After two intense heat waves practically consecutive, the temperatures finally gave the people of Tenerife a breather during the past weekend. An example of this return to calm was the image presented yesterday by the Teresitas beach.
After several intense days – with significant traffic jams in access to this bathing area in the capital – the few residents who came to take a dip enjoyed absolute calm. In fact, during the early hours of the morning it even rained in Saint Andrew.
The drastic drop in temperatures, which began to become apparent on Saturday afternoon, left minimum temperatures in the Tenerife province that were close to 14 degrees Celsius registered in La Laguna even at dawn.
Other points especially benefited by the arrival of the trade winds were Vallehermoso, on La Gomera, with barely 10 degrees at 7:40 in the morning, or the 13.4 degrees recorded in Valverde, on El Hierro, at 7: 10 hours in the morning.
As for the maximum, the area with the hottest heat during Sunday was the airport Tenerife South, where it was around 30 degrees on average around 1:40 p.m.
The Aemet announces a new red notice that will affect the entire peninsular territory except the Islands
These records imply a return to normality after a week where the peaks of Tenerife reached the highest minimums in history, at least since records have been kept: the year 1920. This means that the people of Tenerife lived torrid nights where the temperatures did not drop below 21 degrees. Likewise, in the moments of maximum heat, temperatures of more than 30 degrees were recorded, which forced the activation of the maximum alert of fires on the summits. Last Thursday was undoubtedly the hottest day of this episode with average temperatures around 37 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, as of today, a new heat wave It will reach twelve of the country’s autonomous communities. Luckily it won’t affect Canary Islands. According to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), Córdoba and Jaén will be at extreme risk (red) and will reach maximum temperatures of up to 44 degrees Celsius. In addition to the red warning in both Andalusian provinces, high temperatures will put Granada, Seville, Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Toledo, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Madrid, Cuenca and Albacete at significant risk (orange). The last two will also be on yellow alert for storms.
Almería, Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga, Huesca, Teruel, Zaragoza, Ávila, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, Zamora, Guadalajara, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Cáceres, Murcia, Navarra, La Rioja, and Valencia will also be at risk for heat, with yellow warning.
Today temperatures will rise in most of the country, except in the Canary Islands, where they will remain with little change. This increase occurs within the framework of a heat wave that, according to the special notice issued by Aemet on Saturday, will last at least until Wednesday, July 19, and will especially affect the areas of the center and interior south of the peninsula, depressions in the northeast and interior of Majorca. During today’s day, cloudy intervals of low cloudiness are also expected in the Cantabrian Sea and northern Galicia, with some light rain, as well as some cloudy intervals in the Levante area, the Balearic Islands and the Strait area.
