Heatwave surge on a weekend with less showers

BarcelonaThe weekend began with calmer weather than in previous days, although instability was still the protagonist of Saturday afternoon in some regions, with showers and thunderstorms in the Pyrenees, pre-Pyrenees, and the regions of Ponent which locally left more than 50 or 60 mm and wind gusts of 100 km/h. In the rest, however, the weather became very calm and warm again, with intense heat near the coast. The situation will be repeated for Sunday, when the heat could strengthen a bit more to the detriment of the showers, which will already be more localized.

Sunday: intense heat

Temperatures will still rise a little more this Sunday, especially along the central and northern coast and pre-coast. It will again be a day of intense heat and mugginess, with many highs between 33 and 38°C, locally higher in Empordà and in the interior of the Girona regions due to the effect of the south-component wind. Sun and calm will dominate, and afternoon showers will be more localized, concentrated in the Pyrenean regions. A profitable day and in full dog days of summer.

In fact, the Meteorological Service of Catalonia has activated a warning for intense heat on the central coast and pre-coast and in the counties of Girona, with a level of 3 out of 6 (orange) in Baix and Alt Empordà.

Monday: few changes

Start of the week with stability as the protagonist, with some intervals of harmless clouds during the morning, but with sun in general. During the afternoon, showers will repeat in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, locally accompanied by thunderstorms and hail. The temperature will drop a little, with a less warm atmosphere, although it will still remain above the climatic average.

Unchecked heat next week

The maps continue to insist on a new episode of extreme heat for next week. The puff 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 also become widespread inland, and we will again have dust in suspension in the sky. Calm will dominate, although some afternoon showers, typical of August afternoons, will remain.