and Centro and Valle de Villaverde for heavy rains of up to 30 liters per square meter in an hour and strong storms with hail and very intense wind gusts. On the coast, the yellow warning is maintained for rains and storms. Castilla y León is on alert throughout the community, with orange level in Burgos, Palencia, Segovia and Valladolid for heavy rains (up to 30 liters/hour) and storms with hail and strong wind. The rest of the provinces remain in yellow.
In the northeast peninsular, Aragon and the province of Lleida (Catalonia) have activated the orange notice due to extreme temperatures, with maximums of 37 to 40 degrees and abnormally high minimum. In the rest of Catalonia, yellow warnings persist for storms and heat. La Rioja, Navarra and the Basque Country are in yellow by rains (up to 15 liters/hour), storms and maximum of 36-37 degrees. Also Asturias Keep the yellow level for rain and storms.
In the Mediterranean area, the Murcia region, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community (except Castellón) record yellow warnings by heat, with temperatures of up to 36-38 degrees. In Andalusiathe provinces of Almería, Granada and Jaén are in yellow warning by up to 39 degrees, while in Estremaduraonly Cáceres presents alert for heavy rains and storms.
The Community of Madrid It is still yellow by storms in the mountains and by heat, 36 degrees, in the metropolitan area, Henares, Sur, Vegas, and west, similar situation in Castilla-La Manchawhere all provinces, except Toledo on storm alert, continue in heat by heat between 36 and 34 degrees.
Time forecast for Wednesday
On Wednesday, the Dana will move away from the Peninsula but there will still be cloudy skies. Storms will be formed in the northern peninsular third that can be strong and accompanied by hail, although it is true that it will go less throughout the day.
The thermal descent will extend other areas of the north, west and center of the Peninsula. In parallel, there will even be a rebound in the Mediterranean and Balearic Islands. In this way, 40ºC will be exceeded at points of the province of Zaragoza and 36 to 38ºC in Mallorca and inside the Mediterranean communities.
On the Mediterranean coast it could also be hot. For example, in Barcelona capital the 32ºC could be reached while in Girona and in Lleida they will reach 37ºC. Meanwhile, Madrid would be around 31ºC and Pontevedra, the 21ºC.
Intense heat episode
Precipitation will be scarce in the second half of the week and, in any case, they will be restricted to the northern end of the Peninsula, where the appearance of some isolated storm in mountain areas is not ruled out. The most significant will be the accused thermal ascent, which will remain during the following days and will lead to a new episode of intense heatwith temperatures clearly above the usual values for these dates.
As of Friday or Saturday, It is very likely that 35ºC will be exceeded in almost the entire country except for coastal areas in the Cantabrian and High Mountain. As indicated by the Aemet, in good part of the northeast, central and south of the Peninsula there will be more than 38 to 40ºC and in the valleys of the great rivers of the center and southern, more than 40 to 42ºC. Likewise, the heat will not give truce at night, with an abundance of tropical nights and even some torrid night at points of the Mediterranean area and half south especially during the weekend.