BRITISH holidaymakers are warned to expect temperatures up to 42C.
Spain’s national weather service has issued an “special alert” today for the rising temperatures until the end of this week.
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Heat alerts in orange and yellow have been issued for most of the nation and its Islands over the past weekend.
In the Valle del Guadalhorce (between Malaga & Marbella), temperatures could reach 42C.
As Spain basks under a heatwave, orange weather warnings will cover more than 30 areas by Monday.
UK Foreign Office officials are continuing to Warning to Brits Travelling on holiday in Spain during the summer heat is a popular choice.
They are also directing the people towards Spanish Minister of health Who are telling people to remain indoors and in cool, shaded areas?
The public is also encouraged to avoid alcohol, to pay close attention to people with medical problems, and to dress in light clothes.
Met Office in Spain – called AEMET The special announcement was issued at local time of 1pm.
Forecasters have said that conditions are expected to become “heatwaves” starting Sunday.
The agency said that temperatures will rise gradually in the Balearic Islands and Peninsula in the next few days.
“[This is] Due to a strong insolation over a stable and warm air mass, causing onset of sweltering heat from Sunday onwards. This will be felt by the peninsula’s northeast quadrant and basins along the Great Rivers.
The situation may last up to Wednesday. [August] 23.”
AEMET also warned people about the advice from the Ministry of Health on hot weather.
Forecasters say that there’s a high degree of uncertainty in the weather after Wednesday, but hot temperatures could be on the way out.
Showers and storms may follow the blazing heat.
This comes on the heels of a very hot summer across Europe, with scorching temperatures in places like Spain and Greece.
Weather experts have declared 2023 an El Niño year – a natural phenomenon that occurs cyclically and causes fluctuations in the global climate.
