Stability is essential before a new heat
The temperature will rise progressively in the coming days
BarcelonaAfternoon showers and thunderstorms reappeared on Friday, with some strong storms in the eastern Pyrenees and the northeast (see storm details at the end of this report). The weather hasn't cleared up completely at the start of the weekend: there were some clouds and showers again concentrated in the northeast.
Starting this Sunday and especially in the days following, the weather will be calmer. And be careful with the heat, because this weekend it will still be bearable, but next week it will soar and we'll return to the full sweltering atmosphere, especially towards the west. Part of the Iberian Peninsula will experience a heat wave, but this time Catalonia will be spared, although temperatures will be clearly above average.
Sunday: calmer
The weather won't clear completely on Sunday, but the risk of rain will be lower. Cloudy patches will continue to appear along the central coast and pre-coastal areas, and nearby areas, with some morning showers possible between the Costa Daurada and the central Costa. In the afternoon, new clouds will gather in mountainous areas, but will only leave some very isolated, weak showers in the Pyrenees or Pre-Pyrenees. Temperatures will rise further, and there will be a warm and muggy atmosphere reminiscent of midsummer, but not extremes.
Intense heat returns
Next week will be marked by the arrival of a warmer air mass from the south, which will send temperatures soaring. It will be much warmer, with a truly sweltering atmosphere and temperatures as high as 4 or 5 degrees above average, especially starting Tuesday in the West. A few days of high temperatures or occasional highs of 40°C are not ruled out in this area, while temperatures in the rest of the country will not rise as much.
Nights will be heavier and more difficult to sleep in throughout the week, not just on the coast. In addition, the mugginess will be more intense along the coast and pre-coast. In short, all the ingredients of the hottest days of the dog days, although aside from the heat wave that will be experienced in the central and southwestern parts of the Iberian Peninsula. This situation will last for several days, and no rain is in sight.
Friday afternoon storm forecast
The storms on Friday afternoon were locally intense and left up to 32 l/m² in Molló, in Ripollès. 100 l/m² in Villalonga de Ter, 92 l/m² in Setcases, 80 l/m² in Tregurà and 69 l/m² in Camprodon.