Irish tourists jetting off to Spain have been warned as the country has been ravaged by extreme weather events.
Parts of Spain have been hit by thunderstorms and heavy rain as a number of weather warnings have been issued by the Spanish meteorology agency, AMETE. Thundery downpours have also resulted in flash flooding in many popular holiday destinations.
Some places were hit by 87mm of rainfall in just one hour. You can check if a weather warning was issued for your destination on the AEMET website.
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Meanwhile, Ireland will bask in glorious sunshine and warm temperatures with the mercury hitting 21 degrees this weekend. Today will be dry with sunny spells with the temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees.
A Met Eireann forecaster added: "Clear and calm for most tonight with some mist and fog. A cloudier night for parts of the north and west. Lowest temperatures of 6 to 10 degrees.
"Saturday will be mainly dry with the best of the sunshine in Leinster and east Munster. It will be somewhat cloudier to the west and north with a little drizzle or light shower possible in places. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees generally, but cooler in the northwest as a moderate northwesterly breeze develops.
"Any lingering showers at first Saturday night will die out, becoming largely dry. Variable cloud cover with some clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees with light northerly winds.
"[Sunday will be] a cooler day with highs generally between 14 and 18 degrees, although temperatures may struggle to reach the teens in the north. Light or moderate northeast winds. Mainly dry and quite cloudy with the chance of a shower in the south. Turning mostly sunny later in the afternoon."
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