AEMET names subsequent Tuesday as Spain’s probably warmth break after one other 40ºC weekend

Spain’s September began like July again, and AEMET says there are still a few more days of the summer blast. According to the state weather service, the warm temperatures are expected to continue into this weekend and the start of next week. A more significant cooling is predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Weekend nonetheless seems like excessive summer time

The alerts cover 15 autonomous communities, including Andalucia and parts of Aragon. They also include Catalonia, Extremadura (including Madrid), Navarra, La Rioja, the Basque Nation, and Andalucia. Cordoba is on the list, as are Jaen, Sevilla Huesca Teruel Zaragoza Avila Ciudad Actual Toledo Barcelona Lleida Tarragona Badajoz Caceres. Other yellow warnings are also out for Asturias as well as Cantabria and Galicia. Murcia is another area that has been warned.

04/09 12:00 AVISOS HOY Y MAÑANA | España: temperaturas máximas, tormentas, lluvias y costeros. Nivel máximo de aviso: naranja.
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— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) September 4, 2026

Afternoon peaks might be nearing 40ºC within the Ebro valley, the northeast basins and the river valleys of the southwest. A number of inland pockets might brush 44ºC within the hottest hours. Nights give little breather: 24ºC or 25ºC after darkish within the south-west of the nation, round 22ºC within the north-east, and tropical nights above 20ºC throughout a lot of the south, the Mediterranean and those self same north-east hollows. Canary Island nighttimes could be equally sticky.

Saturday holds these 40ºC pockets. Sunday ought to convey a clearer dip within the western half, particularly Galicia, whereas 39ºC to 40ºC can nonetheless hold on within the Ebro valley and the southwest river corridors. Jap Cantabria may even go up a notch.

Dana brings rain to Galicia and western Cantabria

A DANA low-pressure front bringing intense rain The southwest is the direction from which the weather will be coming on the opposite side of the weekend. On Saturday, cloud will be thicker in the western third and isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to occur in Galicia or western Cantabria. As the system moves away, Sunday’s chances of rain will decrease. On the Galicia coast, around Alboran, and the Strait of Gibraltar, fog, low clouds, and mist can form.

Canary Island sky will be a mixture between medium and high cloud, with only a slim chance of distant showers. It’s not a washout across the country, just a mess of a breakup: hot interiors in the east and south west, bumpier skies in the north-west.

Tuesday and Wednesday seem to be turning points

AEMET forecasts a slow, steady slide out of the west. Then a basic fall around Tuesday and Thursday next week. After that, readings will be closer to an average September day. Even though it may be hotter in the early part of next week, the temperatures can still run high within the southern third and south-west.

Forecasters urge people to check updates because the exact timing of storms in September can cause both heat and rain. If you have outdoor work or a long drive this weekend, or if your terrace is packed, treat Saturday and Monday as summer. Then, watch AEMET’s map of warnings starting on Monday night. Meteoalarm’s Europe-wide alerts and AEMET’s official notes are available on the featured forecast website.