Heat has returned strongly in Spain. Temperatures have begun to rise this week and this Tuesday will exceed 30 degrees in many areas of the country. According to the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), this episode of unusually high temperatures will remain until the weekend. However, From Friday The situation could change again and The rains and a thermal collapse would arrive.
The AEMET has activated the yellow warning today by high temperatures in several provinces, where the thermometers could reach between 34-38 degrees. The most affected areas are Córdoba, Seville, Jaén, Ávila, Cáceres, Badajoz, Cuenca and Toledo.
Rubén del Campo, spokesman for the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), explained that temperatures will be between 5-10ºC higher than usual for these dates and even, facing Thursday, between 10-15ºC above in some regions. Tropical nights are also expected, especially on the Mediterranean coast, central and south of the country, with minimal that will not fall from the 20 graphs.
Tomorrow Thursday will be the peak of this warm episode for the date. According to Eltiempo.es, CIUDES AS BADAJOZ, Córdoba, Sevilla, Jaén, Ciudad Real or Toledo could reach or touch the 40 ° C. Values of up to 35 ° C in Madrid, Zaragoza, Valladolid or Logroño are also expected. Even in usually cooler areas such as Cantabrian, 30 ° C could be exceeded.
The Aemet spokesman explained that the forecast for the weekend has uncertainty. In principle, temperatures would remain on Friday similar to those of previous days. Facing the weekend, the panorama could change. It is likely that a thermal decrease is produced and that the probability of rainfall increases, especially in the northern half.
An Atlantic trough arrives
For its part, Eltiempo.es advances that between Saturday and Sunday An Atlantic trough will arrive that will increase instability and cause the entrance of a fresher air. On Saturday, the rains would mainly affect the northeast peninsular: Galicia, Cantabrian and Northern Plateau.
On Sunday, rainfall would already be distributed over large areas of the territory. According to eltiempo.es, The most intense showers are expected in Pyrenees, Navarra, Aragon, Catalonia, North Interior of the Valencian Community, as well as in areas of the Central System and Sierras del Southest.
As for temperatures, the weather portal points to a generalized thermal collapse, especially during Sunday. Monday could be a cold day for the time of year, with values between 5 and 10 degrees below normal.