The mercury has again exceeded 35 ℃ this Saturday, after a quite cool early morning everywhere, even on the coast. The week will end with a very calm Sunday with no new developments, marked by a temperature that will tend to rise progressively and by a sun that, although it has already lost many minutes compared to the end of June, is still the protagonist.

The mercury dropped much shorter this Friday, after a Thursday with highs of over 36 ℃ or 37 ℃ in Alt Empordà, El Segrià and in points of the pre-littoral, and it barely exceeded 32 ℃ or 33 ℃ where it was hottest. However, a weekend awaits us in which the temperature will recover and the sun will once again be the protagonist, with no risk of precipitation.

The mercury climbed eagerly this Thursday, with highs of over 36 or 37 ℃ in Alt Empordà, Segrià and points of the pre-coastal area, but this thermal rise has limited hours because in the coming hours we will experience a notable drop in temperature. Subsequently, however, it will gradually rise again, always around the climatic average and without extremes.

The Barcelona City Council announced this Thursday that the works to reform the Boqueria Market will begin at the end of the summer. In this first phase, the public restrooms will be expanded, the central fish island will be renovated, and the lighting in the Boqueria logistics area will be improved. Even so, the works that will most notably redefine Barcelona's largest market will not begin until 2027, postponing the municipal forecast of completing the transformation alongside the renovation of La Rambla.

Barcelona Oberta states it has detected a "generalized decrease" in visitor numbers and sales in shops during the summer due to construction work in the city and the resulting mobility and accessibility difficulties. In a statement published this Thursday, based on a survey of different commercial areas, the organization warns that the impact of the work goes beyond establishments located next to a construction site. "When construction affects the main access corridors, the consequences on mobility can affect the entire commercial activity of the city," the organization warns.

The Poblenou main festival, celebrated from September 10 to 20 in Barcelona, could this year be without one of its most characteristic events. A disagreement between the City Council and the Gremi de Firaires de Barcelona could leave the neighborhood without attractions. The reason behind the dispute is the location of the fair, conditioned by the works being carried out near the site where the fairgoers usually set up, on Passeig de Calvell, at the end of Rambla del Poblenou.

We have left behind a Wednesday of very calm and stable weather, with two very distinct faces: a very cloudy morning and an afternoon with a lot of sun. Thursday has started with a repeat of the play and some cloud intervals, but the sun will assert itself much more quickly and give way to a much more pleasant and warm day. We find ourselves immersed in a thermal roller coaster, as after this thermal rise there will be a drop in temperature on Friday, while the weekend will be warmer again.

This Tuesday's weather was radically different from Monday's, with a clear dominance of the sun, and this Wednesday the novelty will be the presence of clouds that will be abundant during the morning, but which will lose the battle against the sun during the afternoon. Nevertheless, only a few isolated and unimportant drizzles are expected.

One of the most important transformation projects in 22@ nord has shed a little more light on its future this Tuesday. In a press conference, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, explained that the complete renovation of L'Escocesa – which had been one of the oldest textile factories in Poblenou – to turn it into a "pole of economic, cultural, social and residential innovation" should be ready during 2029. "It finally sees the horizon," celebrated the mayor.

The Atlantic disturbance located west of the Iberian Peninsula left downpours and hailstorms during Monday afternoon, in some cases with large hailstones and violent gusts of wind (you will find a summary of the storms at the end of this article). This Tuesday, however, will be a radically different day, with much more stable and calm weather and no precipitation.

The Atlantic disturbance located off the coasts of Portugal and Galicia will send a front that will generate unstable weather in our territory this Monday. While the first part of the morning has been stable, from midday the panorama has changed radically and storms have gained ground, affecting a large part of the west and north half by mid-afternoon. Showers of moderate to strong intensity are expected and the possibility of hail or hailstorms in many places, especially in the northern half and the northwest quadrant (you will find a provisional summary of the storms at the end of this article).

No, no, no… We multiply like Dr. No's clones. He ends up winning and James Bond is condemned to live in a prison tent, a PVC dungeon, or a nylon cell. The Nos are now starting New Year's Eve. Amidst the drunken congratulations. Casually, but they mean it, in those emotional, liquid, pathetic, failed hours: do you know of any flats for the boy, the girl, or the marsupial?

On the facade of the Nativity of the peaceful Sagrada Família, a scene is depicted that is the prelude to all wars: a demon offers a bomb to a worker. It is man's temptation by violence. The worker looks at the Virgin Mary for protection and to avoid throwing it. The world has found itself insistently facing this gaze. This gaze is especially relevant today. What makes the worker often end up throwing the bomb? This gaze is especially relevant today. What makes the worker often end up throwing the bomb?

Saturday morning thunderstorms discharged strongly offshore and those that hit land left intense downpours. In Baix Penedès, it discharged with great intensity and the showers were torrential. In El Vendrell, for example, they accumulated 146 l/m², 137 l/m² in Torredembarra and 109 l/m² in Calafell.

A large red sign announces that the premises on the corner of Travessera de Gràcia and Sant Gabriel street, next to Plaça Gal·la Placídia in Barcelona, are for rent. Until three weeks ago, there was a jewelry and accessories store in those ground-floor premises that had been in the neighborhood for years. Until July 31, when it closed definitively, the shop had a letter hanging on its door saying goodbye to the neighbors and explaining the reasons for the move to a new location in Sant Gervasi: the impact of the works on line L8 of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC).

Lina López (Caracas, 1977) is the president of the Festa Major de Gràcia Foundation. She arrived in Barcelona twenty years ago and explains that getting involved in the festival – she is part of the Lluís Vives street commission – helped her overcome her most difficult moment. This year she is leaving the position, after a term that began in 2022.

We are starting a stormy Saturday, but not throughout the territory. Thunderstorms are discharging strongly offshore and are reaching land. In fact, heavy showers and intense thunderstorms are expected between the central coast and the Costa Daurada. These showers will be intense and can accumulate 30 mm in just under half an hour, with significant accumulations, which have already reached up to 100 mm in a few hours. In Baix Penedès, it has discharged with great intensity and the showers have been torrential. In El Vendrell, for example, they have accumulated 129 mm and 113 mm in Torredembarra.

Tourism has become a key sector for the Catalan economy, with a contribution of over 12% of the gross domestic product (GDP). The attractiveness of this territory, and especially of Barcelona, is not diminished by the heatwaves that have occurred in recent weeks or by the increased cost of airline tickets and transport in general. In fact, visitors from other countries are the ones that have grown the most, with almost 2.7 million in July, a figure that represents an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period last year and a new record in the historical series, which collects data since 1999. As the data evolves, everything seems to be on track to set a real record, which would place Spain at 100 million tourists this year. Catalonia, with Barcelona as the main pole of attraction, receives around a third of the total foreign visitors.

The approach of a cold air trough at high altitude has generated significant atmospheric instability and has already contributed to a drop in temperature. The strong contrast between the cold air at high altitude and the warm Mediterranean mass generated powerful clouds and the storms discharged with force, with some downpours and violent phenomena, such as strong gusts of wind, hail and sleet. The most affected regions were the central coast, the pre-coast and the northeast, with violent phenomena in Anoia, Alt Penedès, Baix Llobregat and the two Vallesos. You can follow the episode at this link:

After months of headaches, the residents of the building at 107 Muntaner street are breathing a little easier since this Thursday. The Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested a neighbor who, for some time, had been making life impossible for the community of this building in Barcelona's Eixample district. According to the Catalan police, this Thursday, shortly before 4 p.m., access was gained to the problematic apartment with a court order, and the man was arrested for the crimes of home invasion, threats, and coercion.