The fourth heat wave of this year in Spain reaches its peak this Saturday, with stifling temperatures of more than 40 degrees in much of the country, which is why Civil Protection has recommended extreme caution. The night of this Saturday to tomorrow Sunday will be torrid in many areas, with minimum temperatures between 22 and 24 degrees. Sunday will be especially hot in the north of the peninsula, even Red alerts have been activated in Cantabria and the Basque Country.
When will the intense heat end? Some changes are coming on Monday. The passage of a Atlantic trough for the Peninsula will bring a drop in temperatures and a increase in instability with storms spread across the map. In addition, according to Meteored, some scenarios do not rule out the possibility of a DANA in the Mediterranean between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Alert in 10 communities
For the moment, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) maintains this Saturday in Orange alert for ten autonomous communitiesfor having areas in which it is will exceed 40 degrees: Andalusia, Aragon, Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Navarre and La RiojaEfe reports. The worst part will be in Jaén, with highs above 42 degrees, and Cáceres and Badajoz, with 41 degrees, although thermometers may exceed 40 degrees in areas of another nine provinces: Córdoba, Granada, Huesca, Ciudad Real, Toledo, Madrid, Orense, Navarra and La Rioja.
In many other provinces they will have maximum temperatures of 38-39 degrees: Teruel, Zaragoza, Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Soria, Lleida, Tarragona, Girona, Barcelona, Lugo, Pontevedra, A Coruña, Almería, Cádiz, Huelva, Seville, and in all the Balearic Islands. The 40 degrees will be exceeded in the following provincial capitals: Badajoz, Cáceres, Ciudad Real, Córdoba, Granada, Lleida, Logrono, Ourense, Palencia, Pamplona, Toledo, Valladolid, Zamora and Zaragoza.
Hot Sunday in the North
The heat wave will extend until Sunday with very high temperatures, which will not give respite even during the night. They will rise in a large part of the territory, especially in the Cantabrian Sea, where the south wind could cause significant increases. According to the AEMET, temperatures will again exceed 39-40ºC in the valleys of the Ebro, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir; the Genil basin; the centre of the peninsula, the southern plateau, and, to a lesser extent, in the valleys of the Duero and Miño. It is not ruled out that in the upper Ebro and eastern Cantabrian Sea temperatures may reach 42ºC, and that in the rest of the territory, except coastal areas, temperatures will exceed 36ºC.
At the end of Sunday afternoon, a cooler Atlantic mass will begin to enter the western third of the peninsula.This could lead to a slight drop in temperatures starting on Monday, especially in the Cantabrian region. Despite this drop, intense heat will continue to be the main feature of the weather, especially in the valleys of the southern half of the peninsula and the Ebro.
Heavy showers this day
On the other hand, the meteorological information website Meteored indicates that during the next few days An Atlantic trough will cross the Peninsula and leave strong storms in its wake and a milder environment. On Tuesday the Heavy rains could occur in Aragon, Catalonia, the interior of the Valencian Community, the north and east of Castile and Leon, La Rioja, Navarre and the Cantabrian Mountainsaffecting other points in the centre and east in a more scattered way. In addition, some scenarios do not rule out the possibility of a DANA in the Mediterranean between Tuesday and WednesdayIf this happens, storms would intensify in the Mediterranean.