23 provinces on alert as temperatures set to soar over 40ºC
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 @ 12:40 PM
The area of high pressure and hot air affecting mainland Spain and the Canary Islands has put 23 provinces from 9 different Autonomous Communities on high alert, with temperatures set to reach over 40ºC in parts of Andalusia.
The provinces of Córdoba and Sevilla are on amber alert (high risk) for top temperatures of 40ºC; Huelva and Jaén are at risk of temperatures reaching 39ºC.
The Canary Islands have activated an amber alert on the islands of Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria, where maximum temperatures of 38ºC are expected; in El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma and Tenerife the mercury is expected to rise to 34ºC.
Aragón has put all its provinces on alert for expected temperatures of 37ºC, and in Navarra there is a risk of temperatures reaching 36ºC in the Ribera del Ebro.
The province of Madrid is preparing itself for temperatures of 38ºC in the south and west, with 37ºC forecast for the capital and Henares.
All the provinces in Castilla La-Mancha are on yellow alert for temperatures of between 36ºC in Albacete to 39ºC in the Tajo valley.
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