Summer advances one month: the warmest days of the year so far arrive

BarcelonaThe heat has taken a leap forward in recent hours, with generally very warm conditions. Yesterday, temperatures exceeded 30 ºC in more inland regions, especially in Ponent and the Ebre interior. Notably, Alcarràs (Segrià) reached 34.4 ºC, and municipalities like Vilanova de Segrià and Seròs (Segrià) or Tàrrega (Urgell) hit 34 ºC. These are the highest values of the year so far. Temperatures that will rise a little more today, with a warm peak that will extend beyond the weekend. We can expect full summer days, with a premature heatwave completely out of place for May, when there is still a month to go until the official arrival of astronomical summer.

In Catalonia, heat records are unlikely to be broken, as we have had years where summer heat arrives in May. However, in other parts of Europe, they cannot be ruled out, especially in western France and southern the United Kingdom. This is an exceptional situation that will continue for a large part of next week. All in all, with sun and anticyclonic calm and some afternoon showers in the Pyrenees. The exception will be found on the coast, where the still cool sea and the presence of some fog or low clouds will slow down the rise in mercury.

Friday: midsummer day

Temperatures will still rise a little more this Friday, with very warm weather for the time of year. In the morning, you will be able to wear short sleeves in many regions, especially on the coast and pre-coast. And in the middle of the day, maximums will range between 27 ºC and 33 ºC in many cases, but it will be around 35 ºC in Ponent and Ebre. Mercury will be more restrained on the coast due to maritime influence, with between 23 ºC and 26 ºC. In any case, it will be very hot for the dates everywhere, with humidity that will also increase.

All in all with sun and calm throughout the territory. There will only be some low clouds or fogs at sea that will occasionally brush some coastal stretches, where the atmosphere will suddenly become cooler. This will happen especially during the morning on the Ebro coast. In the afternoon, cloudiness will grow in mountainous areas of the north of the country which, at most, may leave some local and insignificant shower in the Pyrenees.

Very warm weekend

Temperatures will remain very scattered throughout the weekend. The same values as Friday will be repeated, more or less, even with a degree or two more. And it will be increasingly likely to register some tropical lows in coastal areas and in the south of the country. In short, we will continue to be immersed in this full summer atmosphere much earlier than we should, with between 5 and 10 degrees above average. The mugginess will also be noticeable, and this episode will continue for a large part of next week.

The weather will remain fully anticyclonic and generally sunny. Therefore, in addition to summer clothes and sunglasses, don't forget sunscreen, as solar radiation is very strong at this time of year and we can burn our skin very easily. Afternoon clouds will increase in the Pyrenees, where some scattered showers will escape.