Last night, Jerez de la Frontera and its countryside experienced one of the most suffocating nights of the summer, with a minimum temperature of 24.3º recorded at Jerez Airport. This figure exceeded the previous week's highest minimum by 1.2 degrees.
The feeling of suffocation was increased by the lack of wind in some parts of the city, which failed to mitigate the heat despite the high minimum temperature.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) will activate a double yellow alert this Saturday in Jerez and its rural area. The high temperature alert forecasts maximums of 39 degrees Celsius between 13:00 and 21:00, while the alert for easterly winds predicts gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour from 11:00 until midnight.
The second heatwave of the summer, beginning this Sunday, will last at least until next Tuesday, when maximum temperatures of up to 41 degrees Celsius are expected in Jerez, according to AEMET's estimates.
AEMET spokesperson Rubén del Campo warned that this new heatwave will particularly affect the peninsular southwest, although it is difficult to predict if it will be worse than the previous one in June in terms of duration, extent, and intensity. The most affected areas may differ, but very high temperatures will be reached.
In Andalusia, six provinces start the weekend with heat alerts: four at orange level (Seville, Córdoba, Jaén, and Huelva) and two at yellow level (Granada and Cádiz, the latter also with alerts for wind and coastal phenomena). Maximums could reach 40 degrees in Seville, Córdoba, and Jaén.
Nationally, nine autonomous communities will activate alerts for high temperatures, with forecasts exceeding 40 degrees in many places. The most significant alerts, at orange level, will be activated in Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, and Madrid.
