People in the city of Bilbao in northwestern Spain are accustomed to spending the month of April away from the beaches, but many took refuge there today, Saturday, amid temperatures 10 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
The Portuguese also took refuge in the beaches near the capital, Lisbon, as the temperature rose to 29 degrees Celsius.
The Spanish Meteorological Agency said that many people did not need umbrellas, but rather ice cream, with temperatures reaching 21 degrees Celsius in Bilbao and expected to reach 27 degrees Celsius in other places tomorrow, Sunday.
The agency added, on the “X” social networking site, that “temperatures on Saturday and Sunday will be higher than normal by between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country, and between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius in the northern third of the peninsula (Iberia). ) and the Canary Islands.
The Spanish Meteorological Agency said that the current month of April witnessed temperatures that are often recorded in the summer months.
However, the agency confirmed that temperatures will drop again in most parts of Spain in the coming days, especially in the north of the country.
In Portugal, temperatures were also higher than normal for this time of year, the National Meteorological Agency said on Saturday.
In the central region of Santarem in Portugal, temperatures are expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius.
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