Portbou has experienced a tropical night this Friday with a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees at the automatic station in Portbou, at Coll dels Belitres, located in the north of Alt Empordà next to the border. The record was reached at 5:14 UTC, equivalent to 7:14 local time, and remained above the 20-degree threshold throughout the night.
The tramontana marks the day on the north coast
The same station, located at 198 meters of altitude, has also recorded a maximum wind gust of 88.9 kilometers per hour on a day clearly marked by the tramontana. The provisional maximum temperature reached 26 degrees at 9:23 UTC, which corresponds to 11:23 local time.
The thermal behavior in Portbou leaves an unusual early morning due to sustained heat, despite the intense wind that has blown in this point of the border coast. The combination of high values during the night and strong tramontana has conditioned the start of the day in the municipality.
Sharp drop in temperatures during the weekend
The forecast for the Girona demarcation now points to a clear change in weather. In the city of Girona, the predicted maximum temperature will go from 29 degrees this Friday to 17 degrees on Sunday. In Portbou, the drop will also be notable, with a decrease from 24 degrees to 13 degrees in that same interval.
The change will be especially noticeable from Sunday, with more cloudiness, precipitation and wind, especially in the north of the Girona demarcation. In regions like Alt Empordà, where the tramontana has already left intense records this Friday, the meteorological shift is shaping up more markedly in the coming hours.
Portbou thus chains a tropical night before a sharp thermal drop that will be felt between Friday and Sunday, with a much cooler atmosphere in the northern tip of Girona.