Strong heat will prevail on Monday in Hego Euskal Herria: 36 degrees in Álava and 37 degrees in Navarre
In the Basque Country, due to extreme temperatures, the yellow warning has been activated inside for this Monday. On Tuesday, a slight thermal relief will arrive, but on Wednesday the thermometers will rise again.
The first wave of summer heat will arrive in Hego Euskal Herriaon Monday and temperatures will be around 36 degrees south of Álava and 37 degrees south of Navarre at points such as Estella. The Basque Government's Department of Safety has activated for today, between 13:00 and 19:00, the yellow warning for high temperatures inside the Basque Country, where thermometers will fire mainly on the Ebro axis.
Euskalmet predicts that the highs will be 34 degrees Celsius in the Cantabrian area, 35 degrees Celsius in the transition zone and 36 degrees Celsius in southern Álava. On the contrary, they will be somewhat warmer on the coast and maximum temperatures of 28 degrees Celsius are expected. The skies will remain clear, except for morning fog and passing high clouds.
In Navarrethe heat will be even greater: in Estella it will be 37 degrees, in Pamplona and Tudela 36 and in Roncal 35. Although the minimum temperatures will remain relatively mild, dry atmosphere and cloudy skies are expected.
In the Basque Autonomous Community, temperatures will be between 24 and 28 ° C. A weak front at the end of the day will leave clouds and sirimiri on the Basque coast, but the skies will be clear inside. In Pamplona the temperature will drop to 28 ° C and in Estella to 30 ° C. However, in the south of Navarre the heat will continue and in Tudela the minimum will be very high.
According to weather forecasts, the thermal relief will be short. From Wednesday, temperatures will rise in Navarre and the highs will reach 40 degrees in Estella and 39 degrees in Pamplona and Tudela, which will further strengthen the heat wave that will mark the week.
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