The heat wave has left temperatures above 40 ° C again, and the maximum has been 44 ° C in Llodio
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.
A person bathing in the island dam.
The heat wave that has affected the Basque Country for more than a week has left temperatures above 40 ° C in 24 municipalities this Tuesday, with a maximum of 44 ° C in Llodio (Álava), followed by 43 ° C in Igorre (Bizkaia) and 42.4 ° C in Bergara (Gipuzkoa).
In the interior of Bizkaia, 14 municipalities exceed 40 degrees and in Gipuzkoa 8 degrees. In Álava, only Llodio and Amurrio (42.3 ° C) have reached this value, while in Pagoeta and Kapildui the highs have been 31.6 and 32.5 ° C respectively.
On the coast, temperatures have been much softer: 24.2 ° C in the port of Bilbao, 24.9 ° C in Galea (Getxo), 26.9 ° C in Santa Clara (Donostia) and 27.1 ° C in the port of Pasaia.
Euskalmet announces a general drop in temperatures this Wednesday, bringing the orange alert down to yellow warning in Álava, where the highs will be 34 ° C in the south and 33 ° C in the rest of the territory.
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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.
Orange alert in Hego Euskal Herria and yellow warning in Navarre for Sunday and Monday
The alert will be from 13:00 to 20:00 in Hego Euskal Herria and until 21:00 in Navarre. In addition, highs of 39 degrees are expected in Navarre, 38 degrees on the Ebro axis and 39 degrees in Iparralde.