The Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has alerted of a episode of extraordinarily high temperaturesfor the time of year. Although experts clarify that it is not a heat wave in the strict sense, the intensity and duration of this phenomenon will leave completely summer values and even warm day records for these dates in some parts of the country.
It is expected that this anomalous heat scenario, caused by a warm air mass associated with a subtropical ridge, remains prolonged over time. at least until the middle of next week.
Temperatures of up to 38 degrees and warnings in six communities
The AEMET warning map already reflects the intensity of the episode. this friday six autonomous communities are on yellow notice due to high temperatures: Extremadura, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia and the Basque Country.
The heat will be suffocating in the main peninsular valleys. The thermometers will be placed between 36 and 38 degrees in the Guadiana and Guadalquivir Valleys. Meanwhile, in the Tagus and Ebro vegas the 34 degreesaffecting areas such as the banks of the Ebro in Zaragoza.
In Galiciathe Miño de Ourense will register maximums above the 36 degrees. The heat will also be abnormal in the Cantabrian, with maximums of 34 degrees inside Guipuzcoa and Biscayand up to 30 degrees on the coast.
However, the weather map will not only be marked by heat. Asturias and Galicia (especially Lugo and southwestern Asturias) maintain yellow warnings for heavy rains and stormsThey could leave more than 15 liters per square meter in one hour, accompanied by hail and very strong gusts of wind. Likewise, the province of Cádiz has warnings for wind gusts of more than 70 kilometers per hour in the Cádiz countryside and coastline, and 80 kilometers per hour will be exceeded in the Strait area.
The first tropical nights of the year arrive
Meteored meteorologist Duncan Wingen highlights that this episode of persistent heat will not only leave high maximum temperatures, but also unusually early tropical nights (those in which the thermometer does not drop below 20 degrees). In fact, the minimums will be this weekend between 5 and 10 degrees above normal in much of the territory.
Specifically, thermometers will be around 19–20 degrees in areas such as the Ebro and Tagus valleys, with values around 19 degrees in cities such as Madrid and Zaragoza. The highest temperatures during the night will be recorded in the Guadiana and, above all, in the Guadalquivir, where several capitals – such as Alicante, Cádiz, Seville, Almería and Cáceres – will not drop below 20 degrees on Saturday.
An even warmer early morning is expected on Sunday, with more tropical nights spread across the large river valleys and the southern interior of Castilla y León. The Central System will favor a foehn effect on its northern face, which will raise the minimum values to 19 to 21 degrees in cities like Segovia and Valladolid. Besides, Madrid and Toledo will add to the tropical nights, while in Las Palmas lThe minimum temperatures will also be around 20 degrees. For its part, the Mediterranean coast will remain slightly more sheltered from these sweltering nights because the sea water is still relatively cool (between 19°C and 22°C).