Spain summer weather warning – find out if your holiday destination is affected
SPAIN is heading for a heatwave summer, with health centres put on alert.
As thousands of Brits plan their great getaway, the Spanish government's meteorologists are predicting June, July and August will be much warmer than normal.
Particular hotspots will be the Canary Islands and the Balearics.
The probability of much warmer weather in the Canaries and the northwest of Spain is 60 per cent, and 70 per cent across the rest of the Spanish mainland and in the Balearic Islands.
The predicted rainfall will be below average.
In the Canary Islands, a heat prevention plan has already been launched, as well as a surveillance system for the impact of high temperatures on the health of the population.
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Health care centres have been put on the alert and a warning will be issued in areas where temperatures go abnormally high.
A Canary Islands health spokesperson said "All the hospitals and the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC) have staff designated and specially trained to deal with and effectively coordinate the services in the event of a possible heat wave, as well as the established communication channels."
The alert in the Canaries will continue until September 15.
Spain has already been hit by abnormally high temperatures this year.
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Last week, a freak heatwave sent temperatures soaring across the country as an African plume arrived from across the continent.
Holidaymakers baked in 40C heat and people were pictured desperately dousing themselves in water at fountains in a bid to cool down this weekend.
Tourist hotspots like Seville, Cordoba and Granada enjoyed the highest temperatures, with the mercury hitting a record high for May.
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The likes of the Balearics Islands, Andalusia, Madrid, and Catalonia in north-eastern Spain also saw intense heat for this time of year.
The north African plume pushed temperatures up to 15 degrees above average, seeing the typical summer peak come early.
