Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet)

Spain activates red heat alert as first summer heatwave pushes temperatures to 40°C

The first heatwave of the summer will grip Spain from Sunday, with red alerts in the Basque Country and orange warnings across ten autonomous communities. Forecasts show daytime highs reaching 40°C in interior valleys and nighttime temperatures holding at 30°C in some cities well past midnight.