Spain Orange weather warnings as new map pinpoints hottest cities amid 42C blast & warning for Irish tourists on holiday
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Irish holidaygoers have been given a major warning
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Spain has multiple weather alerts in place
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And multiple weather warnings have been in place for some of May and much of June so far.
It means that Irish holidaygoers hoping to enjoy a
There's a high chance that they will spend most of their
The new map, from Meteorologix, shows the entire country scorched by temperatures from 21C up to 40C.
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No area is predicted to be below 21C, generally considered heatwave conditions in Ireland.
And some of the worst affected places are popular Spanish tourist destinations.
The map reveals that the area surrounding Cordoba will reach blistering temperatures between 35C and 40C.
And although coastal party hotspot Malaga is forecast to be in the high 20s, the inland area nearby will reach between 35C and 40C.
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The area east of Spain's capital,
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Temperatures there will reach between 35C and 37C, although the wider area will sit at around 33C.
Lastly, the popular city Zaragoza will likely see temperatures climb as high as 40C.
The surrounding area will likely be about 35C, while the wider region if forecast to be about 32C.
But even the cities that won't see maximum temperatures will still be sizzling.
MULTIPLE WEATHER WARNINGS
Some of the most popular holiday spots are predicted to see highs of 30C.
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And inland Seville is predicted to be between 27C and 30C.
On the east coast, Valencia will have temperatures of 30C to 35C.
There are multiple weather warnings in place from the country's meteorology department, AEMET.
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"Maximum warning level: orange."
The orange weather warnings are in place for the regions of Aragon, Castilla y Lyon, Cataluna, Pais Vasco, and La Rioja.
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No area will be below 21C
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