Irish holidaymakers heading to Spain this week are being warned to prepare for “extreme” heat with “unusually high” temperatures forecast.
A heatwave has struck the holiday hotspot with the mercury set to exceed 35C in some areas over the next few days.
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Spain’s meteorological agency Aemet issued an update on Monday, warning of “intense heat for the next few days”.
It said: “As of Thursday, we will exceed 35C in large areas of the Peninsula; more than 30C - 32C in the Balearic Islands and the south of the Canary Islands.”
The national forecaster also warned of “tropical nights” with temperatures not dropping below 20C in some areas.
It said these high temperatures are not typical for this time of year and are between 5C and 10C above the normal average.
“It will be unusually high temperatures for the time of year,” it said.
The most popular holiday spots, including the Canary Islands, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, and the Balearic Island, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza, will be the most affected by the “extreme” heat.
Meanwhile, Ireland is on storm alert with the potential for remnants of Tropical Storm Alex to hit later this week.
Met Eireann has forecast a washout week, saying that widespread heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are all on the cards as the weather becomes “quite unsettled”.
The wet and windy conditions are expected to last for the entire week, with weather models showing a potential storm hitting on Thursday into Friday.
Weather expert Alan O’Reilly shared the latest weather models on his popular Carlow Weather Twitter page, writing: “Still a lot of uncertainty around potential storm Thursday into Friday which includes the remnants of Tropical Storm Alex.
“Most models keep it out West but could still bring some strong winds Friday.”
Tropical Storm Alex formed in the Atlantic after the system drenched south Florida over the weekend.
It is currently causing havoc in Bermuda with heavy rain and damaging winds but is starting to move away.
There is currently little chance of it forming into a hurricane and it’s due to weaken as it crosses the Atlantic towards Ireland.
Weather models - which are subject to change - show the potential for a storm in Ireland Thursday into Friday, which includes its remnants.
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