Extreme heat alerts in place as summer-like temperatures continue – but Atlantic trough to bring heavy midweek rainfall across Spain

Spain's state weather agency is warning of highs exceeding 38C across Spain, with yellow alerts active for Andalucia, the Canary Islands and Catalunya.

14 Sep, 2026 @ 12:41

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Summer to come back with a bang as mid-September heatwave brings 40C highs and tropical nights

The sudden heatwave will plunge the mainland and the Canary Islands back into mid-July weather conditions from Sunday until at least Wednesday.

10 Sep, 2026 @ 10:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Woman slips under a car and drowns in just a foot of floodwater during torrential storms in Mallorca

A WOMAN has died after drowning in little more than a foot of floodwater after torrential storms battered Mallorca on Wednesday afternoon.

10 Sep, 2026 @ 10:47

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

British woman becomes 15th victim of deadly Almeria wildfire after heroically attempting to save elderly woman

EXPAT Michelle Leake died in a Sevilla hospital two months after trying to rescue a vulnerable 93-year-old from the inferno.

9 Sep, 2026 @ 12:30

Almeria·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca and Catalunya brace for flash floods and even waterspouts as ‘off the charts’ storm builds over record-hot Mediterranean

AEMET has activated high-risk orange warnings across the Barcelona pre-Pyrenees, the Girona Pyrenees and the northern Alicante coast.

8 Sep, 2026 @ 13:29

Balearic Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Spain smashes September heat records with 39.4C in Almeria and 35.5C in Barcelona – but autumn on the way

Data from AEMET confirmed the historic heatwave peaked September 5, with Pamplona airport recorded the highest national figure with a sweltering 40.8C.

8 Sep, 2026 @ 09:43

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Weather warning for extreme heat in Andalucia with 40C highs – as dozens of September temperature records are smashed across Spain

SPAIN's weather agency has issued orange alerts for Sevilla, Cordoba, Huelva, Cadiz and Jaen on Monday.

7 Sep, 2026 @ 14:12

Andalucia·Lead·National News·Weather

Spain activates first-ever September red heat alert – temperatures soar past 45C in unprecedented late-summer scorcher

The 45.7C peak, recorded in El Granado, Huelva, ties the national September heat record previously set in Montoro, Cordoba, exactly a decade ago in 2016.

4 Sep, 2026 @ 14:50

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Spain records hottest summer since records began as Barcelona smashes both air and sea temperatures

AEMET, put the season around 2.5C above the seasonal average nationwide — beating the previous record, which had only been set the year before, in

3 Sep, 2026 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Orange alerts across Andalucia as September heat dome arrives – coastal areas to suffer humidity and Saharan dust

Yellow heat warnings are also in place across inland Cadiz, Huelva, and interior Granada, where the mercury is forecast to hit between 36C and 38C.

2 Sep, 2026 @ 10:37

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

September to start with a sizzle as heat dome sweeps across Spain – temperatures set to soar to 43C with ‘torrid’ nights ahead

SPAIN is set for a scorching start to September as a powerful heat dome sends temperatures soaring to 43C, with Andalucia facing the worst of

31 Aug, 2026 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Lead·National News·Weather

WATCH: Chaos as mini-tsunamis batter Valencia, Costa Blanca and Balearics – with waves pushing up to 200m inland

MONSTER waves pushed as far as 200 metres inland across tourist hotspots including Mallorca, Gandia, and Javea.

26 Aug, 2026 @ 13:44

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Nearly 100 firefighters work overnight to stabilise wildfire near Nerja on the Costa del Sol

THE fire threatened to engulf the Sierras of Tejeda natural park, a protected area spanning 400 square kilometres across the provinces of Malaga and Granada.

26 Aug, 2026 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

‘Genuine massacre’: Dozens of pigeons killed as ‘super cell’ storm batters Tarragona with egg-sized hail stones and 117kph winds

The 112 emergency line received 769 calls as the skies opened, generating more than 500 official incident reports across the province.

25 Aug, 2026 @ 10:15

Catalunya·Lead·Weather

Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms

SPAIN is braced for a stormy blast as a rare August depression brings torrential rain, hail and powerful winds across the country.

24 Aug, 2026 @ 11:43

Andalucia·Catalunya·Lead·Valencia·Weather

Malaga hotels complain beach closures in high summer have damaged city’s reputation internationally

HOTELIERS and opposition politicians are all blaming the same ageing sewer network for beach shutdowns that Malaga in peak Feria week.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 16:21

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Politics·Weather

Swirling red storm on the meteorological map

US Hurricane centre is monitoring a rare August Atlantic storm threatening Spain this weekend

The American agency has given the system a 20% chance of developing traits of a tropical storm by early Sunday.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 15:44

Lead·Weather

Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

THE wildfire burned land equivalent to 45,000 football pitches and forced the evacuation of 700 residents in Huelva and nearby Sevilla.

21 Aug, 2026 @ 13:45

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Thunderstorm and 140km/h winds leave trail of destruction in Valencia – sparking fires, bringing down trees and damaging 16th-century church

MORE than 4,000 lightning bolts struck the province during a thunderstorm on Thursday, sparking at least nine forest fires and sending firefighters scrambling to contain

21 Aug, 2026 @ 11:20

Lead·Valencia·Weather

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms hit Spain, with alerts in force across much of the country

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

THUNDERSTORMS and heavy downpours have swept across large parts of Spain this Thursday.

20 Aug, 2026 @ 15:18

Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca and Valencia endured 'hottest-night ever' with meteorologists saying it was 'like Dante's Inferno'

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

THE Valencian Community endured its hottest-ever night according to modern records with temperatures not falling below 30C in many areas during Wednesday night and Thursday

20 Aug, 2026 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Spain to see 10C temperature drop tomorrow — but Costa Blanca and east coast will have to wait

A FRESH mass of cool air has swept towards the Iberian Peninsula, bringing temperatures down by as much as 10C across northern and central Spain.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

A red weather alert for extreme heat in Valencia and Alicante

Red weather alert: Temperatures to soar again despite thunderstorms – including scorching 44C highs on the Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS on the Costa Blanca are being urged to take precautions after an ‘extraordinary danger’ weather alert was issued for extreme heat.

19 Aug, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Costa Blanca weather alert warning for 43C temperatures but end is in sight for the extreme heat

THE State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued a warning about 'very adverse' weather on Wednesday and Thursday in Alicante province.

18 Aug, 2026 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Heatwave breakthrough: Spanish scientists develop material that cools buildings by more than 10C without electricity

SPANISH researchers have created a new material capable of cooling buildings by more than 10C without electricity, potentially leading to huge cost and energy savings

17 Aug, 2026 @ 16:02

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Technology·Weather

Huge wildfire in northern Spain threatens historic monasteries known as ‘the cradle of Kingdom of Aragon’

Firefighters are racing against time to save two landmark monasteries from a massive wildfire tearing through northern Spain.

14 Aug, 2026 @ 14:16

Environment·Lead·Northern Spain·Weather

Weather

Extreme heat alerts in place as summer-like temperatures continue – but Atlantic trough to bring heavy midweek rainfall across Spain

Summer to come back with a bang as mid-September heatwave brings 40C highs and tropical nights

Woman slips under a car and drowns in just a foot of floodwater during torrential storms in Mallorca

British woman becomes 15th victim of deadly Almeria wildfire after heroically attempting to save elderly woman

Costa Blanca and Catalunya brace for flash floods and even waterspouts as ‘off the charts’ storm builds over record-hot Mediterranean

Spain smashes September heat records with 39.4C in Almeria and 35.5C in Barcelona – but autumn on the way

Weather warning for extreme heat in Andalucia with 40C highs – as dozens of September temperature records are smashed across Spain

Spain activates first-ever September red heat alert – temperatures soar past 45C in unprecedented late-summer scorcher

Spain records hottest summer since records began as Barcelona smashes both air and sea temperatures

Orange alerts across Andalucia as September heat dome arrives – coastal areas to suffer humidity and Saharan dust

September to start with a sizzle as heat dome sweeps across Spain – temperatures set to soar to 43C with ‘torrid’ nights ahead

WATCH: Chaos as mini-tsunamis batter Valencia, Costa Blanca and Balearics – with waves pushing up to 200m inland

Nearly 100 firefighters work overnight to stabilise wildfire near Nerja on the Costa del Sol

‘Genuine massacre’: Dozens of pigeons killed as ‘super cell’ storm batters Tarragona with egg-sized hail stones and 117kph winds

Storm warning: Atlantic low-pressure system set to sweep across Spain with strong winds, torrential rain and thunderstorms

Malaga hotels complain beach closures in high summer have damaged city’s reputation internationally

US Hurricane centre is monitoring a rare August Atlantic storm threatening Spain this weekend

Huelva wildfire stabilised after two weeks of firefighting – 33,000 hectares scorched in one of Andalucia’s biggest-ever blazes

WATCH: Thunderstorm and 140km/h winds leave trail of destruction in Valencia – sparking fires, bringing down trees and damaging 16th-century church

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

Costa Blanca and Valencia suffer ‘hottest-night ever’ described as being ‘like Dante’s Inferno’

Spain to see 10C temperature drop tomorrow — but Costa Blanca and east coast will have to wait

Red weather alert: Temperatures to soar again despite thunderstorms – including scorching 44C highs on the Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca weather alert warning for 43C temperatures but end is in sight for the extreme heat

Heatwave breakthrough: Spanish scientists develop material that cools buildings by more than 10C without electricity

Huge wildfire in northern Spain threatens historic monasteries known as ‘the cradle of Kingdom of Aragon’

Who shot Toñi? Mystery deepens after Spain’s oldest orca is found with gunshot wounds – with perpetrator facing €2m fine

Discover this hidden Spanish gem with a medieval castle and centuries of Roman mining history – with a name that means ‘beautiful place’

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Extreme heat alerts in place as summer-like temperatures continue – but Atlantic trough to bring heavy midweek rainfall across Spain

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