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The essentials in 5 points

• Overcast skies over Valencia, 26 to 31 degrees, next to no rain
• Metrovalencia invests 1.9 million in real-time passenger information
• Batalla de Flores grandstands: sign up until Monday 20 July
• La Fe carries out its first auditory brainstem implant
• Requena wines take over L'Umbracle on Thursday 23 July

Today's essentials

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Today's weather

Today's weather: overcast skies and moderate heat over Valencia. This Sunday 19 July, the city of Valencia can expect overcast skies with a low of 26 degrees and a high of 31 degrees, just a 5% chance of rain and light winds up to 11 km/h, according to Open-Meteo.

In the city, the day stays muggy rather than scorching: the overcast sky caps highs at 31 degrees and the night does not drop below 26 degrees, with a light breeze that barely cools things down. Plan on staying hydrated and bring a cap, but you can leave the umbrella at home (5% chance of rain).

Inland, around Bunyol, the figures are similar (23 to 31 degrees, overcast skies, winds up to 12 km/h), while on the southern coast, near Oliva, it is a touch milder at 26 to 30 degrees with next to no rain (3%). A good window for the beach early in the morning, before the humidity builds up.

Transport and traffic

• A Cercanías train stuck for more than four hours between Sollana and Sueca. A Cercanías train remained stranded for more than four hours between Sollana and Sueca, an incident that MP Ibáñez is raising in Congress, according to Valencia Plaza. Four hours at a standstill on a commuter line is no small matter when you rely on the train to get home from work or reach the southern coast. Beyond this specific case, the question raised in Congress targets the reliability of the province's Cercanías network: if you use these lines regularly, keep some margin and a backup plan in mind during peak hours.
• Metrovalencia invests 1.9 million euros in a "digital brain". FGV is putting 1.9 million euros into SiIV_360º, a centralised system meant to broadcast real-time information across all Metrovalencia channels, according to Valencia Extra. The goal: to unify what you see on platform screens, the app and the website so that timetables, delays and incidents show the same thing at the same moment. In practice, this should cut down on conflicting information when a line is disrupted and help you decide faster whether to change your route. The rollout will take time, but that is the announced direction.

What changes for you

• Batalla de Flores grandstands: sign up until Monday night. Valencia city hall has opened the draw for the grandstands (palcos) of the Batalla de Flores: you can sign up until Monday 20 July at 11:59 pm, according to Valencia Secreta. If you want a seat for this big Feria de Julio highlight on the Paseo de la Alameda, do not drag your feet: applications for the draw close on Monday 20 July at 11:59 pm. After that deadline, no more sign-ups are possible. Remember to have your details ready before you confirm your application.
• La Fe carries out its first auditory brainstem implant. La Fe hospital in Valencia has performed its first auditory brainstem implant, a technique reserved for profound deafness when a cochlear implant is not an option, according to Valencia Plaza. This procedure is for patients with profound deafness for whom the standard cochlear implant does not work. If you or someone close to you is in this situation, it means a cutting-edge option now exists locally, without having to look elsewhere by default: talk to your ENT specialist, who can refer you to La Fe to assess whether the technique is suitable.

Local news worth knowing

• The PSPV calls for a Resilience Fund worth 4.6 million euros. The Socialist group in the Corts Valencianes is calling for the creation of a 4.6 million euro Resilience Fund to strengthen the response to future risks such as the dana of October 2024, according to elDiario.es Comunitat Valenciana.
• 318,000 euros to study the management of public money. The Regional Ministry of the Economy is funding up to three four-year doctoral theses on fiscal governance, public spending and digitalisation, for 318,000 euros, with applications open until 31 July, according to Valencia Extra.
• First auditory brainstem implant surgery at La Fe. La Fe hospital in Valencia has carried out its first auditory brainstem implant operation, a technique reserved for cases where a cochlear implant is not viable, according to Valencia Extra.

Tonight and tomorrow in Valencia

• Requena wines celebrate at L'Umbracle. More than 40 wineries and producers will bring Requena wines to L'Umbracle at the City of Arts and Sciences on Thursday 23 July 2026, for "La gran fiesta del verano", according to Valencia Bonita. Head to L'Umbracle on Thursday 23 July for a major showcase of local produce, with more than 40 bodegas and producers gathered around Requena wines.
• Five nights of free music in Xàtiva with the Al Ras Festival. The Al Ras Festival returns to Xàtiva for the Feria de Agosto with five evenings of free music and shows, according to Valencia Bonita. Five nights of concerts and performances with free entry during Xàtiva's Feria de Agosto: a good excuse for a trip into the province's interior this summer.
• Montesa lights up its first Nit dels Ciris. On Saturday 25 July, Montesa is holding its first Nit dels Ciris, a night when the historic centre lights up with thousands of candles and live music, according to Valencia Bonita. On Saturday 25 July, Montesa's casco histórico is dressed with thousands of candles and live music for this first edition: a guaranteed atmosphere for a summer evening in the Valencian countryside.

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