Santiago/Madrid. EFE. No significant changes are expected for this Monday in Galicia, which will continue to be influenced by high pressure, warm air and less wind, which will help increase the sensation of heat, with several cities above 30 degrees. According to the Meteogalicia forecast, the sky will be clear, with intervals of low clouds and morning mists in the northern third and, in the afternoon, clouds of evolution will grow in inland regions. The minimum temperatures will remain without significant changes and the maximum will rise especially in the northern half. The wind will blow from the northeast, strong between Estaca de Bares and Fisterra. Extreme temperatures forecast in the cities: A Coruña 18°/26°; Ferrol 17th/26th; Lugo 15°/27°; Ourense 15°/36°; Pontevedra 19°/33°; James 16°/31°; Vigo 20°/33°.
The heat wave will continue, at least, until Thursday. The heat wave that began this Saturday will continue, at least, until next Thursday, without ruling out that it will last a few more days. An episode that will cause highs that can exceed 42 degrees in some areas and will be accompanied by lows with values between 20 and 25 degrees. In a special notice, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) points out that The heat wave will affect the Peninsula, except Galicia, the western Cantabrian coast and points on the peninsular Mediterranean coast. This episode of heat wave “will continue, at least, until Thursday the 16th, without ruling out that it will last” a few more days.
The Aemet indicates that during these days “uncertainty is high” due to the behavior of a dana that will be located in Madeira and whose evolution “cannot be determined with precision”, with which it is not possible to “clearly define the end” of the heat wave. The southerly component wind will also carry dust in suspension, which could cause haze and reduced visibility. The forecasts indicate that today the rise in temperatures will continue in the south of the peninsula and the Mediterranean area, which will reach and exceed 40 degrees in large areas of the southern half, especially in the Guadiana, Tagus and Guadalquivir valleys where they could rise above 42. In the central zone, interior of the peninsular south, of Mallorca and in the Ebro valley, it can exceed 35 degrees, adds the Aemet.
On Monday and Tuesday the rise in temperatures will continue in the north and southeast of the peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, with a significant rise in the Cantabrian area and the upper Ebro. For this reason, during these days it will be possible to exceed 35 degrees in large areas of the Northern Plateau , upper Ebro, southern Galicia, the interior of the eastern Cantabrian and Mallorca, and the 40 in the Ebro valley. In the center and south of the peninsula they will remain at values similar to those of today, Sunday. On Wednesday it is probable that the rise in temperatures will continue in the north of the peninsula and that a decrease will begin in the southwest.
During this episode, the minimum temperatures will also be high, with values between 20 and 25 degrees in large areas of the south and central areas. As of Thursday “it is possible” that there will be a significant drop in temperatures in the western half of the peninsula, while the values will remain very high in the eastern half. The Aemet indicates that during these days the formation of storms is expected in the northern half of the peninsula and points in the central area, especially in the afternoons, which, although it is not expected to give abundant rainfall, may be accompanied by hail and strong gusts. of wind.
Consequently, they could produce a temporary drop in temperatures where they occur and that the maximums do not reach such high values in those areas. This heat wave is caused by the general stability and strong insolation, together with the entry of a very warm air mass from North Africa, which represents a significant rise in minimum and maximum temperatures in a large part of the Peninsula. .
31 PROVINCES AT YELLOW RISK. A total of 31 provinces, from eleven autonomous communities, will be at risk (yellow) or significant risk (orange) this Monday due to the heat wave, which will leave up to 43ºC at various points, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet ). In Andalusia, the provinces of Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén and Seville will be at significant risk due to maximum temperatures, while Huelva will have a yellow warning. In this community, Cádiz will also have a yellow alert for coastal phenomena, like A Coruña, in Galicia.
In Aragon, Zaragoza will be at significant risk due to the high temperatures, which will also put Huesca and Teruel at risk, but less. The same will happen in the nine provinces of Castilla y León, as well as in Albacete and Guadalajara, in Castilla-La Mancha. In this community, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Toledo will present a significant risk.
Likewise, Girona and Lleida, in Catalonia, will be at risk due to high temperatures, as will Valencia. The situation will be repeated in the Center of Navarra and the Ribera del Ebro, in Navarra; the Ribera del Ebro in La Rioja, and Vega del Segura and Valle de Guadalentín, Lorca and Águilas, in Murcia. In addition, Badajoz and Cáceres, in Extremadura, will have an orange warning due to high temperatures, while in the Community of Madrid, the Sierra will have a yellow warning and the Metropolitan, Henares, South, Vegas and West areas will have an orange warning for the same reason.
In this way, in the provincial capitals of Badajoz and Córdoba it will be possible to reach a maximum of 43ºC, while in Toledo, Jaén, Ciudad Real and Cáceres it will also exceed 40ºC. In general, temperatures will be high in the southern half and in areas of the northern and northeastern plateau, while daytime temperatures will rise, except in the southwest, northeast and the Canary Islands, where they will drop slightly.
Secondly, cloudy intervals are expected in Galicia and the Cantabrian area, with some light rains in the western Cantabrian. In the rest of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, the skies will be slightly cloudy at first with intervals of high clouds, while in the north, center and mountains of the peninsular southeast, with diurnal cloudiness. Likewise, some isolated showers and storms are not ruled out, more likely in mountainous areas, according to the Aemet forecast, which also forecasts cloudy intervals in the north of the Canary Islands and slightly cloudy or clear in the south.
Also, some morning fog banks are expected in the interior of Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, as well as high haze in a large part of the southwest and central peninsula. Lastly, it warns of a northeasterly wind in Galicia and the western Cantabrian Sea, with strong intervals on the Galician coast; of eastern component on the coasts of the peninsular southeast, with intervals of strong Levante in the Strait, of the north in the Canary Islands and of variable direction in the rest.
