Why and how long is this heat?
The weather has divided the Basque society these days between those who enjoy the heat, those who are annoyed, and those who look at it with concern, for by different factors thermometers are at summer levels.
On Wednesday, for example, mercury has risen above 25 ° C in many parts of the North Side and has reached 30 ° C in the Pyrenees.
The heat wave is common at this time, as the summer of the St. Martins takes place in the middle of November. This warm period is usually due to the Föhn effect, but this year Claudiahas joined the blurry that has increased that heat.
What is the Föhn effect?
The starting point of the Föhn effect is the damp and hot air that penetrates the peninsula from the southwest, which rises to the top of the Iberian plateau and the peninsular mountains. As it gains altitude, it cools and dries up (0.6 ° C up to 100 meters). Once it passes the peninsular mountain lines, however, it descends again and compresses and heats up as it reaches the Cantabrian and Pyrenees mountains (1 ° C down to 100 meters).
This year, moreover, this natural Föhn effect has been accentuated by the deep blur of Claudia circling the Atlantic, which is sending a great deal of air to the Basque Country from very far south. This set of factors explains, therefore, the heat and wind that is taking place in the Basque Country these days.
How long will the heat last?
As the blurring of Claudia approaches, thermometers will begin to decline progressively from the southwest of the peninsula to the northeast.
Claudia is already playing in the south and west of the peninsula, but the centre of the blur will not reach us, though it will affect us.
Friday will be the last hot day. On Saturday the thermometers will drop a little bit and over the weekend it will rain here and there, if any, towards Saturday evening, but not much.
Monday comes the real change
Claudia is being pushed north by an anticyclone, which will cause the wind to enter the north, and consequently the thermometers to fall sharply.
Next week's highs will be equal to the lows we've had this week. The highs will be between 9 and 14 ° C and the lows between 5 and 10 ° C. It will be fog and rain from Monday in the sky.
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Yellow notice for high heat also on Sunday
Temperatures are expected to be around 35 degrees Celsius inland, while on the coast there is no warning and temperatures will be below 30 degrees Celsius.
The stifling heat returns to the Basque Country
On Wednesday temperatures will remain unchanged, but on Thursday there will be a significant rise, and thermometers will be above 30 ° C in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona/Iruña.
Dry and sunny atmosphere in early September
On Monday and Tuesday the temperatures will be softer, but from Wednesday to Thursday the heat will return. In general, the week will be sunny, despite the clouds that will remain on the coast tomorrow.
The summer atmosphere will prevail over the next few days, but it may rain on Sunday in the Basque Country
The weekend will begin with fresh temperatures, which will drop to 9 ° C on Saturday in Vitoria-Gasteiz, although the highs will be above 30 ° C at various points in the territory, while on Sunday there could be a Sirimiri in the last few hours.
There will be a sultry atmosphere today, accompanied by the South Wind
Thermometers could go up to 34 ° C at many points and in the morning there will be clouds and light; in the afternoon clouds of evolution will develop and some stormy rain may fall.
The heat will keep squeezing Euskal Herria next week
The next few days will be marked by high temperatures, with the possibility of showers during the second half of the day.
Sunday will be hot again in the Basque Country
Although the day will begin with low temperatures — 14 degrees Celsius in Vitoria-Gasteiz — it will reach 34 degrees Celsius in Pamplona and 32 degrees Celsius in Bilbao, with the possibility of changes in the afternoon and stormy and hail showers at some points.
Navarre has issued a yellow warning for heavy rains and storms
Showers are expected at noon and there may also be storms, hail and very strong wind streams. The forecast is that precipitation is more likely in the Pyrenees and the Ebro Bank.
It's still a matter of rain, but he's going out in the afternoon and looking at the weekend
Heavy showers could occur today on the cantabrian side, especially in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Iparralde, where a yellow warning will be activated, with the possibility of stormy showers on Saturday and Sunday.
The rain is coming to the Basque Country
In the west and on the coast the first showers will occur in the morning and as the hours go on, the rain will spread throughout the Basque Country, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms and hail.