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Galicia and Cantabria Swelter Under Heatwave as Interior Cantabria Faces Storm Alerts

Yellow warnings for local storms signal heavy rain in the region’s interior through midnight.

El tiempo en Vigo: previsión meteorológica para hoy, miércoles 18 de junio
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Overview

  • AEMET recorded temperatures above 27 °C at Santander airport by mid-morning on Thursday as coastal Cantabria experienced oppressive heat
  • Issued by AEMET, interior Cantabria holds yellow alerts from 14:00 to midnight with potential for hail-laden storms and heavy downpours in Liébana, Villaverde and Cantabria del Ebro
  • Overnight lows remained above 20 °C across southern Galicia and peaked at 30.5 °C in Lira, extending a run of tropical nights in the region
  • Ourense struck a June record high of 40.7 °C on June 18, surpassing the previous mark set in 2017 by four-tenths of a degree
  • Morning fog and mist are reducing visibility in low-lying parts of Galicia ahead of clear skies with zero rainfall expected and gusts up to 33 km/h