Date Published: 17/09/2021
ARCHIVED - High temperatures and unsettled weather continue across the weekend
ARCHIVED ARTICLE Maximum temperatures will range between 27 and 31 degrees across the three day period
On Thursday the Murcia region was the hottest place in Spain, reporting 33.5 degrees in Archena, 33.2 in Murcia city and 30 degrees in Molina de Segura, although on the same day a torrential storm hit Calasparra during which 30mm of rain fell in just 10 minutes, highlighting just how unsettled the weather has been during the last few days.
Although the region has missed the major storms which have been reported in other areas of Spain, the weather remains unsettled, with high daytime temperatures when the sun breaks through the cloud cover, misty mornings and storms inland.
This same pattern is set to continue until at least Monday, with Saturday hotter than Sunday:
Saturday: Cloud and sun, with daytime cloudiness in the interior and higher areas of the region. Morning mists on the coast. Minimum temperatures without changes ( 14 and 15 inland in Yecla and Caravaca, 19 in Murcia city and 23 on the coast in Cartagena) and maximum temperatures on the rise. Winds from the southwest on the coast and light breeze only in the interior of the region.
Sunday: Cloudy skies, with the possibility of occasional showers, most probably during the afternoon in the Altiplano (Yecla and Jumilla). Minimum temperatures without changes or climbing fractionally and maximums falling. Variable winds tending to the east.
Monday: Cloudy skies, with the possibility of occasional showers starting in the afternoon in the interior of the region and higher areas, most likely in the Altiplano (Yecla and Jumilla) where they will possibly be accompanied by storms. Maximum temperatures rising slightly inland; no change in the remainder of temperature forecasts. Variable winds tending to the east.
Maximum temperatures Saturday September 18 to Sunday September 19
• Caravaca de la Cruz and the north-west: Saturday: 31 degrees; Sunday: 26 degrees; Monday: 29 degrees
• Cartagena and the Mar Menor: Saturday: 28 degrees; Sunday: 28 degrees; Monday: 28 degrees
• Lorca and the south-west: Saturday: 31 degrees; Sunday: 27 degrees; Monday: 29 degrees
• Murcia and the River Segura valley: Saturday: 28 degrees; Sunday: 29 degrees; Monday: 29 degrees
• Yecla and the far north: Saturday: 33 degrees; Sunday: 26 degrees; Monday: 28 degrees
• Image: Águilas tourism; cycling along the coastal path