Thermometers hit the ceiling and extreme heat will continue until Sunday
Temperature records in September: in Vinebre 42.5 ºC were recorded and in Barcelona 34 ºC
BarcelonaThe unbridled heat continues to set temperature records. Yesterday, Friday, 34.1 °C was recorded at the Fabra Observatory, the highest maximum since 1914 in a September in the city of Barcelona. In Ponent and the interior of the Ebro, temperatures soared again, reaching a sweltering 42.5 °C in Vinebre (Ribera d'Ebre) and up to 39.3 °C in the city of Lleida, the highest maximum in September since 1939. Therefore, it was the hottest September day recorded in Catalonia, with historic values for these dates in 77 of the 128 XEMA stations with more than 20 years of data.
And we will continue to talk about very intense heat throughout the weekend. The temperature will be between 33 °C and 36 °C in many regions. It will reach 36 °C in many parts of the interior, with heat that is unusual for these dates. Similar values to those recorded this Friday are expected in Ponent and the interior of the Ebro valley, where temperatures could once again exceed 40 °C.
Everything indicates that this atypical heat will come to an end on Sunday. From Monday onwards, cloudiness will increase with the approach of a colder mass that, between Tuesday and Wednesday, will bring thunderstorms and cause the thermometer to drop everywhere.
Saturday of intense heat
Torrid heat day with morning cloud intervals on the Costa Daurada and the Ebro, with some decorative cumulus clouds in the afternoon in the Pyrenees. The mercury will once again reach highs of 37 °C or 38 °C inland, with some new local records of 40 °C in Ponent or inland Ebro. The weather will remain calm, with clear skies and only the presence of some thin clouds, as well as some afternoon cloudiness that will not leave any precipitation.
Meteocat has issued a danger warning for intense heat for Friday and Saturday that covers a large part of the regions of Ponent, Central Catalonia and the south, and even some regions of the pre-coastal area and the central coast.
Sunday with more clouds, but still warm
The arrival of some cold air at altitude will cause more cloudiness to develop on Sunday, but this will not prevent the thermometer from continuing to rise. Early in the day, low clouds will appear along the southern coast, which will accentuate the feeling of mugginess. This cloudiness will dissipate rapidly and give way to a radiant day. In the rest of the territory, there will be the passage ofthin clouds that will become thicker during the afternoon in the West. This cloudiness will slightly dampen solar radiation in some inland regions and the thermometers may remain somewhat more restrained. It will be intensely hot but not as extreme as this Friday. Despite everything, temperatures could still brush against 39°C in the West and the interior of the Ebro.
Monday will be hot, but not as extreme. From Tuesday onwards, thermometers should start to normalize and some thunderstorms could appear in the Lleida Pyrenees. In fact, models indicate strong thunderstorms for Wednesday in many places. With the arrival of the colder air mass at altitude, the environment will normalize and cool down, especially in the interior and the Pyrenees. The nights will also be cooler on the coast. Wednesday will be the most unstable day, with heavy downpours and strong storms in the northeast, especially in the interior of the Girona regions, Central Catalonia, and also on the coast.