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.