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Murcia could reach 46 degrees this week: Weather forecast July 10-16
Another heatwave will bring unbelievable temperatures, and it will not be cooler than 20ºC for one single night this week
Take extra special care this week as a brain-melting heatwave pushes across the whole of Spain, bringing torrid temperatures as high as 46ºC/115ºF to parts of the Region of Murcia.
The heatwave will be particularly severe at the beginning of this week, and maximum temperatures during the day on Tuesday will be a full 10 degrees higher than they were on the same day last week. Minimum temperatures at night will not drop below 20ºC in any part of the Region.
For the entire week, there is nothing forecast but blazing sunshine and the occasional scattered period of high clouds passing by, with “weak, variable winds” that will be “more intense on the coast,” according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
On Monday July 10 this Region will be on yellow alert for heat, with the exception of Mazarrón and Cartagena, while on Tuesday this will be upgraded to an orange alert, with Mazarrón and Cartagena on yellow alert. For Wednesday 12, an orange weather warning has been issued for the entire Region.
Murcia weather warnings, Wednesday July 12
In fact, Wednesday will be the hottest day of the week, when the towns of Totana and Alhama de Murcia are forecast to register temperatures of 45ºC and Lorca will have incredible highs of 46ºC, and there will be a mass of Saharan dust moving through the air, affecting air quality.
Murcia city, Mula, Cieza, Yecla and Caravaca de la Cruz will all see temperatures reach 44ºC, while on the coast it will be in the high 30s.
Murcia weather forecast, Wednesday July 12
While these extreme temperatures will drop slightly on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 and it will not be above 40ºC, it will still be very hot indeed and the temperatures will go back up again on Saturday 15.
These extremely high temperatures are not easy to deal with, and have been known to cause dehydration, heatstroke and death in previous summers. People are warned in no uncertain terms to stay inside where it is cooler during the hottest part of the day, normally from about 2pm-6pm, and keep their homes well ventilated.
It is also worth noting that the phenomenon known as ‘heat islands’ have turned cities across Spain – including Murcia capital and Cartagena in the Region of Murcia – into hotter places to be than in rural, country areas.
The urban heat island effect is due to buildings and roads absorbing and storing the sun’s heat, meaning nights in the city are warmer than they are in areas surrounded by natural landscapes such as forests and lakes.
Minimum and maximum temperatures in Murcia this week
- Monday July 10: Min 20ºC; Max 40ºC
- Tuesday July 11: Min 21ºC; Max 44ºC
- Wednesday July 12: Min 24ºC; Max 46ºC
- Thursday July 13: Min 22ºC; Max 38ºC
- Friday July 14: Min 21ºC; Max 38ºC
- Saturday July 15: Min 21ºC; Max 41ºC
- Sunday July 16: Min 21ºC; Max 39ºC
Tiempo previsto en La Región de Murcia desde 10-07-2023 hasta 16-07-2023. Info siempre actualizada en https://t.co/3N0qorPKFO pic.twitter.com/639Gpt0Hxb
— AEMET_Murcia (@AEMET_Murcia) July 10, 2023
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Images: Aemet
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