Weather

Image from the archive: A car’s windshield severely damaged by a hailstorm, next to a photo of a man holding large hailstones. Spain on Hail Storm Watch : AEMET issues a rare alert when ‘hellish temperatures’ and monster hail are rolling in. Credit: Shutterstock, luca pbl Spain, prepare yourself: the sky is about to get nasty. The Spanish State Meteorological Agency …

A thermometer soars above 40°C as Europe battles an extreme summer heatwave, pushing temperatures to record highs across the continent. Credit : Sarkadi Roland, Shutterstock The summer of 2014 has not been what we expected. Here’s what’s really happening in the record-breaking European heatwave—and what you need to know if you’re travelling, working, or just trying to keep cool. Spain, …

Spain’s current drought crisis has been exacerbated due to the prolonged heat and dry conditions. Ilovehz/Freepik Spain’s State Meteorological Agency confirmed the country had experienced its hottest ever summer, with extreme weather events and temperatures causing havoc. The average temperature during the summer of 2025 reached 24.2°C, surpassing the previous record set in 2022 and sitting 2.1°C above the historical …

The Spanish Meteorological Agency reports that June 2025 is going down in history as a record-breaking scorcher. Temperatures have soared to unprecedented heights across the country. Spain could expect to have around five days of record warmth in a typical calendar year. This June alone, however, saw nine record breakers, with temperatures hitting at an astonishing 46°C in El Granado, …

Thermometers in front of cars during heatwave. Credit: Marc Bruxelle / Shutterstock Spain is feeling the heat – and then some. The summers in Spain are hot, but the forecast for today is still a stifling one. As of 1 PM this Thursday, July 10, eight regions have been slapped with a yellow weather warning, as temperatures push past a …

If you’ll be melting in Malaga this weekend and wondering why your AC bill is screaming back at you, welcome to TERRAL! Experts say that on Friday and Saturday, across Malaga province, daytime temperatures will range between 34 and 36 degrees Celsius. At night, temperatures won’t drop below 25C, leading to those sweltering nights where you barely sleep. So, it’s …

As a DANA from the Atlantic barrels into Europe, a wild weekend is in store with hail, lightning and freezing temperatures. Heavy rain and storm alerts in Spain – smartphone displays live weather updates as traffic slows during downpour. Credit: Black Salmon, Shutterstock. Spain is bracing itself for a weather U-turn. After weeks of sweltering heat, a sharp blast of …

Credit: Instituto Geografico Nacional. Credit: Instituto Geográfico Nacional A magnitude 5.5 Earthquake hit the south-east coast of Spain on July 14, 2025. The earthquake was felt throughout Andalusia as well Gibraltar and in parts of Morocco Algeria and Tunisia. Spain confirms the earthquake Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), had an epicentre 34km from Níjar, Almería, and occurred at a shallow depth …

Earthquake’s epicentre in Türkiye. Credit: A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s northwestern Balikesir province on Sunday evening, August 10, causing around a dozen buildings to collapse and prompting emergency rescue operations. Istanbul, located about 200 km away, was also affected by the tremors. Officials have confirmed that at least 29 people have been injured and one person has died. …

Showers sweep Catalonia as a DANA edges in — a soggy morning on Barcelona’s waterfront. Credit: Michalakis Ppalis Shutterstock A fresh DANA – an upper-level low that often unleashes lively downpours – is lining up to break Spain’s record heat and drench Catalonia from Sunday, with showers spreading inland and a sharp dip in temperatures. The INUNCAT plan for flood …