The heat of midsummer is advancing again this weekend

BarcelonaToday we wake up again with a lot of coolness in general, after yesterday the maximum temperature began to rise in some places, but the heat in the middle of the day was still moderate and only reached 30 or 31 °C locally in the southern interior. We are living the last hours with the mercury under control and quite normalized for the dates, since in the coming days the thermometers will rise non-stop. Another episode of heat of advanced full summer for the time of year awaits us, with values above average. Throughout the weekend the atmosphere will be especially warm, with many maximums above 30 °C in the pre-coastal area and inland, but 35 °C will be exceeded in Ponent and the Ebro. The arrival of a warm air mass from North Africa will coincide with a powerful anticyclone that will guarantee sun and calm everywhere.

Friday: hotter

Temperatures will take a significant step forward this Friday. The early morning and first hours of the morning are still very cool overall, and if we leave home early, a good sweater is needed in most of the country. On the other hand, the highs will climb with more enthusiasm than Thursday, with many values from 27 to 33°C, but even locally they will reach or exceed 35°C in Ponent and the Ebro valley.

A summery atmosphere that will be accompanied by absolute calm. Radiant sun will be the clear dominator everywhere, with only some low cloud or morning fog that will dissipate quickly, and in the afternoon, if any cloud develops in the Pyrenees, it will be anecdotal and totally harmless. Moderate north wind in the morning at the extremes, and in the afternoon only in Empordà.

Very warm weekend

The thermometers will still shoot up more this weekend. We can expect a Saturday and Sunday of full heatwave, with many highs of 30 to 35°C, but up to 37 or locally 38°C in Ponent and the Ebro. They will only be shorter in mountainous areas and coastal stretches, here with more marked sultriness. Minimums will also rise, with tropical nights gaining ground along the coast. And there is no clear end in sight to this summer heat.

All in all with sun and generalized anticyclonic calm. Therefore, the large amount of solar radiation hours we will have will contribute to raising the mercury. The irruption of hot African air will also be accompanied by Saharan dust in suspension. Perhaps from Sunday onwards it will be easier for some afternoon showers to reappear in the Pyrenees.