The combination of an “little active” Atlantic front in the north and a “remarkable thermal ascent” in the East and South Peninsular, will mark the weather day in Spain this Tuesday.
Eight Autonomous Communities will activate the yellow warmth by heat: Andalusia, Aragon, Baleares, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Cataluña, Extremadura and Madrid.
Warm Notes and Maritime Temporary
In Aragon and Catalonia, in addition, yellow warnings have been activated due to strong storms with the possibility of hail and rains up to 20 liters per square meter in an hour, according to the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet).
In Aragon these rainfall are expected in the Oscense Pyrenees and in five villas in Zaragoza; Also in the Arán and Pyrenees Valley of Lleida, in Catalonia. In the case of Galicia, the yellow alert is by maritime temporary throughout the coast.
An Atlantic front will leave cloudy skies with weak and scattered rains in northern Galicia and the Cantabrian area. In the rest of the Peninsula and in the Balearic Islands the little cloudy or clear skies will predominate, although with intervals of medium and high clouds in the Mediterranean.
In the afternoon the cloudiness of evolution will grow in the northern half, the southern plateau and Sierras del Surrete, which will result in storms and showers in the Northeast quadrant, which can be strong and locally with hail in the Pyrenees. They are not also ruled out in the Ebro environment and in the Iberian system
Extreme temperatures in the south and this
Temperatures will reach extreme values, with up to 40 degrees in Cazorla y Segura (Jaén), 39 degrees in other areas of that province and in Córdoba in the countryside.
In the Tajo Valley (Toledo) and in Guadix and Baza (Granada), maximum of 38 degrees will be reached, and up to 37 degrees will be recorded in Mallorca, southern Ávila and in Villuercas and Montánchez (Cáceres). In the Community of Madrid, 36 degrees are expected in the southern zone, Vegas and West.
The maximums will descend in the north (Galicia, Cantabrico and Alto Ebro), but will rise in the Balearic Islands, Huelva and much of the East and South Peninsular. The minimums will barely vary, with tropical nights in many areas where it will not get off at 20 ° C, and even 25 ° C will be exceeded in some points of the Mediterranean and Northeast area.
Abrupt change
As of Wednesday, the arrival to the peninsula a trough, that is, a kind of cold air tongue at the high levels of the troposphere, will increase instability in the north of the country. The rains will be persistent in the Cantabrian communities and strong storms are expected in the Northeast, especially in the Pyrenees. An important thermal break will also be recorded, up to 5 ° C in the west, although in the east, south and the Balearic Islands will be exceeded 36 ° C.
On Thursday, instability will continue and there will be rains and showers in the northern half, in points of the east and the Balearic Islands. Temperatures will fall abruptly, especially in the north, where the decrease could be up to 8 to 10 ° C compared to Wednesday. In a good part of the peninsula, the maximum will be below 30 ° C.
On the contrary, in the Guadalquivir the 32 ° C will be exceeded and in addition, the west wind-which will arrive warm to the southeast-will make it within the Valencian Community, in the region of Murcia and in Eastern Andalusia the 36-38 ° C are exceeded.