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Spain Scorches Under Heat While Yucatán Prepares for Tropical Downpours

A tropical wave meeting a trough in the Yucatán Peninsula will deliver 25–50 mm of rain ahead of an African air mass-driven heat wave pushing temperatures above 38 °C in Murcia

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El tiempo en O Grove: previsión meteorológica para hoy, sábado 2 de agosto

Overview

  • Galicia’s Soutomaior and parts of Asturias saw clear skies on August 2 with afternoon highs reaching 37 °C and northeast gusts up to 40 km/h.
  • A special AEMET alert warns that a heat wave will develop in the Region of Murcia starting Sunday, with daytime peaks of 38 °C in the capital and nighttime lows near 20 °C through at least August 7.
  • Tropical Wave No. 19 is forecast to bring strong thunderstorms, gusts exceeding 60 km/h and 25–50 mm of rain across the Yucatán Peninsula on August 2–3, triggering flood warnings from Protección Civil Yucatán.
  • Northern Mexican states are expected to record below-average monsoon rainfall of 5–15 mm and highs up to 42 °C, while Mexicali faces an extreme heat wave with temperatures up to 46 °C and heat indices nearing 48 °C.
  • Mexico City will experience continuous light rain with highs of 23 °C and gentle northeast breezes, and Buenos Aires looks set for a dry weekend with maximums around 17 °C and wind gusts up to 50 km/h.