Irish holidaymakers heading to Spain or Portugal are advised to be aware of severe weather conditions in popular tourist destinations.
Temperatures are expected to hit up to 40C in some Spanish towns, with no sign of things cooling down in the next few days.
Tourists hoping to escape the unpredictable rain and wind here may have other issues to contest with, as weather warnings have been issued in areas of Spain due to extreme heat.
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Costa del Sol, as well as the Balearic and Canary Islands, are set to experience the most intense conditions up until the end of next week.
An Orange weather warning has been issued with highs in Andalusia forecast to hit 44C. Many other parts of the country are on Yellow alert.
Those heading to southern parts of Spain are have been urged to take preventative measures to protect themselves from the heat, such as staying indoors, ensuring they stay hydrated and wearing SPF 50 suncream.
Spain's Met Office Aemet stated: "The heat will be very intense on the mainland and in the Balearics at least until next Wednesday and it is not ruled out that it could extend for a couple of days. The intense heatwave is very rare for the month of June."
Temperatures in certain areas of the country are going to hit up to 10 or 15C higher than usual during the day and between 5 and 10C higher at night, Hull Live reported.
Holidaymakers are advised to exercise extreme caution and avoid exposure to the sun in peak hours of the day, according to Aement.
Aemet added: "As of Thursday, we will exceed 35C in large areas of the Peninsula; more than 30C to 32C in the Balearic Islands and the south of the Canary Islands." It also warned of "tropical nights" with temperatures not dropping below 20C in some areas.
But these figures are predicted to be dwarfed by the heat surge from the weekend onwards.
Meanwhile in Portugal, summer weather is expected to last well into autumn, up to October.
Ricardo Deus, from the Division of Meteorological Forecasting and Surveillance and the Division of Climate and Climate Change at IPMA told The Portugal News: “There are several scenarios, but the most likely is that the month of June will be considered normal to hot.”
It comes as last month was the hottest May on record in the country since 1931, according to a monthly report from IPMA.
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