Except for the Bay of Biscay and the southeastern coast, the heat wave that is plaguing Spain will keep the country on alert for another day with values of up to 42 degrees and 14 communities under warning, of which 10 are in orange (significant risk), especially the northeast and the western fringe of the territory.

As of noon, the following communities will activate the orange alert for suffocating heat: Andalusia, Aragon, both Castillas, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Navarra and La Rioja, according to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). , in his web page.

On the other hand, in yellow level, slightly lower than the previous one, will be the Balearic Islands, with maximums of 37 degrees in Mallorca; and also the Canary Islands, with 34 degrees on several islands.

La Rioja Alavesa (Basque Country), with 39 degrees, and also Valencia and Castellón (Valencian Community), with 36 degrees. In large areas of the community of Extremadura the nights will be very hot, with values of 22-24 degrees, according to the Aemet.

⚠️ Update: special notice for #HeatWave.
🔴 Very high temperatures, especially in the northeast and southwest of the peninsula. The maximum will exceed 40 °C and the minimum will not drop below 25 °C in some areas.
🔴 The situation will continue, at least, until Thursday. pic.twitter.com/yMrxwGywd1

– AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) August 21, 2023

Also in the Community of Madrid the temperatures will be suffocating, with 40 degrees in the southern, vegas and western areas.

Likewise, in Navarra the same levels of heat will be reached, according to the predictions of the meteorological authority.

In Andalusia, the thermometers will reach 40 degrees in large areas of the community, such as the Cádiz, Cordoba and Seville countryside, and that record will also be reached in Aracena (Huelva) and the coast of this province, as well as in the Guadalquivir valley ( Jaen).

The Andalusian community is also on alert for wind and maritime storms in Cádiz, given the prediction of gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour.

The three Aragonese provinces are warned of temperatures above 40 degrees in a good part of the region, which may occasionally reach 42 degrees on the banks of the Ebro (Zaragoza), in the Huesca Pyrenees, storms are expected that may be accompanied by hail.

In Castilla y León, temperatures will be 35-39 degrees in practically the entire community and the nights will also be very hot, between 20 and 22 degrees in almost all the provinces of the region..

In Castilla-La Mancha, the threshold of 40 degrees will be exceeded in the Tagus Valley (Toledo), with 41 degrees, and it will also be very hot in the Guadiana Valley (Ciudad Real), with 40 degrees, as well as in La Mancha.

In Catalonia, 41 degrees will be reached and occasionally 42 degrees in the central depression of Lleida.

Occasionally it can reach 40 degrees in large areas of the community, such as the central depression of Barcelona, Ampurdán (Girona) or the pre-coastal area of Tarragona.

In Galicia, in the Miño basin (Ourense) 41 degrees will be reached and in the rest of the community, values of 34-39 degrees.