After a very late spring with thermometers in almost winter mode until 10 days ago, the Iberian country began to feel the weight of an environment closer to the summer season.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) of Spain, reported Thursday that Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, Extremadura, La Rioja, Navarra and Galicia have activated the yellow warning before the forecast of maximum records between 36 and 39 degrees Celsius.

Madrid will mark an average of 33 degrees from today until Monday, but Andalusia, in the south, for example, the heat will settle up to 39 degrees, mainly in the provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Seville.

Aragon, in the northeast, the focus of the heat points to the province of Huesca, the Ribera del Ebro in Zaragoza and in the Bajo Aragon of Teruel: while in Catalonia, Lleida and Tarragona will be the most affected, in all cases over 36 degrees.

Extremadura may average 38-39 degrees in the fertile plains of the Guadiana and in the Extremadura Siberia and in Galicia the heat will be concentrated in the province of Ourense.

However, a noticeable drop is expected from next Tuesday, according to the Aemet, although very warm temperatures will return until the first weekend of June.

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