Midsummer weekend and afternoon showers in some counties

BarcelonaThis Friday has been quieter in most of the country, but strong afternoon storms have repeated, concentrated in parts of the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, and nearby areas of the northeast, locally with hail or sleet. Therefore, the downpour of extensive downpours from Thursday has not repeated, but where they have fallen, they have done so with intensity.

After the nightly cool down, maximum temperatures have risen in the interior and the Pyrenees, and will rise a little more overall this weekend, with marked summer heat and mugginess. All this with calm mornings and afternoons with irregular showers and thunderstorms in the north and west of the country. Next week, thermometers will rise even more and the umpteenth episode of extreme heat of this summer could arrive.

Saturday: more afternoon showers

The weekend will start with a calm morning. The sun will dominate Saturday morning, with only some morning fog or low clouds, especially in the Ebro, coastal stretches, and inland valleys.

On the other hand, during the second part of the day, instability will increase again. Between the afternoon and night, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, but they will also arrive from Aragon to Ponent and the Ports area. Locally, they will be strong and may be accompanied by hail or sleet. Meteocat has several counties in these areas on alert for intense rain.

All this with temperatures that will rise a little more, both day and night. Minimums will rise after the cool down of the last early morning. The cool nights will be maintained in mountain areas and nearby inland areas, but tropical minimums will regain ground along the coast, pre-coast, and southern half. Most maximums will range between 33 and 38°C in the pre-coast and inland, while on the coast the heat will be marked.

Sunday: intense heat

Temperatures will still rise a little more on Sunday, especially along the coast and pre-coastal areas. It will again be a day of intense heat and mugginess, with many highs between 33 and 38 °C. Sun and calm will dominate, and afternoon showers will be more localized. They will only fall in some parts of the Pyrenees and pre-Pyrenees, without ruling out any in Els Ports. A profitable day and in the height of summer.

Unchecked heat next week

The maps are configuring a new episode of extreme heat for next week. The gust of warm North African air will intensify again, and the atmosphere will be very suffocating in general. Temperatures will reach 40°C again in the hottest inland areas, sleepless nights will become widespread, and suspended dust will increase. Calm will dominate, although some afternoon showers will persist.