- 2d ago
Flood emergency in Valencia and red alerts in the Balearics as Adam brings heavy rain
Authorities declared a flood emergency in parts of Valencia and Alicante on Sunday, 18 October, and raised red alerts in the Balearic Islands. Classes will be suspended on Monday, 19 October, on Mallorca, Eivissa and Formentera.
- Oct 9
Aemet expects stable weather for Spain's Pilar holiday, with storms in the Canaries and Ceuta
The DANA low that brings showers and storms to the Canaries, Ceuta and the Balearics is forecast to move toward Africa on Saturday 10 October. Temperatures are then expected to climb ahead of the Monday 12 October holiday.
- Sep 21
Spain enters astronomical autumn with forecast temperatures reaching 38°C
The astronomical equinox arrives on 23 September 2026 across Spain alongside an unseasonal heatwave, with temperatures reaching up to 10 degrees Celsius above seasonal averages.
- Jul 29
Spain's fourth summer heatwave brings 42°C temperatures, extreme fire risk, and air quality warnings
Temperatures soar to 42°C as the fourth heatwave of the summer begins, with alerts in 13 regions - nine of them orange - and fire danger reaching extreme levels across much of the country.
- Jul 15
Spain issues red alert for Valencia and Zaragoza as temperatures set to exceed 42 °C on Wednesday
Aemet has activated an extraordinary-danger red warning for Wednesday 15 July across parts of Valencia province and the Ribera del Ebro in Zaragoza, where thermometers may surpass 42 °C during the afternoon hours.
- Jun 19
Spain faces first heatwave of the summer with temperatures set to reach 45°C and tropical nights
A mass of Saharan air will drive Spain's first heatwave of 2026, with thermometers expected to climb above 40°C across wide areas and reach 45°C in spots like Badajoz. Night-time temperatures will not fall below 20°C in many regions.
- Jun 17
Spain on alert for first heatwave of summer: temperatures to hit 42 °C, nights will stay above 20 °C
Aemet has issued a special warning for a 'very intense' and persistent heat episode that will push daytime temperatures to 40–42 °C across much of the peninsula and keep nighttime lows above 20 °C from Saturday.
- Jun 13
Spain on yellow alert as temperatures hit 38°C, tropical nights set in and severe thunderstorms threaten the northwest
Temperatures will soar to 38°C in southern Spain on Saturday, with yellow warnings across ten regions, tropical nights along the Mediterranean coast and severe thunderstorms expected in the northwest, according to Aemet.
- May 30
Spain swelters under record-breaking May heat dome as meteorologists warn summer is 'gaining ground on spring'
An extraordinary late-May heatwave has shattered temperature records across Spain, with the mercury hitting 37.5°C and nights offering no relief as a persistent anticyclonic 'heat dome' traps scorching air over the Iberian Peninsula and western Europe.
