Inland Andalucia is bracing for an intense burst of early summer heat this week, with temperatures set to climb as high as 39C in parts of the region by Friday.
According to state weather agency AEMET, much of southern Spain will experience stable, dry and unusually hot conditions for the final week of May, with inland areas seeing temperatures more typical of mid-summer than late spring.
Sevilla is forecast to be the hottest provincial capital on Monday with a high of 37C, followed by Cordoba at 35C and Jaen at 34C.
Temperatures are expected to continue rising throughout the week.
Forecasters say Sevilla could hit 39C on Thursday and Friday, while overnight temperatures will remain around 20C, creating increasingly uncomfortable nights in many urban areas.
The perceived temperature may feel even hotter, with thermal sensations forecast to reach 38C as early as Tuesday.
The weather is expected to remain completely stable across the week, with virtually no chance of rain and skies alternating between clear conditions and occasional high cloud.
Ultraviolet radiation levels are also forecast to become extremely high, with UV indexes reaching 8 and 9 later in the week.
While inland Andalucia bakes under the heat, Cadiz province will continue to be battered by strong levante winds.
Aemet has issued a yellow weather warning for coastal phenomena in parts of Cadiz due to easterly winds reaching between 50 and 61km/h, force 7, particularly west of Tarifa and offshore south of Trafalgar.
In some areas around the Strait of Gibraltar, gusts could reach up to 80km/h.
The combination of extreme inland heat and powerful winds along the Cadiz coastline means Andalucia is entering the final days of May with weather conditions far above seasonal norms across large parts of the region.
The latest forecasts come amid growing concern over increasingly frequent early-season heat events in Spain, with temperatures this May already rivaling levels more commonly seen in June or July.
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