Spain heads into a week-long heat wave

Spain faces another heat wave from Wednesday which affect a large part of the country.

The latest heat wave of the summer will not be felt in the north of the country, but elsewhere the high temperatures are expected to continue for a full week, with temperatures reaching their highest over the weekend.

Spanish Meteorological Agency spokesman, Fermín Elizaga, has said that what could be considered as a ‘heat wave’ will arrive because of the effects of an anticyclone resulting in a generalised large increase in temperatures.

40º or 42º can be expected in Andalucía, the south of Extremadura, and in Castilla La Mancha, and 36º or 38º is forecast in the centre of the country, the Ebro valley and in some areas in the East of the country. 34º or 36º will be seen in some areas of the northern plains, but the far north, some areas of Cantabria, and Galicia will escape the temperatures rises and will see some showers.

Minimums as high as 24º or 25º can be expected on Friday or Saturday nights in some areas, which will add to the sensation of heat all day.

Temperatures could reach 42ºC in some places and overnight lows will not fall below 24ºC in others.

The heat wave will arrive in most areas on Wednesday, and so lower temperatures can be expected tomorrow, Tuesday, except in the far SE of the mainland where Murcia remains on an Orange Alert for high temperatures.

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