Holidaymakers from Ireland travelling to Spain this May Bank Holiday weekend have been told to prepare for "extreme" heat due to an African plume that could see temperatures hit 40C.
Popular holiday spots including Seville and Malaga have been hit with sweltering weather with temperatures predicted to reach as high as 40C. Between Wednesday and Friday, the country is set to experience temperatures that are usually seen in July, reports Sky News reports.
Spain's state meterological agency Amet has predicted that later this week the country will be impacted by a weather event which is a "dry air mass of African origin" that will cause temperatures "values typical of summer". According to Amet, the hardest hit region will be the Andalusia region, which is home to cities such as Seville with top temperatures of 40C predicted for Thursday or Friday.
