'Hotter than usual' summer forecast for Mediterranean coast and Balearic Islands
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 @ 4:16 PM
THIS summer is set to be one of the warmest on record - at least on the east coast and in the Balearic Islands, says the State meteorological agency AEMET.
Summer officially starts this Saturday, June 21 at 12.50hrs midday, but is likely to see turbulent weather conditions throughout the country.
Rain and falling temperatures are forecast in the north-west, centre and across the south, but once the summer kicks in properly it is likely to be sweltering on the Mediterranean side.
Temperatures and rainfall in the Canary Islands and all of the mainland except the east will be fairly typical of those for late June, July and August, but could rise several degrees higher in Murcia, Almería, Catalunya, the Valencia region and the Balearics.
This spring has been very warm with higher temperatures than usual for the months of April to June.
The average temperature across the country was just under 15ºC, which encompasses day and night figures - often a difference of 10ºC or more - and typical readings across a very disparate area from the far north, which frequently sees temperatures in single figures in spring, and the south, where the mercury can soar above 30ºC at that time of year.
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