The Spanish Met Office (Aemet) has forecast temperatures as high as 30ºC in some areas of Andalusia and Extremadura this weekend, after several days of almost winter weather.
The weather will be more stable, except along the Mediterranean, where storms will prevail owing to an area of low pressure in the region. Storms, heavy rain and in some cases, hail, will affect large swathes of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, and eastern Andalusia.
Temperatures, however, will start to move from the relatively fresh, to somewhat warmer than normal for the time of year, for example in the south of the country where the mercury is likely to reach 30ºC, and in Madrid and areas of Castilla y León where it will reach 25/27ºC.
Saturday will see temperatures rise in the north west of the country and in the Balearic Islands, with overnight lows increasing practically nationwide.
Sevilla and Córdoba will see highs of 27ºC, followed by Badajoz, Pontevedra and Orense with 26ºC, Gerona with 25ºC and Zaragoza, Toledo, Murcia, Madrid, Huelva, Granada, Guadalajara and Cáceres with 24ºC.
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