The dog days begin in Malaga with a heat warning: up to 39 degrees

Málaga/The dog days of summer, the hottest period of the year in Spain -from July 15 to August 15-, arrive accompanied by a new episode of extreme heat in Andalusia. In the province of Málaga, this has triggered a yellow alert affecting the Antequera region with temperatures up to 39 degrees Celsius. The alert will remain in place this Tuesday from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Seven Andalusian provinces will be on alert this Tuesday with temperatures that may reach 41 degrees Celsius. Almería is the only exception, and the worst affected are Córdoba, Jaén, and Sevilla, which are entirely on alert, including at the orange level.

In the province of Málaga, Campillos, Fuente de Piedra, and Alameda are the towns where the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) expects temperatures to reach 39 degrees Celsius. In Antequera, Teba, Villanueva de Algaidas, and Arriate, temperatures are forecasted to be 38 degrees; while other areas in the Guadalhorce Valley such as Álora or Ardales will reach 37 degrees.

Generally, the Aemet forecasts for this Tuesday in the province include generally rising temperatures, with mostly clear skies and intervals of low clouds along the coast. On the coast, temperatures will range from 29-30 degrees Celsius at their highest, with lows between 22 and 24 degrees. Specifically, Málaga city will range from 24 to 30 degrees; Marbella, from 22 to 29; Vélez-Málaga, from 22 to 31; Antequera, from 21 to 38, and Ronda from 21 to 37.

As of now, for Wednesday, the Meteorological Agency does not foresee any heat alerts in the province of Málaga, although they will remain in the neighboring provinces. The highest temperatures will be 29 degrees on the coast and 36 degrees inland, although some areas in the north of the Antequera region might again reach 37-38 degrees.

From Thursday, a general increase in temperatures is expected, both on the coast and inland, where they could reach 40 degrees in towns like Ardales, Teba, Campillos, Fuente de Piedra, Alameda, or Villanueva de Algaidas. By the end of the week, Aemet indicates there will be moderate westerly winds on the coast, with a temperature rise that suggests the arrival of terral winds: 36 degrees in the capital and Rincón de la Victoria, 41 in Álora, Cártama, and Coín. More precise forecasts will follow.