Wednesday of impasse before the last heatwave of the week

BarcelonaThe heat and stuffiness are relentless and, in fact, yesterday they intensified, with highs returning to between 36 and 40 ºC inland. Temperatures around 40 ºC were reached, especially in Ponent and the southern interior, but also in some parts of central Catalonia or the northeastern interior, with extreme heat. Notably, 40.6 ºC were recorded in Cardona, in Bages.

This Wednesday, thermometers will decrease, although values will continue to be clearly above average. But pay attention, because on Thursday there will be another peak of extreme heat in the interior of the country. Meteocat has activated alerts for intense heat in many regions for Thursday.

However, on Friday the mercury will begin to drop, and this thermal descent will intensify between the weekend and the beginning of next week. Therefore, we are on the verge of days with more normalized temperatures, more bearable heat, and generally more pleasant nights. Beforehand, however, we will have to pay the torrid toll of Thursday.

Wednesday: temperatures drop

This night has once again been warm and restless in several regions, especially along the coast, pre-coast, south, and west. Tropical minimum temperatures have recurred and been quite widespread, while there have again been torrid minimum temperatures in spots along the coast and in the south of the country. Meteocat maintains the alert for nocturnal heat in several regions.

The highs will drop generally, with many values between 32 and 37 ºC and marked mugginess on the coast. 40 ºC will not be reached in Ponent and the Ebro valley. All this with a sun that will once again combine at times with some bands of high and medium clouds and suspended dust. Afternoon cloudiness will grow in the Pyrenees which will hardly leave rain, while in the afternoon new showers are not ruled out in the Terres de l’Ebre.

Scorching picture before the 'refreshment'

Thursday will see a surge of more intense heat, as we continue under the effects of the North African warm bubble. This rise will be pronounced inland, especially in Ponent and the Ebro valley, where maximum temperatures will be recorded between 41 and 44 ºC, with a torrid and suffocating atmosphere. On the coast, there will be few changes, with marked mugginess.

All of this will be the final flourish before the expected drop in thermometers. Friday will begin a discrete descent, but we will not notice it more generally until the weekend and the beginning of next week. It's not a great cooling, but the heat will be much more bearable, and we will also sleep better at night. Apart from some showers, no significant rain situation is in sight.