At dawn, the morning will begin with clear skies, temperatures already around 25°C and almost no wind, with gusts from the southeast of no more than 5 km/h. Cloud cover will quickly increase, becoming cloudy at first and then becoming dominated by a blanket of high clouds, with temperatures rising several degrees. Winds will shift from northeast to north-northeast, then west, remaining around 5 km/h with gusts up to 10 km/h. By the end of the morning the sky will become cloudy, the temperature will reach 32°C, the wind will change to south-southeast, maintaining moderate intensity, with gusts up to 15 km/h. Humidity will gradually decrease, creating a drier atmosphere over time.
As the day progresses, the continuity of this heat and dryness will increase under cloud cover that will remain dense, moving from a curtain of high clouds to overcast skies and then gradually returning to a curtain of clouds at the end of the period. Temperatures will range from 33°C to 38°C, with a noticeable increase in the late afternoon. The wind will increase significantly to 25 km/h, gusts will reach 45 km/h, and its direction will shift from southeast to west-southwest, then north-northwest. Humidity will decrease over time.
In the evening, throughout the second half of the day, the heat will remain at the beginning of the period – 39°C, and then gradually decrease to 28°C at the end of the night. The wind will blow first from the southwest, then from the south-southwest, at about 20:00 it will turn to the west-southwest, speed 15-25 km/h, gusts reaching 45 km/h. A curtain of high clouds will dominate, giving way to clear skies at times around 9:00 pm, with the air becoming significantly wetter as time goes on.
The following night will usher in a wetter atmosphere and temperatures will initially drop below 28°C before gradually dropping to 24°C during the second half of the night. Winds will remain strong, increasing from 10 km/h with strong gusts to 30 km/h before stabilizing at 15-25 km/h, always with significant gusts. The wind direction will change from northwest to north, then to north-northwest. Cloud cover will alternate between overcast and clear skies with some humidity present.
Continuing this restless night on Friday, temperatures will remain high, ranging from an already warm early morning (around 24-25°C) to highs close to 38°C later in the day. Winds will develop from the north-northwest, then north to northwest, then shift to the west and then southwest, with wind speeds ranging from 5 to 20 km/h, gusting up to 35 km/h. Skies will continue to be clear and humidity will gradually decrease over the course of several hours.
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