As of this Monday, Spain is moving towards a situation that is already considered inevitable. second heat wave. According to experts, temperatures could even be at record levels. It has not been ruled out that a maximum temperature of 45ºC may be reached in some areas, but Temperatures above 40ºC will be quite common in the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula, according to the forecasts of both AEMET and other meteorologists.
AEMET foresees the peak of this second heat wave this Monday afternoonalready from the morning and then until Tuesday, a situation of truly intense heat will remain in almost all the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, except in the northwest and Cantabria, where thermometers will be more benign.
The government agency forecasts 43 degrees and 42 degrees maximum for Monday afternoon at Castilla-La Mancha points, including Ciudad Real, but the record could be recorded in the city of Córdoba, which is forecast up to 44 degrees. Further south, Toledo or Morón de la Frontera can record 42 degrees, according to AEMET. Nights are expected to be not only tropical (minimums below 20ºC) but also scorching (not below 25ºC).
‘It could be historic’
Eltiempo.es meteorologist Marta Almarcha confirms that the explanation for these extreme hot days must be found in two concepts: Iberian furnace and African fuel. “New heat wave could be history”, states in this particular portal.
It will be a dorsal key located in the western Mediterranean. This phenomenon will “guarantee their downward movement, which will cause the air to warm up. This will cause a rise in temperatures along with the strong insolation of these dates,” says Almarcha.
To this must be added the arrival of ‘African fuel’, that is, North African air masses that will increase the temperature. This African air will also bring calmness to parts of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.. Although coming from the north, there will also be a subpolar mass that will warm up as it is forced down.
How long will this situation last? Computer simulations show that the ridge responsible for this situation will begin to move southwestward on Wednesday, and further south on Thursday. Then, As of Wednesday, there will be areas where some softening in temperatures has already been noticed, but still with great uncertainty. This movement of the ridge will cause the temperature to rise considerably between Wednesday and Thursday in the Canary Islands.
A “soft and gradual” decline is expected on Thursday, which will likely continue into Friday and Saturday. The meteorologist says this will not prevent much of the southern half of the peninsula from continuing to be affected by the intense heat.
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