The month of July will end with highs of 40 degrees in the south, while the month of August will arrive with temperatures higher than normal for this time of the year in the first fortnight, especially in a large part of the center, south of the Peninsula and in the Canary Islands, according to the prediction of the spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Rubén del Campo.
In this way, the spokesperson specified that August will be a month with little rain, just like July 2023, in which, although “very intense” storms have occurred locally, it could be described as a month “drier than usual”. usual”.
Specifically, in its first 25 days, 8 liters per square meter have been collected in the whole of Spain, less than half of what falls in an entire month of normal July, which is 17 liters per square meter. For this reason, Del Campo has indicated that “with great probability”, July will end below the figure, being a month “drier and warmer than normal”.
On this Friday, he explained that the atmosphere will be warm in the south of the Peninsula, where thermometers will reach maximums of 38 to 40ºC in the Guadalquivir Valley. In addition, 35ºC will be exceeded in the east, center and south of the Peninsula, as well as in parts of Mallorca and cities such as Zaragoza, Murcia, Jaén, Córdoba or Seville, which will be around 38 and 40ºC. Already 40ºC can be exceeded locally in the Guadalquivir Valley and nearby areas of the province of Jaén.
On Saturday temperatures will continue to rise in the Mediterranean area, although on Sunday there will be a drop in temperatures in the far north and in the Mediterranean. However, temperatures similar to those of Saturday are expected in the center and south of the Peninsula.
The warmest temperatures on Sunday, once again, will be recorded in the Guadalquivir Valley, where they will exceed 40ºC. In addition, the early morning will be very warm and it will not drop below 25ºC on the Mediterranean coast, so torrid nights are expected in highly populated cities such as Barcelona, ??Palma de Mallorca or Valencia.
In the case of the Canary Islands, the trade wind regime will predominate this weekend, winds that will blow “strongly” in exposed areas and will drag clouds to the north of the most mountainous islands. Temperatures will tend to rise in the archipelago on Sunday and the first days of next week, where they will oscillate between 30 and 32ºC in large areas and will exceed 34ºC in the south of Gran Canaria.
As for rainfall, it will be “scarce” during the weekend, although there will be “abundant” cloudiness and some “weak” rains on the Cantabrian coast. In addition, in the afternoon evolution clouds may form in eastern mountain areas, with possible storms in general isolated in the Pyrenees and around the Iberian System.
Next week, the spokesman has detailed that it will be similar to the current one, that is, with stable weather and skies in general with little cloudiness, although they may be somewhat more cloudy in the far north, with weak rainfall, especially on the Cantabrian coast. There may also be isolated storms in eastern mountain areas.
In more detail, temperatures will rise slightly on Monday and Tuesday, and will do so “clearly” on Wednesday. In this way, the spokesman has specified that the warm weather will continue, especially in the east, center and south of the Peninsula.
However, he has warned that, in the northern third, the environment will be cooler, where maximum temperatures will be around 25 to 28ºC in coastal areas of the Cantabrian Sea.
In the rest, 35ºC will be widely exceeded and on Wednesday 38ºC will be exceeded quite extensively in a large part of the center and south of the Peninsula. In this way, the torrid nights will continue in many locations on the Mediterranean coast and it is not ruled out that in the interior of the southern half there will also be torrid nights in some points.
On Thursday and Friday, although he has qualified that “there is still uncertainty”, there could be a drop in temperatures, which would leave cool weather for the season in the north of the country, although the hot environment would continue in the south, but “without extremes”. However, the heat could pick up in general for next weekend.
