One of the most important cities of Spain is already confronted scorching temperaturesweeks before the official start of summer.
People in Seville, the largest city in the southern region of Andalusiabaked at a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius on Wednesday – and have been told to prepare for even more sweltering conditions in the coming days.
Spanish weather forecasters believe temperatures will continue to rise in the southern region in the coming days, with Meteored saying: “Saturday will be sunny and warm.
'It will be a day characterized by atmospheric stability, with a general and marked increase in temperatures.
“Inland Andalucia, maximum temperatures will be around 35 degrees Celsius, while easterly winds will reach strong gusts in the Strait of Gibraltar.”
There will be no respite from the heat on Sunday, the hottest day of the week.
The forecaster said: “The sun will continue to shine over most of the country, with at most the presence of some high clouds in the sky.
“Temperatures will continue to rise, reaching a high of 35 degrees Celsius in places such as Cordoba and Seville, and close to that level in many other areas inland in the southern half of the peninsula.”
National weather agency Aemet has shared similar forecasts, expecting maximum temperatures in the two Andalusian provinces to reach 35°C and 36°C.
Being located at the foot of nearby mountains, the city regularly experiences scorching heat and is hit by the hot air blowing from North Africa.
This sweltering weather could indicate that Seville will experience a summer as hot as in 2023, when temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius several times.
The heat experienced in the city last year prompted a weather expert to express his fears the beautiful city “turned into a desert”.
Speaking previously to Express.co.uk, Jim Dale, Senior Meteorological Consultant at British Weather Services, said: “What causes the warm weather is when the wind comes from Africa over the mountains and onto the plains.
“In terms of location, the whole area, including Seville, has all the reasons and rhymes for baking warm weather.”
As Spain and the Mediterranean have experienced an increasing number of heat waves in recent years, the weather expert believes we are “entering uncharted territory” when it comes to the city's future. He added: “You will notice that temperatures rise as the summers continue, and essentially the city turns into a desert.”