UK holidaymakers have been warned to beware of 'intense' temperatures with values topping 45C in some popular resorts. The mercury reached 45.5C in Huelva area of Andalusia in Spain with highs of 45.4C in Extremadura and 43.4C near Valencia.
Spain's national AEMET weather service said parts of Extremadura, Andalusia and Galicia regions had been placed on red alert for extreme heat. Temperatures are expected to exceed the previous record of 47.4 C for all of Spain set in August 2021, and of 40.7 C in the capital Madrid.
AEMET said the scorching temperatures are being caused by an extensive and powerful Atlantic anticyclone which is centred close to the British Isles. This is creating atmospheric stability throughout Spain and, added to hot air mass from north Africa, is producing a heatwave that could be "the most potent" and "significant" in intensity and duration for July or August in Spain.
