A yellow warning against thunderstorms has been issued, and the Spanish Meteorological Agency, State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), has been issued, with heavy rain expected in popular tourist areas. The area has been watching hot temperatures until early June, but the agency warns that a mix of low-pressure air and isolated, cold, low drops passing through the southern Spain sky can bring to most of the dangerous situation.
Most of Andalusia, located in the south of the country, is expected to have high temperatures, but it can be overwhelmed by heavy rain. The area is popular with British tourists, with cities like Seville, Cordoba, Malaga and Marbella all located within the boundaries. The weather is set to hit from Wednesday and could last until the weekend.
Aemet warns that although temperatures are unlikely to dissipate, heavy rain with lightning, gusts of wind and hail can be seen.
A weather map generated by wxcharts.com shows that temperatures in southern Spain could exceed 30c in the south despite the rain.
By Friday, temperatures could rise to 35C in Seville, but Malaga can see the highest 31C.
Despite the rainy weather warnings, other parts of Spain have issued hot climate warnings, including parts of Catalonia and Aragon.
Hot weather and heavy rain are likely to be reflected in the UK, and despite rainy weather warnings, the office warned that the country is set on Friday, the warmest day ever.
Today, the agency issued rain warnings tonight and tomorrow in parts of Southwest England, South Wales and Northern Ireland.
But nonetheless, the country appears to be set to burn for the majority, with agents citing weather as a contributor to the expected thunderstorm.
Mike Silverstone, Associate Atmospheric Meteorologist at Met Office, said:
“These thunderstorms are caused by warm, humid air moving from the south to the UK.
“Heavy rainfall can cause some confusion as 20-40mm of rain can accumulate in just a few hours. No severe weather warnings have been issued at this time, but a thunderstorm warning may be issued this week.”
Mike added: “As temperatures rise this week, we could potentially reach heatwave thresholds in parts of the UK, particularly in Northwest Midlands, Northwest England and Northeast Wales, but we are not certain as we are so dependent on cloud coverings later this week.
“This warm spell feels different from the sunny weather we experienced in May because the humidity is much higher. It makes me feel even more uncomfortable. Furthermore, although May nights were still quite cool, the temperatures this week are pretty warm and can disrupt people's sleep.”
