Aemet issues alerts in six regions and red warning in Gran Canaria for extreme heat

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 03, 2026 · 400 words · By Marina Neila

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What to know about Aemet issues alerts in six regions and red warning in Gran Canaria for extreme heat

Spain's meteorological agency Aemet also warns of storms and heavy rain in Catalonia and Aragon, and keeps heat alerts in place for several regions.

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What happened

Spain's meteorological agency Aemet also warns of storms and heavy rain in Catalonia and Aragon, and keeps heat alerts in place for several regions.

Why it matters

Spain's State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has issued weather warnings this Monday for adverse conditions in six autonomous regions.

Common ground

The most worrying situation is in Gran Canaria, where a red alert has been declared for extreme temperatures that could reach 40 °C, while other parts of the country remain under alert for storms, heavy rain and heat.

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Claim 1: “They are expected to affect in particular the central lowland area of Lleida and Tarragona, as well as the south of Huesca and the Bajo Aragón area of Teruel.”

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The source 'Northern Spain and Valencia face severe storms' confirms severe storms expected in Huesca, Zaragoza, Lleida, Teruel, and Tarragona, which aligns with the specific areas mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — The first trough will hit northern regions between Monday and Tuesday, with severe storms expected in Huesca, Zaragoza, Lleida, Teruel, Tarragona and Castellón.
https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/experts-warning-arrival-2…

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web search NEUTRAL — MeteoAlarm is an Early Warning Dissemination System that visualises, aggregates, and accessibly provides awareness information from 38 European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
https://meteoalarm.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — On top of warnings for extreme heat, multiple amber and yellow storm warnings have been issued across mainland Spain. The weather agency has issued a rare amber alert for Seville, a holiday hotspot fo…
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/trips-and-breaks/uk-…

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Claim 2: “In the province of Málaga, especially in the Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce areas, an orange alert remains in force for highs of up to 39 °C.”

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Claim 3: “On Mallorca, Aemet is forecasting temperatures of up to 37 °C, and a yellow alert therefore also remains in place.”

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Claim 4: “Rainfall could be accompanied by hailstones more than two centimetres across”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding hailstones larger than 2 cm.

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Claim 5: “Tenerife is on orange alert, with forecast highs of up to 37 °C”

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While the general existence of Tenerife is verified, the specific orange alert and 37°C forecast is only mentioned in one provided snippet ('Aemet issues alerts in six regions...'). Other sources discuss Tenerife but not this specific alert level/temperature combination.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾuθ ðe teneˈɾife] ; locally [ˈsanta ˈkɾus ðe teneˈɾife]), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tenerife ( TEN-ə-REEF-(ay); Spanish: [teneˈɾife] ; formerly spelled Teneriffe) is the largest and most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain, located in the Atlantic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tenerife is an island of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Tenerife may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_(disambiguation)

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Claim 6: “Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro remain on yellow alert [for high temperatures]”

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Multiple sources confirm yellow alerts for La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro, and mention Lanzarote/Fuerteventura in the context of heat alerts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fuerteventura (Spanish: [ˌfweɾteβenˈtuɾa] ) is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located 97 km (60 mi) away fro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerteventura

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The geology of the Canary Islands is dominated by volcanoes and volcanic rock. The Canary Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of Northwest Africa. Geolo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Canary_Islands

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lanzarote (UK: , US: , Spanish: [lanθaˈɾote] , locally [lansaˈɾote]) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, 125 kilometres (80 miles) off the north coast of Africa and 1,000 kilom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzarote

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Claim 7: “Gran Canaria and La Gomera will be under warning for strong gusts of wind, which could reach 80 kilometres per hour.”

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Multiple sources confirm wind warnings for Gran Canaria and La Gomera with gusts reaching 80 km/h.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canary Islands ( ; Spanish: Canarias [kaˈnaɾjas] ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain, located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Islands

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gran Canaria (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Canaria

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Las Palmas (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [las ˈpalmas]), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain. With a population of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Palmas

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Claim 8: “The red alert covers the highlands and the eastern, southern and western areas of Gran Canaria”

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Two independent sources confirm the red alert covers the highlands, eastern, southern, and western areas of Gran Canaria.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Spanish Primera …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB_Gran_Canaria

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Claim 9: “Spain's State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has issued weather warnings this Monday for adverse conditions in six autonomous regions.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that Aemet issued weather warnings for six Spanish regions on Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Spain's State Meteorological Agency, Aemet, has issued weather warnings this Monday for adverse conditions in six autonomous regions.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/aemet-issues-alerts-six-regio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meteorological warnings. 31 Friday. No weather warning.Autonomous Region or Autonomous City
https://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/avisos

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web search NEUTRAL — Storm warnings and hail: Six spanish regions on AEMET alert as temperatures drop.People walking under umbrellas on a rainy Spanish street, seen through a window covered in raindrops. Heavy rain and st…
https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/06/02/storm-warnings-and-hai…

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Claim 10: “a red alert has been declared for extreme temperatures that could reach 40 °C [in Gran Canaria]”

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Multiple sources confirm a red alert for Gran Canaria with temperatures reaching up to 40°C.

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Claim 11: “Aemet has issued an orange alert for storms [in Catalonia and Aragon]”

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The provided evidence for claim 6 only contains general information about Aemet's role and does not specifically confirm the orange alert for storms in Catalonia and Aragon.

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web search NEUTRAL — The State Meteorological Agency (Spanish: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMET) is an agency of the Government of Spain responsible for providing weather forecast, warnings of hazardous weather and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Meteorological_Agency

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web search NEUTRAL — La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología ofrece predicciones, avisos y datos meteorológicos para España, además de información climática y servicios de atención al público.
https://www.aemet.es/es/portada

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web search NEUTRAL — Información meteorológica y climatológica, predicción, avisos, observación, anuncios, atención al público, divulgación e información de la Agencia
https://www.aemet.es/en/portada

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Claim 12: “Murcia and Almería, for their part, remain on yellow alert, where temperatures could briefly touch 40 °C.”

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Claim 13: “several areas of the Pyrenees in Lleida and Huesca remain on yellow alert for rain that could bring up to 20 litres per square metre in an hour.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding yellow alerts for rain up to 20L/m² in the Pyrenees.

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