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.