Heatwave alert issued for Spain

Most of Spain will see weather warnings issued for today and tomorrow, as the second major heatwave of the year is due to arrive.

Parts of Andalusia will see temperatures exceed 44ºC, with a red alert in place for most of today from 1pm until tonight. Much of the rest of the country will be under amber and yellow weather warnings, where temperatures are expected to exceed 38ºC.

Meterological officials have said the heatwave is expected to last until the middle of the week, with calima conditions expected towrds the end of it as dust from the Sahara will blow over mainland Spain as well as the Canary Islands.

Parts of Spain suffered flooding and hailstorms at the weekend, as storm force winds moved across parts of the Iberian peninsular.

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