THE second heatwave in less than a fortnight is set to continue until at least Sunday, July 12 with temperatures exceeding 40ºC in the shade in many parts of the country, according to the State meteorological agency, AEMET.
Clear skies with practically no winds are forecast for the next six days everywhere except in the far north and north-west, in Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria where possible light showers may be felt and the soaring mercury will stop at a more bearable 25ºC to 30ºC.
For these three regions, which back onto the turbulent Cantabrian Sea, this is still much hotter than usual for the time of year.
But in the parts of Spain typically considered to be the hottest on the mainland at any time, thermometers will go off the scale: Sevilla and Granada can look forward to temperatures of 41ºC and 43ºC, whilst in Córdoba, the heat is expected to rocket to a sweltering 46ºC in the shade.
Most of the south and east coasts will hover between 32ºC – fairly typical for early July – and 39ºC, but may break the 40ºC barrier especially in Alicante, Murcia and Valencia.
Some of the most scorching parts of the mainland include the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, particularly in Toledo and Ciudad Real, plus the land-locked north-eastern region of Aragón, other than the Pyrénéen province of Huesca, as well as Madrid, and other inland provinces in Catalunya, Andalucía and Extremadura – in all of these, temperatures will sit at around 40ºC to 42ºC in the daytime.
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