The heat won't give a break over the weekend: temperatures around 30 ° C are expected
Saturday's orange alert will be extended to Sunday, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees, but on Monday the weather will change completely and temperatures will drop considerably.
Beach of La Concha.
The heat will continue this weekend in Euskal Herriaand temperatures are expected to be around 30 ° C. The day will be sunny, but in the afternoon there may be low clouds that may leave some showers, especially along the coast. In this sense, the orange alert will be activated for high temperatures this Saturday in Álava, Navarraand Iparralde, while in Bizkaiaand Gipuzkoathe yellow warning will be activated.
The maximum temperatures could be around 37 ° C in the interior and 28 ° Con the coast, according to the prediction of the Basque meteorological agency Euskalmet. In this context, the yellow warning has been activated in the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) due to the risk of forest fires for today and tomorrow, although the northern wind will prevail in the afternoon and will help to alleviate the heat.
Bilbaoand San Sebastian, for example, are expected to be around 28 ° C, Vitoriaat 37 ° C, Pamplona at 39 ° C and Baionaat 28 ° C. In other municipalities, the maximum temperatures will be similar: Arrasateat 34 ° C and Laguardiaat 39 ° C.
On Sunday the weather will continue along the same lines and the orange alert will remain in effect, with 39 degrees on the axis of the Ebro, and 38 degrees in the transition zone, from 12:00 to 20:00. Also, the yellow warning will remain active in the interior of the Cantabrian ledge (maximum may be around 35 degrees) and on the coast (27 degrees).
In the afternoon , clouds of evolution will also develop in the ACV, with the possibilityof some storm in some parts of the interior. At the end of the day, low clouds will appear on the cantabrian side. During the morning the wind will blow variable and loose, then it will settle in the north and intensify in the afternoon.
Thus, amaximum of 28 ° C is expected in San Sebastian and Bilbao, amaximum of 37 ° C in Vitoria, a maximum of 39 ° C in Pamplonaand a maximum of 28 ° C in Baiona.
On Monday, however, the weather will change completely and the temperature will drop a lot. In many parts of the north the highest values will be below 25 ° C and in the south the heat will be more bearable, as the highs will not exceed 30 ° C.
The drop in temperatures will be accompanied by rain, which may rain in the morning, especially on the Cantabrian side and, in the evening and night, could leave showers or storms anywhere.
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