First torrid time of the new and long episode of extreme heat

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The suffocating heat has returned. This Wednesday has been a very hot day and temperatures have already reached 40°C in Ponent, but this figure has also been approached in other inland areas, such as the Pre-Pyrenees. Highlights include a maximum of 40.4°C in Lleida or 39.9°C in Montesquiu (Osona) and Alcarràs (Segrià). The official start has been given to the new episode of extreme heat in our region, the umpteenth since the summer began and which will last for at least a week. As it is possible that heat thresholds will be exceeded for three consecutive days in several counties, this episode will very likely end up being a heatwave.