The whole of the Basque Country will be on orange alert on Tuesday because of the heat
The Basque Government's Department of Safety will activate an orange alert throughout the Basque Country on Tuesday for high temperatures during this heat wave.
Specifically, the alert will be set in Álava from 13:00 to 20:00. Thermometers could reach 38 ° C throughout the territory and 39 ° C in the south.
On the other hand, the maximum for the coast is 32 ° C and 37 ° C in the interior of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa.
In addition to these alerts, the yellow warning for the risk of forest fires, high temperatures and low humidity will be activated.
According to Euskalmet, temperatures will drop on Wednesday, and the decline will be more pronounced inside, as the highs will be between 30 and 34 degrees. In the south of Álava they'll be a little higher, and they won't exceed 30 degrees on the coast.
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The heat wave has left temperatures above 40 ° C in 24 municipalities this Tuesday, and Euskalmet has predicted a drop in temperatures along the coast.
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The heat wave has left maximum temperatures of 40 degrees in several municipalities of the Basque Country today
Until 18:00 there have been temperatures above 30 degrees everywhere, and in many corners above 35.
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The nights are expected to be tropical nights throughout the Basque Country, with temperatures not falling below 20 ° C, and in some cases they may be above the threshold for much of the morning.
The highs have reached 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the interior
This Sunday afternoon they reached 40.5 ° C in Amurrio and 40.3 ° C in Zalla and Noain, among others, while on the coast temperatures have been significantly lower.