After a week with record values ??of up to 34 degrees, the first days of this week will be marked by insignificant rains in the extreme north of the peninsula and by temperatures that will tend to drop throughout the country, although the heat will continue in the south and the Canary Islands with maximums up to 30-31 degrees, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
For the whole of the week, “the atmosphere will remain warm for the time of year in large areas of the center and south of the peninsula and in the Canary Islands”, although in the archipelago with less heat than in previous days, details the agency’s spokesperson, Rubén of the Field.
Looking ahead to this Tuesday, a humid flow from the north is expected to leave cloudy or overcast skies in the north of Galicia, the Cantabrian slope, the upper Ebro, northern Iberia and the Pyrenees, with weak rains in the eastern Cantabrian and Pyrenees, also probable. , although dispersed and occasionally in the rest of the Cantabrian Sea and northeast of Galicia.
In the east of Catalonia, cloudy skies are also expected with showers that could extend throughout the afternoon to the east of the Balearic Islands, where a gradual increase in cloudiness is expected. In the rest of the country, stability will prevail with slightly cloudy or clear skies.
The north winds will be intense on the Galician coast, the Ebro valley and the Catalan Empordà . In fact, the agency has activated the yellow and orange warning for gusts that could reach 90 kilometers per hour.
This Tuesday temperatures will continue their decline in the north of the country and the Balearic Islands, more intense in the northeast of the peninsula. However, they will still continue to rise in the extreme south of the peninsula: Córdoba and Seville will reach 32 degrees and Murcia will be around 34. In the north of the peninsula, the picture will be very different, with capitals such as Oviedo, Santander and Pamplona below 15 maximum degrees.
Starting on Wednesday, according to the Aemet forecast, the north wind will drag clouds to the north of Galicia, the Cantabrian Sea and the Pyrenees, leaving rain and snowfall above about 900 to 1,200 meters and showers in the east of Catalonia.
This day a general drop in temperatures is expected in the northern half, the Mediterranean, the Balearic Islands and in central areas of the country. Thus, cities like Valencia, Alicante or Palma will be below 20 degrees and the provincial capitals of the northern half will be around 15-18 degrees. On the other hand, in provinces like Seville or Córdoba they will exceed 30 degrees.
