Aemet warns of the arrival of strong storms and a temperature drop of up to 10 degrees Celsius in Spain.

The heat wave has already said goodbye to Spain, giving way to a less summery atmosphere . After days of above-average temperatures, the arrival of a cooler air mass to the Peninsula this Tuesday has precipitated a sharp drop in temperatures , which will worsen as the week progresses, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) .

According to the agency, there will be a "general drop in temperatures," most noticeable in the southern and eastern provinces of the Peninsula. In some provinces, temperatures will drop by up to 10 degrees compared to previous days . However, in the Mediterranean, the Balearic and Canary Islands will still remain at fairly high temperatures for the season.

This change in temperature won't be the only thing expected over the next few hours. After several days of sunshine and stability, rain is poised to return to much of the Peninsula with the passage of a trough. Although this will not be widespread , it could be locally heavy in many parts of the country.

As Aemet points out, the arrival of a mass of cool air has triggered a radical change in temperatures in recent days. From the scorching 45 degrees Celsius recorded during the last day of the heat wave, we will move to much more normal levels for this time of year, even below normal.

This has been noted in many cities, where temperatures will continue to drop, even reaching 10 degrees lower than in previous days. This is the case in areas such as Segovia and Burgos , where very sharp drops in temperature have been recorded, with highs below 25°C in both regions. Temperature anomalies have also reached similar levels in regions such as Andalusia, the Cantabrian Sea, the interior of the Basque Country , and northeastern Catalonia .

These drops will be less noticeable in places like Córdoba and Murcia , where temperatures will remain above 35°C this Wednesday following the heat wave. Even so, the values recorded in the coming days are expected to be more normal and closer to the average for the second half of August than those of the last two weeks.

Along with this significant drop in temperatures, the approach of several cold snaps will allow precipitation to return to many parts of Spain. The storms , which already began reaching some areas on Tuesday, will spread across the east of the country starting this Wednesday. In regions such as Catalonia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community , heavy rainfall could occur.

Rainfall will also reach the Cantabrian Sea and, although persistent, will be somewhat weaker than in the eastern provinces. Late in the day, showers and thunderstorms could become " locally heavy with hail in the Valencian Community and even locally very heavy in Mallorca," according to Aemet (Mexico's Meteorological Agency).

The rains in the coming hours will require the activation of warnings in some regions of the Iberian Peninsula. For now, the agency has activated yellow and orange warnings in provinces such as Lérida, Huesca, and Tarragona for accumulated rainfall exceeding 20 mm per hour . In fact, in the Lérida Pyrenees, up to 30 mm could accumulate in one hour.

As for Thursday, everything points to it being the most unstable day in Spain. The Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, and Catalonia will once again be the hardest hit, with intense storms leaving significant accumulations , especially during the early morning hours. However, the possibility of storms reaching other parts of the Peninsula is not ruled out.

Starting Friday, all indications are that rainfall could decrease in the affected provinces. However, residual and light showers will persist in some areas of the eastern peninsula, as well as in Aragon and the Betic regions.