weather

07 June 2016

This Week It Starts to Turn Hot

Well, in most parts of the country it has seemed as if summer was never going to arrive this year. We’ve had gloriously hot days perfect for the beach followed by a week of cloud and rain. Most of...

25 February 2016

Daily Temperatures Set to Drop Over Next Few Days

Well, the weather has been extremely changeable this last month, especially in the Alicante area where we are based. One minute everyone’s on the beach soaking up the glorious sun, and the next we’re...

20 November 2015

Arctic Mass of Air to Hit Spain on Sunday

Many of you, particularly those in the Valencia Region, may have spent much of this week sunbathing on your terrace, on the beach or even going for a quick dip in the sea (only the very brave), but...

08 October 2015

Will It Rain Where You Are This Bank Holiday Weekend?

It’s not often that those of us who are working are lucky enough to get a three-day weekend and still get paid for a day’s work, but that’s exactly the situation from this weekend as Spain is all set...

25 August 2015

Temperatures Set to Rise Progressively Until Friday

I thought it was just me and I was going through the pre-menopausal change (which is still a possibility), but today’s report from the State Weather Agency (AEMET) has confirmed that temperatures are...

24 August 2015

July Was the Hottest Month on the Planet in the Last 135 Years

The month of July this year registered as the hottest month on the whole planet since records began in 1880. This is according to the US agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)...

28 July 2015

Less Heat by End of July

The weather in Spain, and in particular the sweltering heat, has been the main topic of conversation all over the place more or less since the beginning of June. The third heatwave of the summer gave...

23 July 2015

The End Is Here (Of the Horrific Heatwave)

Last night was the first night in weeks that I didn’t sleep with the fan on all night. I almost jumped from my bed in glee as I felt a gentle breeze drift through the window during the early hours of...

08 July 2015

Record Temperatures Reached in Four Spanish Provinces

So, who’s had enough of the heatwave? Me and probably the majority of people living in Spain, yet especially those in Girona, Granada, Lleida and Zaragoza, as thermometers in these provinces...

30 June 2015

How Many More Days of This Heat?

Even though it’s only been four days since this wave of hot air from Africa hit most parts of Spain, I’m pretty certain that most of us have had enough of it already (except for those living in...

28 June 2015

Heatwave Affects Whole of the Peninsula and Balearic Islands

Well, this weekend the whole of Spain and the Balearic Islands have been sweltering under the extreme heat of a heatwave originating in Africa that is set to last until Tuesday at least, according to...

19 June 2015

Summer Officially Starts on Sunday

Yes, it’s almost here. Summer has nearly arrived. Just a few days to go and the summer season will have officially kicked in and we’ll start to complain even more than now about how hot it is. So,...