Spain in the European Union took to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, August 15, to warn over the “very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country”.
08:57, 15 Aug 2025Updated 08:58, 15 Aug 2025
Spain declares ‘red’ emergency across ‘most of country’ with UK tourists warned
Spain has been forced to declare a “extreme” status across “most of the country” ahead of a searing heatwave. Spain in the European Union took to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday, August 15, to warn over the “very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country”.
It stated: “This Friday, very high or extreme fire danger in most of the country. The danger will remain at very high or extreme levels during the weekend and Monday, days when the heatwave affecting us since the beginning of the month continues.”
AEMET said: “Significantly high temperatures will be expected across most of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in parts of the Balearic and Canary Islands, reaching 40 degrees Celsius in large areas of the southern half of the Atlantic coast and the eastern Cantabrian Sea.
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“Maximum temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius on the Cantabrian coast and inland in the Basque Country. Significant increases in maximum temperatures will occur in the Cantabrian Sea, while locally significant drops are expected on the Atlantic coast of Galicia.”
A post from AEMET on Thursday evening issued a “special warning” and told UK tourists to expect it to be “exceptionally warm Friday in the Cantabrian region” and with “very intense heat” in the rest of the country until Monday.
AEMET also said: “It is likely that Monday will be the last day of the heat wave, with more normal temperatures afterward.”
AEMET said: “Maximum temperatures are rising in the northern half of the peninsula, notably in the Cantabrian Sea. Conversely, drops are expected in western Galicia, with local temperatures noticeable along the Atlantic coast; no changes are expected elsewhere. Temperatures will exceed 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in most of the peninsula, as well as in parts of the Balearic and Canary Islands, reaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in large areas of the southern half of the Atlantic coast, the eastern Cantabrian Sea, and possibly in the northeastern depressions.
“Minimum temperatures will drop slightly in the southern half and archipelagos, and rise slightly elsewhere, with the most intense temperatures locally in Castile and León, the Upper Ebro, and southern Galicia.
“Temperatures will not drop below 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southern half of the peninsula, except for the mountains, the northern plateau, and the northeastern depressions.
“Temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius (78 degrees Fahrenheit) are likely in the Mediterranean and depressions on the southern Atlantic coast.”