Spain weather warning issued to UK tourists over ‘significant’ temperature change

Tourists travelling to Spain and its islands have been issued with an urgent warning that is set to hit within days.

Recent weather in the country has been pretty average, with a few rather large storms hitting it in a change from the normal sunshine that it enjoys for the vast majority of the year.

But this weekend, things will change again - and it's a 'significant' change at that.

Millions more Brits are expected to fly to Spain this summer as it is more than likely set to be the country UK passport holders visit the most.

In 2023, a total of 17.8m of us headed to Spain - which includes the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands - as many of us took advantage of cheap flights and ice cold, cheap beer.

The time of stormy weather in Spain is now set to pass, with glorious sunshine on the way in time for the weekend.

But for Brits heading over there (and everyone else, not just those from the UK), a warning has been issued.

And that's because it is more than just going getting a little warm.

Temperatures in Madrid are going to sky-rocket (Getty Stock Images)

Reports over on Spanish news site The Olive Press have indicated that temperatures will get extremely warm, topping the 40 degrees Celsius barrier in some parts of the country.

And the boiling weather is set to last for quite a little while, staying red hot all the way in to July.

"We are heading straight to the 40°C mark," said meteorologist Jose Miguel Viñas, who said that an 'anticyclonic' pattern is to blame for what is coming Spain's way.

This is where we have high atmospheric pressure in which no clouds or rain are form, which makes way for a spell of clear skies and boiling hot temperatures.

"This anticyclonic influence will result in a sunny day across most parts of the country, pushing temperatures up significantly," Viñas said.

It is going to get very, very warm in Spain (Lorena Sopena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The region of Andalucia, which sits at the southern base of Spain, will hit 40°C on Sunday (23 June), with Madrid following suit by Thursday and Friday (27 and 28 June).

The cities of Sevilla and Cordoba, in the Andalucia region, could also peak at 43°C for the week.

It'll mean overnight temperatures of well above 20C, which many Brits are bound to find uncomfortable without air conditioning.

Spain has recently launched a new temperature system that the government is urging locals and tourists to use in a bid to save lives following the death of 22,000 people from heat-related illness.

The Spanish Ministry for Health said: "Exposure to high ambient temperatures can cause an insufficient response of the human thermoregulatory system. "Excessive heat can alter our vital functions if the human body is not able to compensate for variations in body temperature."