Midsummer heat throughout the week

BarcelonaThe anticyclone will keep storms away from our latitudes and the existing pocket of warm air over the Iberian Peninsula is still generating temperatures more typical of early July than May. Yesterday, they again brushed 35 °C in the Lleida plain, as, for example, in Alfarràs and in the Girona regions they reached up to 30 °C. On the other hand, on the coast, the presence of fog banks contributed to the thermometer not exceeding 24 °C or 25 °C in some parts of the Costa Brava.

The models indicate that this exceptionally warm episode will extend for much of next week, with values up to 10 degrees above average in some cases. Thermometers will reach their peak between Thursday and Friday, with values approaching 38 °C in Ponent. The heatwave will also hit the rest of Western Europe hard, especially the Iberian southwest, western France, and southern Great Britain. We will see if some heat records are achieved in a May month.

Sunday: relentless heat

Today the day will continue to be marked by this exceptional heatwave, with minimums and maximums very similar to yesterday's. Clear skies and radiant sun in general, with the possibility once again of some fog or low cloud on the Costa Brava, the central coast, or off the Ebro Delta. The sea will be flat and there will be no wind at all or, in any case, a little very weak sea breeze at midday or during the afternoon.

During the afternoon, some clouds will grow in the western Pyrenees that may leave some showers, of short duration and low intensity.

More heat next week, with highs in Ponent of up to 38 °C

The latest maps from different meteorological models indicate that the heat could even peak next week, with maximums of up to 37 °C or 38 °C in Ponent. Heat records will surely not be reached, as we are coming from very warm recent months of May. But we will have to see if the persistence of the heat wave becomes extraordinary, as we are talking about many consecutive days with values well above the average.

With this heat, it will be necessary to dress in very summery clothes, seek shade, and protect yourself with sunscreen, as the sun can burn our skin very easily at this time of year.