The second heatwave of summer is already here: temperatures will exceed 40°C again

BarcelonaThe heat intensified on Saturday, after a few days of respite with more controlled heat. It is the prelude to a new heatwave that will start this Sunday and push the mercury up to 42 or 43 °C in Ponent and the Ebro basin, with fully sweltering heat that will also reach the rest of the country. It will not be as intense a heatwave as the one we suffered in June, but we will once again be well above the meteorological average for early July. All this with a sun that will prevent any possible cloudiness or showers and with a risk of fire that remains high.

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

Sunday: heatwave begins

Temperatures will take a leap forward on Sunday, both day and night, marking the first official day of the heatwave. Maximum temperatures will range between 33 °C and 38 °C in many areas, but will approach 40 °C in western Catalonia (Ponent). On the coast, the feeling of stuffiness will also increase, with highs of 30 °C or more. A torrid day with sun and calm, and the first warnings for daytime heat on the Costa Brava and also in the Terres de l'Ebre.

Monday: sweltering heat

The heatwave will reach its peak between Monday and Tuesday, with maximums of 40°C in various inland areas, but up to 42°C or 43°C in Ponent and the Ebro valley, a thermal milestone that until relatively few years ago was difficult to reach, but is now common practically every summer. On the coast, maximums will range between 30°C and 35°C, with more controlled heat but with very heavy mugginess. Nights will also be difficult to sleep through everywhere, with generalized tropical minimums and scorching heat on the coast, especially on the central coast.