Heatwave hits whole of Spain for next five days
Thursday, June 25, 2015 @ 10:11 PM
A MASS of warm air will bring an intense heatwave starting tomorrow (Friday) and lasting until at least Tuesday across the mainland and Balearic Islands, says the State meteorological agency, AEMET.
A 'surface anti-cyclone' and a warm front at high altitudes mean cloudy skies, brief showers and thunder storms to clear the air are unlikely.
'Yellow warnings' have been issued for the weekend in parts of Andalucía – the Guadalquivir river valley, which covers Sevilla and inland parts – as well as the southern half of the Castilla-La Mancha plains, the region of Valencia, the Ebro valley in Catalunya and the Ampurdán area of Girona (Costa Brava area), with temperatures in the shade reaching between 36ºC and 38ºC.
By Saturday, this will increase to the rest of Andalucía and the northern part of Murcia, and southern and inland areas are likely to see the mercury rise to 40ºC.
The whole of mainland Spain and the Balearics will be on 'yellow alert' by Sunday as thermometers rise even further – the Tajo, Ebro and Guadiana valleys will go up to 'orange alert' and only the Cantabria coast in the far north will escape weather warnings.
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