ANDALUCIA is feeling the heat as summer approaches, with temperatures that are set to soar to a sweltering 40 in certain regions over the next few days.
While temperatures are set to remain below 30C across the Costa del Sol and the Almeria coast, they are expected to creep up over the following week as Andalucia braces for its first summer heatwave of 2026.
Spain’s state weather agency (Aemet) has issued yellow alerts today across four provinces; Cordoba, Huelva, Jaen, and Seville, for extreme heat and thunderstorms.
Cordoba will get the brunt of this extreme heat, with places like Sierra Morena, Condado, and Guadalquivir Valley hitting 39C.
Other inland regions such as Sevilla, Jaen and Granada are sitting in the high 30C’s.
This upcoming ‘extraordinary episode’ is part of a broader shift towards unusually high temperatures this coming summer, according to Aemet Spokesperson, Ruben del Campo.
“Across mainland Spain, it is increasingly clear that temperatures over the next three months are likely to be above average.” says del Campo.
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The warning comes as meteorologists monitor the dry air mass pushing north from the Sahara, responsible for the yearly heat that hits the whole Spanish mainland.
Inland regions will be hoping to escape a repeat of the freak storm that hit Jaen earlier this week, dumping 50mm of rain in less than an hour and sending flash floods through the provincial capital’s streets.
The summer deluge flooded underground car parks and swept unsuspecting pedestrians down streets as other battled the torrents.
Preliminary data from the Andalucia Meteo network (AMETSE) weather station in Jaen/El Tomillo tracked a staggering 32mm of rain in a single 15-minute window.
The sudden influx of water instantly overwhelmed the city infrastructure, causing severe drainage failures that forced torrents of water to erupt violently from underground drains and manholes.
Main thoroughfares throughout the provincial capital were transformed into roaring rivers, completely cutting off traffic and trapping drivers in their vehicles.
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