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Several parts of the country are expected to reach over 40ºC this weekend in what is expected to be this year’s first heat wave
After a month of frequent showers and cold masses of air, it appears that July could start off with the first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to reach over 40ºC in several parts of the country.
From Wednesday (June 30) a warm mass of air is expected to arrive from the North of Africa, raising the temperatures in several Spanish regions. Temperatures are expected to reach 38º in most parts of Spain on Wednesday, except in the Mediterranean river areas. Rain is also expected in the northernmost part of Spain and in Mallorca and Maestrazgo.
The warm mass of air will grow even stronger from Thursday (July 1), meaning that temperatures will continue to soar throughout the end of the week and the weekend.
Scorching temperatures of over 40º are expected to hit Andalucía, Murcia, the inland and pre-coastal areas of the region of Valencia, the south-east of Castilla La-Mancha, the central depression in Cataluña and the points of the Ebro Valley on Saturday (July 3).
The Canary Islands will also feel the rise in temperature, especially at night, along with dust clouds and storms in the northern mountain areas.
This rise in temperatures could be the first of many heat waves this summer, but a series of requirements must be met, such as extension, duration and thermal thresholds, to be able to officially call the increase in temperature a heat wave; this, it appears, meets these criteria!
