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British holidaymakers in Alicante and Benidorm are facing a rare red weather warning, with scorching temperatures set to hit 42C today (Monday, August 18).

The Alicante coastline and Vega del Segura region, encompassing Murcia city, have been slapped with a red alert for extreme heat from midday through to evening.

Meanwhile, amber warnings are active across southern Spain with the mercury expected to soar to 40-42 °C. This covers Huelva in the south west and Seville. It comes afterholidaymakers abandon Marbella as waiters left ‘with heads in their hands’.

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Yellow warnings have been issued for central and northeastern Spain, reports the Manchester Evening News. Whilst conditions won't be quite as blistering here, temperatures are still forecast to climb into the high 30s.

Similar sweltering conditions are anticipated across the Balearic Islands. Ibiza, Formentera and northern Majorca are under amber heat warnings, with peaks of 39C predicted.

Menorca faces a yellow alert and could see the thermometer hit 36C. No warnings are currently in place for the country's northwest. Looking ahead to Monday, August 18, Aemet forecasters said: "Significant drop in temperatures in the northwestern half of the Iberian Peninsula.

"They will remain significantly high in the southeastern half, as well as in parts of the Balearic and Canary Islands, reaching 40 degrees in the Guadalquivir and low-pressure areas in the southeast."

Areas in the north east could experience downpours and thunderstorms, especially close to the Pyrenees. Majorca stays under a yellow heat alert, with temperatures reaching 36C predicted, whilst the Mediterranean coastline will continue to swelter.

Looking ahead to Tuesday, Aemet stated: "A significant drop in temperatures will occur in the southeastern and eastern parts of the Iberian Peninsula.

"However, temperatures will remain significantly high in parts of the Mediterranean peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands. Showers and thunderstorms will be locally heavy with very strong gusts in the Pyrenees, the eastern Iberian Peninsula, and areas in between."

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