A total of 32 provinces are on alert today (Wednesday) with a high risk of heavy rain, storms and above all high temperatures in the centre of the country.
Temperatures are set to go up in the east of the country, go down in Galicia and Andalucía, and stay relatively stable across the rest of Spain.
The provinces of Granada, Jaén, Sevilla, Huesca, Zaragoza, Albacete, Guadalajara, Cantabria, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Toledo, Ávila, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Valladolid, Zamora, Madrid, Navarra, Cáceres, Lugo, Orense, La Rioja, Vizcaya, Gipúzcoa y Asturias are on yellow alert for high temperatures.
An amber alert has been activated in Córdoba and Badajoz, where highs of 41ºC and 38ºC respectively are forecast.
The four Catalan provinces - Barcelona, Gerona, Lérida and Tarragona - are on yellow alert for a number of different meteorological phenomena: Barcelona, for heavy rain and storms; Gerona and Lérida for heavy rain, storms and high temperatures; and Tarragona for high temperatures.
Overall, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has forecast temperatures considerably higher than the average for this time of year along the coastline of Cantabria and Catalonia and much of the peninsula.
In Girona the mercury is set to reach 37ºC, in Lleida 38ºC and in other provinces like Granada or Córdoba, it will creep over the 40ºC mark.
Throughout the day there will be clear skies across much of the country, with periods of low cloud in parts of Galicia and Asturias and in northern Canarias.
