Possible new weather changes during the second part of the week

BarcelonaWe have started the week again with intense heat and stuffiness. A heavy atmosphere that we have been dragging for days and that, despite not leaving such erratic records as in previous days, makes the sensation very warm everywhere. The novelty this Monday has been that the afternoon showers and thunderstorms have gained ground and strength in the western half of the country, and have also fallen again with enthusiasm in the Pyrenees, the pre-Pyrenees and the Ports area. Until after dinner, they will still fall in these same areas, they can be strong and be accompanied by hail or sleet. In the coming days, this afternoon instability will be maintained, which will even increase on Thursday. Everything seems to indicate that during the second part of the week the thermometers will drop and we will breathe a little better. However, it seems to be a slight and transient decrease, since next week it will be very hot again.

Tuesday: new downpours and a lot of heat

The weather will remain very warm and muggy. The night will again be heavy over a large part of the coast, pre-coast and southern half, and during the day many highs will again move between 32 and 38°C in the pre-coast and inland. On the coast, the muggy feeling will be very marked.

All this with a sky that will be variable again, with sun combined with the passage of some high and medium cloud bands, as well as some low clouds. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms will return to parts of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, especially the eastern part, and will also appear on the pre-coastal areas, in Central Catalonia, and in the Ports area. These days, the rain suddenly cools the atmosphere where it falls heavily.

Locally, the showers will be heavy and may be accompanied by hail, sleet, and strong winds. Meteocat has activated the orange and yellow alert for heavy rain in these areas.

Possible brief respite in the coming days

The weather will remain similar on Wednesday, with calm in the morning and new afternoon showers, mainly in areas in the north of the country. The heat and sultriness will remain intense, but changes may arrive in the coming days. The maps indicate that on Thursday instability will spread and showers could fall in many more regions, also in some stretches of the coast.

A situation that we will have to follow with attention, but that would open the doors to the north wind and a drop in thermometers. No great cooling is coming, but it seems that the final stretch of the week would be more breathable, with more bearable heat. In any case, this attempt at normalization of the mercury would last little, because next week it would be very hot again.