The temperature will reach its peak on a sweltering Monday.

BarcelonaWe're starting the weekend with very intense and widespread heat, a situation that will worsen today, Sunday, when temperatures will be even higher and the second heat wave of the summer will continue in the Ponent region. In the rest of the country, the heat will be very intense, but slightly below the thresholds established for this phenomenon. Afternoon showers will recur in the Pyrenees, especially in the western sector, and could reach the center of the country, but the sun will gain ground in the rest of the country. All this, therefore, with very high maximum temperatures and nighttime heat (you'll find the highest temperatures reached so far at the end of this report).

Monday: few changes

The week will begin with very similar weather to the weekend, marked by sunny weather in the morning and the possibility of some afternoon showers in the Pyrenees. Maximum temperatures will drop in the northeast but rise in the West, where they could reach 42°C. In the rest of the country, nighttime temperatures will be particularly noticeable, with widespread tropical lows (over 20°C) and scorching temperatures (over 25°C) along the coast and in some parts of the West.

Tuesday: Mercury relaxes slightly

There will be few changes in the weather for Tuesday, with very stable weather once again dominated by intense heat and the possibility of afternoon showers in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, which could be more widespread than in previous days. Temperatures will drop slightly, especially in the West, where they will reach their highest levels of this heat wave on Monday.

A wave of intense and persistent heat in Ponent

The warm air mass from the south, which will send temperatures soaring, will be with us for at least the remainder of the first half of August, with highs exceeding 39°C or 40°C for several days in a row in the West and the Ebro Valley. Elsewhere, the heat will also be intense, with highs of 35°C to 38°C inland (sometimes higher in the northeast) and 31°C to 35°C on the coast. Between Monday and Tuesday, the mercury could reach its highest values, with a tendency to stabilize or cool slightly from Wednesday onwards, although temperatures will remain above the climatic average.

Nighttime temperatures will also continue to rise, and tropical nights will become widespread along the coast and pre-coastal areas, also reaching other inland areas. There will even be some torrid nights along the coast and in some parts of Ponent, one of the many areas of the country under a nighttime heat hazard warning.

Heat Report

Temperatures began to rise noticeably on Monday, but increased further on Tuesday, when some of the highest values of the episode were recorded. After a brief lull between Wednesday and Thursday, the mercury jumped again on Friday, exceeding 40°C for the first time in this episode. This Sunday, they reached the provisional maximum temperature, approaching 42°C in Ponent and exceeding 40°C in many locations. These are the most notable temperatures of this new episode of intense heat:

• Vinebre: 41.9°C
• Temper: 41.0 °C
• Serazo: 40.9 °C
• Torroja del Priorat: 40.8 °C
• Ribarroja Reservoir: 40.7 °C
• Espolla and Masroig: 40.5 °C
• Aldover and Albesa: 40.3 °C
• Flails: 39.9 °C