The intense heat puts six communities on alert this Sunday, August 13, but only Andalusia and the Canary Islands are on orange alert. Within the Canary archipelago, the island of Gran Canaria appears in red due to the extreme risk of maximum temperatures, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
All in all, the AEMET prediction for this Sunday indicates that little cloudy or clear skies will predominate in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, although in the north of Galicia and in the western half of the Cantabrian area, cloudy skies are expected that could translate into weak rainfall.
In Gran Canaria, the thermometers could reach 40 degrees Celsius, mainly affecting peaks and midlands, and it is likely to extend to coastal areas. Minimum temperatures will not drop below 30 degrees.
Although the situation improves somewhat compared to Saturday, the rest of the Canary Islands are on orange alert due to a significant risk of temperatures.
In areas of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife, the thermometers are expected to rise to 39 degrees. In all of them there is a yellow alert for suspended dust and in La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, in addition, due to coastal phenomena.
Andalusia is the other community that is on orange alert due to a significant risk of high temperatures. Specifically, the Cordovan countryside and the Guadalquivir valley, in Jaén, where thermometers will reach 40 degrees, most likely between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
In lower intensity yellow alert, areas of Aragon (36 degrees in lower Teruel), Castilla-La Mancha (38 degrees in La Mancha de Ciudad Real, for example), Catalonia (36 degrees in the central depression of Lleida) and Community of Madrid (36 degrees in the metropolitan area, Henares, south, Vegas and west).
In yellow, but due to the risk of storms, areas of La Rioja, Aragón, Castilla y León and Navarra appear. The Basque Country is due to the risk of rain.