We will still have to sweat hard this weekend
The temperatures will remain very much above average, waiting for them to drop next week
BarcelonaAlthough the heatwave has technically ended and we haven't reached 40 ºC in Catalonia for two days, the truth is that the heat remains very intense everywhere. Today there was a torrid peak in the northeast where, as happened in Ponent, 38 ºC was reached, in Girona municipalities such as Cabanes, la Bisbal d'Empordà or the Darnius-Boadella reservoir. A suffocating atmosphere with marked humidity on the coast, which will continue throughout this last weekend of June, with values still more than five degrees above average in many cases. All this with sun, calm and only afternoon showers on Sunday in the Pyrenees. We continue under the effects of the anticyclonic ridge and the incursion of very warm air and suspended dust from North Africa. The highlight of the heatwave continues to plague Europe and is currently located in the center of the continent, where new records are expected throughout the weekend. Next week the thermometers will drop, but the latest maps lower the possibility of a significant cooling.
Saturday: sun and very hot
Temperatures will undergo few changes on the first day of the weekend. Therefore, the night will again be mild to warm in many regions, with tropical lows in many places and some torrid ones, especially in the city of Barcelona. To find cool nights, we will basically have to go to the valleys of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees and nearby areas.
Maximum temperatures will be similar to Friday's, with intense heat. Sultriness and values above 30 ºC on the coast, and from 34 ºC to 38 ºC inland, the highest in Ponent and the Ebro interior. All this with sun, calm, and dust in suspension. There may only be some low clouds or morning mists in stretches of the coast – especially the Ebro coast – and harmless afternoon clouds in the Pyrenees.
Sunday: afternoon showers in the Pyrenees
The novelty this Sunday will be that in the afternoon showers will reappear in parts of the Pyrenees, especially the western ones. It is not ruled out that some rain may reach Ponent from Aragon in the afternoon. Nuances in a context of calm and sun throughout the country, as well as heat.
It will be another very warm and muggy day, with maximums even rising further south. It will reach 39 ºC or locally 40 ºC between the interior of the Ebro and Ponent, with many maximums of 34 ºC to 38 ºC inland, and again above 30 ºC on the coast, where the atmosphere will be heavy. On the other hand, where it rains in the afternoon, the mercury will drop suddenly.
Heat less and less extreme
Looking ahead to next week, thermometers will be dropping, especially towards Wednesday. The weakening of the warm North African air mass will allow for this drop in mercury. But everything seems to indicate that this thermal drop will be less significant than the forecasts of the last few days suggested.
A situation that we will have to follow closely, as, for now, it seems that it will be difficult for thermometers to fully normalize. All this with afternoon showers that will gain ground in the northern half of the country.