Friday in Spain is marked by abnormal heat, but the situation will change dramatically by the weekend. Starting Saturday, the Iberian Peninsula will experience a noticeable drop in temperatures, which will intensify in the following days. The cause is an intrusion of cold air at high altitude, leading to temperature drops of up to ten degrees in some areas.
Today’s weather is influenced by subtropical air masses, resulting in persistent heat across most regions. In the southwestern provinces, northern Meseta, eastern Cantabria, and the Ebro valley, temperatures exceed 35 degrees, despite a slight decrease compared to previous days. On the Canary Islands, heat and dust storm warnings remain in effect: maximum temperatures surpass 37 degrees, and visibility is reduced due to sand in the air.
The last few days have been unusually warm for this time of year. In some areas of Extremadura and western Andalusia, temperatures rose above 40 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. In several cities, readings were 10-15 degrees higher than June averages, and this trend is expected to continue through the end of the week.
In the Canary Islands, heat will persist until Saturday, after which temperatures will start to fall and the dust storm will gradually subside. Stronger trade winds and light rain are expected on the northern slopes of the mountainous islands. Atmospheric conditions will become less stable.
Starting Friday, thunderclouds will begin to form in the northern part of the mainland, with hail possible in some areas, especially in the Meseta region, the Cantabrian Mountains, and the upper Ebro. On Saturday, as cold air arrives, instability will increase: thunderstorms will sweep across the northern and eastern mountainous areas, becoming particularly intense in the upper Ebro, the Pyrenees, southern Aragón, and northern Comunidad Valenciana.
On this day, temperatures in Galicia and Cantabria will drop sharply, by as much as ten degrees compared to Friday in some places. In other regions, the cooling will be less pronounced but still noticeable.
On Sunday, the cold spell will spread to almost the entire territory of the country, except for the Mediterranean coast, where temperatures may even rise slightly. In northern cities, daytime highs will not exceed 18-20 degrees, while in the Guadalquivir valley, Málaga, and Mallorca, hot weather will persist—reaching up to 34 degrees.
Thunderstorms will continue in the north, east, and the Balearic Islands, and significant rainfall is expected in the Pyrenees. According to forecasts, autumn weather will be fully established in Spain by Monday.
