The heat will intensify in a new week of anticyclonic dominance

BarcelonaThe meteorological chronicle has been, for weeks, a simple collection of heat, sun, and more heat, with practically no new developments or significant changes. This weekend has not broken this monotony, with heat that has been intensifying and will do so even more during the coming week. The temperature will continue its ascent, prompting the activation of heat advisories in many regions. The second heatwave of the summer is already here, and it will last for several days.

As happened less than two weeks ago, we will once again have several consecutive days with many maximum temperatures of 35°C to 40°C inland, higher in the usual places, such as Ponent and the Ebro valley, marked mugginess on the coast, and sleepless nights that will become widespread. The hottest days will be Tuesday and Wednesday and, although from mid-week the thermometers will drop a little, we will continue with values clearly above average at least until mid-month. The anticyclone will continue to embrace us for quite a few days, with no unstable moments on the horizon for most of the territory.

Monday: scorching heat

The heatwave will approach its peak this Monday, with maximums of 40°C in several inland areas, especially in Ponent and the Ebro valley, a thermal milestone that until relatively few years ago was difficult to reach, but is now common during practically every summer. On the coast, maximums will range between 30°C and 35°C, with more controlled heat but very heavy sultriness. The night will also be difficult to sleep through again everywhere, with generalized tropical minimums and torrid conditions on the coast, especially along the central coast.

Tuesday: highs of 42 or 43 °C

Few changes for Tuesday, with sun maintaining its absolute prominence, although, as a novelty, some clouds will grow in the Pyrenees. However, no rain is expected. This dry context will continue to be accompanied by heat, which will be even a little more intense, with maximums in Ponent and the Ebro interior potentially approaching 43 °C. On the coast, the mercury will rise especially during the morning and midday, while in the afternoon the sea breeze will slightly cool the mercury, but with more intense mugginess.

The intense heat will not leave

The temperature will still climb more between Tuesday and Wednesday, when we will reach the peak of this new heatwave episode. However, afterwards no significant thermal descent is foreseen that could help cool the atmosphere. In fact, all meteorological models agree on keeping the temperature well above the climatic average, at least, throughout the first fortnight of July.