Temperatures will rise progressively and we will return to values higher than normal for this time of yearOctober has been the hottest month in the entire historical series since 1961 in Spain with a thermal anomaly of around 3.5 degrees Nor has Europe observed since There are records of such high thermometers at this time of year. They confirm this from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). “This drop in temperatures is temporary. It is true that these days are cooler than in the past, but they are normal for the time of year. Next Friday there will be another descent, which will bring the first night frosts on the plateau, typical of these dates. But, from the weekend and the beginning of next week, temperatures will rise progressively and we will return to higher values than normal for this time of year”, explains its spokesman, Rubén del Campo. The temperatures could be above between one and three degrees above normal, according to the predictions of the Aemet last Thursday (this Tuesday the maps are updated). An exceptional October The truth is that the temperatures lengthen. The atmosphere of many days was as if it were the beginning or end of summer. October has been exceptional. Except for the first day, the rest of the month has been warmer than normal. It has also been the hottest October of the entire historical series since 1961 in Spain with a thermal anomaly of around 3.5 degrees (the definitive data from the AEMET is missing). Last week this anomaly was 6 degrees above normal. Cities like Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) even reached 35 degrees one day. “It is something very unusual that a month of the year is 3 degrees above or below normal. That gives an idea that, in addition to breaking the record, he has done it convincingly”, says del Campo. Warm air massesThe reason for these higher than usual temperatures at this time of year is because we are having a very persistent situation of predominance of warm air masses in the Peninsula, associated with the presence of high pressures from anticyclonic ridges. This situation has lasted for most of October and will surely continue during November. “This is like a puzzle, we have storms in the Atlantic and high pressures that are dominating Western Europe. Between these storms and these high pressures, corridors of southern component winds are generated, which are the ones that drive the warm air, which are often accompanied by haze that causes temperatures to skyrocket”, explains the AEMET spokesman. Anomalous situation also in EuropeEurope is experiencing a similar situation with temperatures also warmer than might be expected. Never before have such high thermometers been observed at this time of year. With a minimum of 20.4 degrees, Austria recorded its warmest night at the national level two days ago since there are records of these temperatures. These temperatures higher than normal bring, however, very negative consequences for the environment. The first, of course, is the drought that means that it doesn’t rain at a time when the most rain should fall. With some swamps at 30%, the situation begins to be alarming. In addition, there is the risk of fire. “There is no water, the field is very dry and the prospect of rain is very low, except in Galicia and a bit in the northwest of Castilla y León. With this channeling of the winds and in the absence of precipitation, the risk of fires forest is very high”, explains Rosalía Fernández, head of meteorology at Mediaset.