Spain Weather Forecast: Temperatures to Hit 27°C as Storms Threaten the North

Spain's AEMET has issued forecasts for Thursday, April 2, 2026, pointing to a sharp divide between a warm, largely sunny south and a wet, overcast north, with temperatures in Málaga and Estepona set to reach 27°C while Logroño in La Rioja braces for rain and probable afternoon storms. The Andalusian coast will see the highest readings of the day, with both cities expected to record their peaks in the mid-to-late afternoon under clearing skies. Benalmádena, also in Málaga province, will follow a similar pattern, with morning cloud cover giving way to clear conditions and a maximum of 25°C. Santa Lucía de Tirajana in the Canary Islands will enjoy uninterrupted clear skies and a maximum of 25°C, reached around 16:00. Madrid will start the day slightly cloudy before clearing, with temperatures ranging between 6°C and 19°C and light northerly winds. Salamanca will record the widest thermal range of the cities surveyed, with a minimum of just 2°C and a maximum of 17°C, while Vigo on the Atlantic coast will see slightly cloudy skies and a comfortable range of 10°C to 22°C.

Logroño stands out as the day's wet exception Logroño will be the clearest outlier in Thursday's forecast, with AEMET predicting a fully overcast day accompanied by weak rain and a significant risk of storms. Rainfall accumulations are expected to reach 0.3 (l/m²) — morning rainfall accumulation in Logroño at 09:00 around 09:00 and 0.2 litres per square metre at 17:00, with storms described as very probable during the afternoon hours. Temperatures in the La Rioja capital will remain modest, with a maximum of 14°C and a minimum of 7°C, and a minimum thermal sensation dropping to 5°C. Wind will arrive from the northwest direction throughout the day. The contrast with the southern cities could hardly be sharper, as Estepona and Málaga will record temperatures nearly double those of Logroño under largely cloudless skies. Friday will bring some relief to Logroño, with abundant clouds persisting but temperatures rising to around 18°C as the rain clears.

Málaga: 27, Estepona: 27, Benalmádena: 25, Santa Lucía de Tirajana: 25, Vigo: 22, Madrid: 19, Salamanca: 17, Logroño: 14

Weekend warmth set to spread far beyond the south The most significant meteorological development in the AEMET outlook is not Thursday itself but the warming trend forecast to sweep across much of Spain over the coming weekend of April 4 and 5. Madrid is expected to climb from 19°C on Thursday to 25°C on Saturday and 26°C on Sunday, under clear skies with only very light breezes. Salamanca, which will shiver at a 2°C minimum on Thursday, is forecast to reach 25°C on Saturday and 26°C on Sunday, a swing of nearly 24 degrees in the maximum readings over just three days. Logroño, despite its stormy Thursday, is also set to reach 25°C on Saturday under clear skies before a slightly cloudy Sunday at the same maximum temperature. Vigo will see a more modest rise, peaking at 24°C on Saturday before dipping to 20°C on Sunday with high clouds. The southern cities, already warm on Thursday, will see their weekend maxima settle slightly lower: Málaga is forecast at 22°C on Saturday and 23°C on Sunday, while Benalmádena will record 20°C and 21°C respectively.

Spain experiences significant regional climate variation, with the Mediterranean south and the Canary Islands typically recording the country's highest temperatures in spring, while the northern Atlantic coast and interior plateau cities face more variable and cooler conditions. AEMET, established in 1887, became the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología under its current legal form in 2008 and serves as the sole official source of state weather forecasts in Spain. The country has recorded increasingly intense spring warming events in recent years, with a September 2025 heatwave described by AEMET as the most intense on record, having seen temperatures exceed 45°C in the south during August of that year.

Canary Islands and Atlantic coast chart their own course Santa Lucía de Tirajana in Gran Canaria will follow a trajectory largely independent of the mainland pattern, with clear skies on Thursday giving way to cloudy intervals over the weekend and temperatures easing slightly from 25°C to 23°C on both Saturday and Sunday. The Canary Islands location means the city avoids both the northern storms and the dramatic weekend warming seen on the peninsula. Vigo, on the Galician Atlantic coast, will also diverge from the mainland interior trend, with its weekend maximum peaking at 24°C on Saturday before retreating to 20°C on Sunday as high clouds move in. Winds across the surveyed cities will remain light throughout the period, with no large gusts forecast for Madrid and only light breezes expected along the southern coast. The overall picture painted by AEMET for the coming days is one of a country transitioning from a mixed early-April pattern into a notably warm late-week spell, particularly across the central plateau and the north, where the temperature gains between Thursday and Sunday will be most pronounced.

Temperature change Thursday to Sunday — selected cities: Madrid maximum (before: 19°C (Thursday), after: 26°C (Sunday)); Salamanca maximum (before: 17°C (Thursday), after: 26°C (Sunday)); Logroño maximum (before: 14°C (Thursday), after: 25°C (Sunday))