An episode of high temperatures “very intense for the time of year” will mark most of Spain this weekend, with “fully summery” atmosphere except for some areas of the country, where the storms will be the main protagonists, as indicated this Friday by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
lThe maximum temperatures will reach 33 degrees in Madrid, 36 in Zaragoza and up to 38 in Badajoz.. Although the forecasts point to “July and August values” and even to tropical nightss, the spokesperson for the AEMET, Rubén del Campo, has specified that it cannot yet be classified as a heat wave in the strict sense.
However, in the northern third the situation will be very unstable. The approximation of a DANA, Combined with the heat of the last few days, it will cause storm clouds to develop imminently. According to Meteored forecasts, The first rains will arrive in Galici from this noona, especially affecting inland areas.
The showers could be locally moderate or intense, with accumulations that may exceed 15 l/m² in one hour in parts of the province of Lugo. Given this risk, The AEMET has activated the yellow notice starting at 2:00 p.m. this Friday. Meteored indicates that the storms will be accompanied by hail, abundant electrical equipment and very strong gusts of wind.
Meteored aims to which the saturday afternoon It will be the most adverse moment of the episode. Lugo, the interior of A Coruña, and the interior of Ourense will register heavy showers, hail, abundant electrical activity and wind gusts that locally could exceed 50 km/h. He Sunday, Although DANA will begin to lose strength, the atmosphere will remain unstable. Precipitation will be concentrated in the north and northeast of Galicia in the central hours of the day.
Trend for next week
As for next week, the AEMET anticipates that temperatures will not experience changes, in principle, and the atmosphere will continue to be “completely summery” in most of the country, and with possible storms in the northwest of the peninsula, which will extend to the north and the central area. It will not be until next Wednesday, when estimates point to a decrease in heat and a normalization of the situation.