Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter and protect the most vulnerable on Sunday, as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.
Spain's national weather agency has sought to explain to online sceptics who say that 'it's always hot here in summer' that empirical scientific evidence proves that temperatures this high in June are not normal.
Spain’s national weather agency has warned that the first heatwave of the summer will hit Spain in the coming days, a weather event which looks set to make this the hottest month of June on record in the country.
Meteorologists are warning that the next two weeks in Spain will be very hot and will likely include the first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures breaking the 40C barrier in swathes of the country.
After a rainy spring in Spain, a heatwave in late May pushed temperatures to record levels for the time of year, and the mercury is now above 30C in much of the country. So what's in store for the rest of the season and how hot is it expected to be?
The summer heat is coming, and if you find yourself in the Spanish capital, you'll want to take every opportunity you can to get yourself to cooler climes. Here are seven places where you can keep cool when it's scorching in Madrid.
Mainland Spain experienced its hottest May day ever on Friday, with the average temperature surpassing 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit), national weather agency AEMET said on Monday.
Spain will this week bake in a heatwave where temperatures could soar to their highest level for the time of year since 1950, national weather agency AEMET said on Wednesday.
After a colder and rainier spring than in previous years, the first episode of extreme heat will hit Spain this week, with only a few regions being spared.
So far, 2025 is proving to be a particularly wet year in Spain, and colder than average for some. Here are the reasons for all the rain in recent months, according to Spanish meteorologists.
If you're coming to Spain this Easter break or you live here and you'll be enjoying some time off from work, you'll want to know what the weather forecast is so you can plan accordingly.
Spanish inflation eased in March to its lowest level since October as rainy weather boosted hydro power production and drove down electricity prices, preliminary official data showed on Friday.
The city of Ávila near Madrid was partially under water on Saturday as authorities mobilised to deal with the flooding, caused by weeks of intense rainfall across Spain.
You may be surprised to find out that Spain, a country famous for its sunny weather, has a wide array of ways to refer to rain and the different types of precipitation, including its own version of 'raining cats and dogs'.
Spain's stormy weather continues today, with 'borrasca Martinho' arriving in the peninsula and bringing rain and strong winds across large parts of the country.
Storm Laurence will give way to Storm Martinho on Thursday, as Spain continues to experience yet more heavy rain across much of the country, bad weather which looks set to last until Sunday.
Another storm is forecast to arrive in Spain on Monday, putting several regions on weather alert and continuing the heavy rains that have soaked much of the country in recent weeks.
As 'la borrasca Konrad' lashes much of Spain with heavy rain, strong winds and snow, we take a look at what this meteorological event is and how it's different from the DANA that caused the devastating flash floods in Valencia last year.
Four months after the worst natural disaster in Valencia's history, it's again been raining heavily in the eastern region, albeit not as bad as on that fateful afternoon on October 29th 2024. Why is it that flooding is so common in this part of Spain?
An essential piece of furniture in the home of many Spanish ‘abuelas’ (grandmothers) is the ‘mesa camilla’, a table with a heater or charcoal fire that burns at up to 300C and is kept under a blanket. Unfortunately, it’s also a made-in-Spain fire hazard.
