AEMET announces “significant risk” of high temperatures during the weekend in these areas of Spain

After the DANA has definitively abandoned the Peninsula, since there are no warnings as a result of this, Stability will be very present during the weekendwith partly cloudy or clear skies in much of Spain, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

The Warnings will be placed in the west and on the Atlantic side of Andalusiasince an anticyclonic period will take place that will serve to increase temperatures as the days go by, although they are still moderate.

What’s the weather going to be like today?

During today’s session, Saturday, August 17it is expected that Showers and storms may still occur in the east of the Balearic Islands due to the passage of the DANA, although with a less strong character and intense than during the duration of the storm.

In northern Galicia and the Cantabrian side, an Atlantic front is expected to bring cloudy skies and some precipitation due to an Atlantic front, which will extend from east to west in the second part of the day. The same situation will occur in the mountains of the northern third and in the Balearic Islands, with the peculiarity that in these last locations there may be occasional storms, especially in the eastern part of the Pyrenees.

As for the temperaturesthe AEMET forecasts that will tend “to increase in general” except in the northwest, where highs will probably drop due to the previously described Atlantic front. That said, Temperatures are expected to exceed 36 degrees in Atlantic Andalusiaas well as will be around 35 in the south of the Canary Islands and the 40 degrees in the Guadalquivir valley.

Therefore, the provinces with the highest temperatures will be:

  • Badajoz: 42 degrees.
  • Caceres: 39 degrees.
  • Cordova: 39 degrees.
  • Seville: 39 degrees.
  • Murcia: 39 degrees.
  • Toledo: 38 degrees.

In addition, Las Vegas del Guadiana is highlighted as an area with “significant risk” due to high temperaturesthis being the only area with an orange warning for thermal values ​​close to or reaching 40 degrees, from the AEMET, while, together with the west of Andalusia, it is expected that areas of Toledo and the Community of Madrid will have yellow alerts for heat values ​​​​exceeding 35 degrees.

And what about Sunday?

For the second day of the weekendan Atlantic front will also be present in the north of Galicia and the Cantabrian area, which will be joined by the Pyrenees and the upper Ebro, with the possibility of precipitation depending on the area. There may also be showers and, to a lesser extent, storms in the east of Catalonia, again with Yellow warning for strong winds exceeding 50 kilometres per hour in Ampurdán, Girona; and in the north of the Balearic Islands and in Castellón, in the case of the latter in the afternoon.

Similar to the previous day, the Maximum temperatures will tend to rise in the area around Alboran, the southeast of the peninsula and the midlands of the Canary Islandsresulting in a drop in temperatures in the rest of the Peninsula. This is why the High temperature warnings will be more widely spreadbeing the oranges in it Guadalquivir surroundingsin the Seville and Cordoba countrysideas well as in areas of Huelvawhere temperatures could reach 40 degrees. yellow alertsfor their part, will be more scattered between central Extremadura, areas of Albacete, the Region of Murcia, the interior of Andalusia and the interior of certain Canary Islands.

High temperatures are expected to continue on Monday in the southwestern quadrant of the peninsula, in the Miño region and in the Canary Islands, and there will again be wind alerts in Ampurdán, Menorca and on the island of La Gomera and in the peaks of La Palma.