Tourists heading to the Balearic and Canary Islands have been issued a weather warning.
The popular Spanish islands are set to have a scorching heatwave over the next few months, with temperatures Scottish folk won't be well used to.
Weather experts have warned of a very "intense" heatwave with high temperatures starting in June.
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Over the next three months, June, July and August will be much warmer than normal, The State Meteorological Agency Aemet have said.
Ruben Del Campo, from Aemet, explained: "The probability that the next quarter will be warmer than normal is very high."
Already parts of mainland Spain is feeling the heat with Madrid expecting to reach 37C on Saturday and Sunday.
The most popular holiday spots, including the Canary Islands, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, and the Balearic Island, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza, will be the most affected, as the Express reports.
With this news, a heat presentation plan has been put in place in the Canary Islands and a surveillance system has launched for the impact of the high temperatures on the health of the people.
The World Meteorological Organization defines a heatwave as an "unusually warm weather" that persists for "at least two days" with "records above the thresholds".
As Rubén del Campo explained, in Spain, the Aemet determines that "extreme temperatures must be registered among the five percent of the warmest, affect 10 percent of the [meteorological] stations and last three days at least."
The heatwave beginning this week meets all three conditions.
British tourists visiting the Canary Islands won't be as climatised to the hot weather and are advised to check how to protect themselves from the high temperatures.
A health spokesperson from the Canary Islands said: "These actions are intended to increase individual prevention capacity to face the heat in the Canary Islands by applying measures that are easy and accessible.
"All the hospitals and the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) have staff designated and specially trained to deal with and effectively coordinate the services in the event of a possible heatwave, as well as the established communication channels."
This extreme weather alert for the Islands will continue until September 15.
Holidaymakers are urged to stay out of the sun at the hottest times of the day, use SPF 50 and keep hydrated.
