The August bank holiday weekend is being hot in most of the country after the passing of the DANAwhich has left its mark on the Balearic Islands. After a Saturday with temperatures above normal, this Sunday the State Meteorological Agency has issued alerts in several communities due to extreme heat.
Five autonomous communities will be under warning this Sunday for high temperatures, while Catalonia and the Balearic Islands will face rain and storms, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency. Thermometers are expected to reach 100 °C. 40 degrees in some areas of the southern third of the peninsula and in the Canary Islands.
Orange alert for heat in several provinces of Spain
Seville, Cordoba and Huelva are under Orange alert in Andalusiawhile Badajoz In Extremadura, the situation is also the same. On the other hand, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura, Murcia and the Canary Islands will be in yellow alert due to high, albeit moderate, temperatures.
As to Catalonia and Balearicsspecifically Minorcaa will be issued Yellow warning for rain this Sundayand Minorca There will also be a storm alert, with accumulated rainfall that could reach 20 l/m² in an hour.
Instability is expected in the northeastwith cloudy or overcast skies and precipitation accompanied by storms in the east of Cataloniawith the possibility of intense showers in coastal areas, although they will decrease throughout the day. This instability will move to the north of the Balearic Islands, where showers could also be locally strong.
On the other hand, maximum temperatures will tend to rise in the area of Alboranthe southeast of the peninsula and the midlands of Canary Islandswhile in the rest of the country, especially in the region Iberiana general decline is expected.
It is expected that the 35 degrees in much of the southern half of the peninsula and in some areas of southern Canary Islandswith temperatures that could reach 40 degrees in the valleys of the Guadalquivir, Segura and Guadalhorce. Minimum temperatures will show a tendency to increase, except in the northeast of Galicia and in mountainous areaswhere a decline will be recorded.
As for the wind, the trade winds will blow strongly in Canary Islands. This same situation will be repeated in Ampurdánwhere the winds will tend to intensify in Minorca. In the rest of Balearics southern winds will predominate, while in the Ebro a windy northerly wind is expected.
The advance of a front will bring Cloudy skies in northern Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the Pyrenees and the upper Ebrowith precipitation that will weaken throughout the day, except for some scattered showers in inland areas.
Monday
The storms are expected to continue on Monday. High temperatures in the southwest of the peninsula, in areas of the Miño and in the Canary Islands. In addition, the following will be maintained: Wind warnings in the Empordà, Menorca, and on the island of La Gomera, as well as in the peaks of La Palma.