Sunday with sun, light winds and some showers in the evening
The thermometer will rise to the northeast, with the garbinada
BarcelonaThe approaching front will increase cloud cover tomorrow, especially in the Pyrenees and the west, towards the afternoon. They may reach more regions by the middle of next week.
Sunday: temporary rebound in heat
The day will start sunny, with low clouds maintaining the muggy feeling along the coast, where lows are still tropical (around 25°C). Elsewhere, thin clouds will appear, and the weather will be calm. During the second half of the day, dark clouds will gather in the Pyrenees, along the central coastal foothills, and toward the Puerto mountain range.
The approaching Atlantic front will be responsible for this increased cloud cover. Some showers may fall in the Pyrenees and the Lleida Pre-Pyrenees towards mid-afternoon and into the evening, possibly spreading northeastward.
Temperatures will rise temporarily, awaiting a small respite expected on Monday. The arrival of a warm westerly wind inland and a garbí wind in the northeast will send temperatures soaring, especially in the Pla de Lleida region and the northern regions of Girona. Many highs of 31 to 35°C are expected, but higher in the inland Empordà region, where they will reach 36 or 37°C. Temperatures will remain unchanged along much of the coast, and even lower along the southern coast, following Saturday's warm rebound.
Be that as it may, the heat will be fully summery on a fairly quiet, classic day of dog days.
Bearable heat next week
We'll start next week under the indirect influence of a deep low in the British Isles, which will send us some cold air aloft. This will cause temperatures to drop further, and throughout the week we'll have normal temperatures for the time of year, or slightly below average. That means the heat will be bearable, especially on Monday, with cooler temperatures, for example, in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees. We're in the dog days, and that means the weather will be warm, but no extremes or major heat waves are on the horizon.
All of this, with new, fairly localized afternoon showers in areas of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees. Maps indicate that showers and thunderstorms could gain intensity and affect more regions between Wednesday and Thursday. This situation should be confirmed, although it doesn't seem very significant.
New records and data for July
Sea water temperatures broke a new heat record this Friday. Observer Josep Pascual reports that the latest measurement of the sea surface in l'Estartit (Baix Empordà) registered 26.84°C, four degrees above average and the highest value for July in 51 years of data.
Furthermore, on July 5, there was a blast that caused material damage between Sallent and Artés, in Bages. This is confirmed by a report by Meteocat, which also states that on Saturday the 12th, there was a record number of waterspouts in July, specifically six.
The study details that the blast reached a wind speed of 150 km/h in the midst of a strong storm. The event affected a 4.7 km long and 2.5 km wide strip, with hundreds of uprooted or broken trees and damage to roofs and decks. The waterspouts are not typical of July, but the collision between the DANA and the intense heat accumulated on land and at sea created a phenomenon more typical of late summer.
Accumulated rainfall up to 6 p.m. on Saturday:
- Water: 20 l/m2
- Gisclareny: 14 l/m2
- Day: 11 l/m2
- Puigcerdá: 11 l/m2
- Cardona: 10 l/m2
- The Quart: 9 l/m2
- Pine: 8 l/m2
- Ship: 6 l/m2
- Vallfogona de Balaguer: 2.5 l/m2
- The Panadella: 2 l/m2
- Cervera: 1.6 l/m2
- Tárrega: 1.5 l/m2
- Flails: 1.5 l/m2
- Barcelona (Port): 1 l/m2