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Spain Endures Severe Heatwave Alert as UK Braces for Fourth Summer Heatwave

An African air mass riding a high-pressure ridge is driving record temperatures in Spain, with forecast heat spikes in Britain posing threats to health services and wildfire control.

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Overview

  • AEMET’s nationwide alert runs through at least August 10 with highs up to 42 °C expected in the Guadiana, Guadalquivir and Tagus valleys.
  • Spain’s Ministry of Health has issued red high-risk and orange medium-risk heat-health warnings across multiple regions.
  • Daily wildfire likelihood maps from AEMET highlight elevated fire danger under persistently dry, hot conditions.
  • WX Charts and the Met Office forecast a fourth UK heatwave starting around August 13, bringing widespread 30–39 °C temperatures.
  • The UK’s Met Office projects settled, warmer-than-average weather into late August, intensifying public health and infrastructure pressures.