ARCHIVED - Alicante braced for hottest day of the year: weather outlook July 25-28

Orange alert for heat has been issued in parts of Alicante province for Monday July 25

Hot on the heels of a scorcher of a weekend in Alicante, the Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued an orange alert for heat in much of the province where temperatures could reach 45℃ on Monday July 25; potentially the hottest day of the year so far.

Intervals of high clouds on Monday morning will give way to clearer skies and both minimum and maximum temperatures will rise accompanied by light variable wind inland and a cooling breeze on the coast in the afternoon.

Alcoy: 22℃ to 40℃
Alicante: 22℃ to 35℃
Denia: 23℃ to 36℃
Elche: 22℃ to 40℃
Orihuela: 23℃ to 44℃

A brief but welcome drop in temperatures will be more evident further inland than on the coast on Tuesday July 26 where thermometers will only drop a couple of degrees in parts and the atmosphere will remain humid with cloud.

The province could see scattered showers or thunderstorms later in the afternoon.

Alcoy: 20℃ to 34℃
Alicante: 24℃ to 33℃
Denia: 24℃ to 33℃
Elche: 23℃ to 34℃
Orihuela: 24℃ to 35℃

Intervals of low clouds on Wednesday morning, July 27 and again in the afternoom will be more abundant in coastal areas, where weak and scattered rainfall has not been ruled out. From midday onwards, the risk of scattered showers or thunderstorms will move further inland, particularly in mountainous areas. Aemet has forecast little or no change in temperatures.

Alcoy: 20℃ to 33℃
Alicante: 24℃ to 32℃
Denia: 23℃ to 33℃
Elche: 23℃ to 33℃
Orihuela: 24℃ to 34℃

Thursday July 28 will get off to a cloudy start across the province with showers likely on the coast in the morning and inland in the afternoon where they may be accompanied by thunderstorms further north. Again, temperatures are not expected to alter notably.

Alcoy: 19℃ to 34℃
Alicante: 23℃ to 32℃
Denia: 23℃ to 33℃
Elche: 22℃ to 33℃
Orihuela: 23℃ to 35℃

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Image: Aemet