17/07/2023
Act. a las 11:18
CEST
The AEMET has activated the red alert for heat for this week
Mario Picazo also wanted to comment on this phenomenon
The AEMET has activated the red alert for this week due to heat in many communities in Spain. The great novelty is that this alert extends to the northeast of the country, putting in check Catalonia, Valencia or the Balearic Islands too.
Mario Picazo He also wanted to comment on this phenomenon in which “the thermometers shoot up again coinciding with the start of the heatwave” according to the meteorologist’s words.
“In Spain we will have very high temperatures, unusual despite being already in the heatwave (warmest period of the year). At some points it could exceed 42-44 ºC”. That’s how things are.
Why are temperatures so high?
the entrance of warm air from North Africa will especially affect the east of the country, according to the meteorologist. There are orange warnings issued in a large part of the interior of the peninsula and some red ones for the middle and upper part of the Guadalquivir Valley.
In those areas will exceed 40 degrees while in many other areas they will be between 35 and 40 degrees. On Tuesday, the red warnings for extreme heat of more than 40 degrees are transferred to the northeastern peninsular area, affecting especially the Ebro Valley and areas in the interior and north of Catalonia, as well as the interior of Mallorca.
