The State Meteorological Agency has activated a special warning for the second heat wave of the summer, due to begin on Sunday 5 July and mainly affecting the southwest of the peninsula and other areas.
AEMET has activated the heat wave warning between 5 and at least 7 July. The warning affects the southwestern quadrant of the peninsula, the Ebro valley, the northeastern depressions and valleys of the Pyrenees.
Extreme temperatures will begin on Sunday and will continue for much of the following week. The worst day will be Monday, with values that could reach 42 degrees.
This is the second heat wave of the summer. The previous one occurred at the end of June and lasted until the 24th of that month, with about one thousand deaths attributable to excess heat according to the Carlos III Health Institute.
