The respite will be short-lived. Spain's national meteorological agency (Aemet) has warned that a "warmer-than-normal" air mass is set to settle over the Iberian Peninsula in the coming days and threatens to bring back the most intense heat just in time for the weekend.
It will not arrive all at once, nor will it affect all areas equally. Northern Spain, for instance, will be one of the few exceptions. The Atlantic seaboard, with its cloud cover and winds, will act as a buffer and maintain "a milder atmosphere" while the rest of the country starts to swelter.
