UK tourists in Majorca between August and October issued 'abnormal' warning

UK tourists visiting Majorca have been warned they face "above average" temperatures for the NEXT THREE MONTHS. The European Union holiday hotspot is currently in the grip of a sweltering heatwave alongside Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and more.

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has forecast today that temperatures will be higher than normal at least during the quarter between August and October. Aemet’s outlook for the next quarter also points to a greater likelihood that the weather will be drier Ithan normal throughout the mainland and in the Balearic and Canary Isands.

Temperatures exceeded 40C in the municipalities of Sa Pobla and Porreres on Tuesday with 33C being the lowest temperature recorded. Héctor Tejero, the head of health and climate change at Spain’s health ministry, said "vulnerable" tourists may not be able to cope with the heat.

Mr Tejero said: “It’s a real risk because the big Spanish sol y playa tourist areas – the areas that are most dependent on tourism – are places where the impact of climate change is going to be greatest in Spain.” The State Meteorological Agency has published a map on social networks with forecasts for the period between August and October.

The data reveals that temperatures will be above normal with a probability of between 60 and 70 per cent. The maps released by the Meteorological Agency also show that the probability of the next quarter being drier than normal is between 40 and 50 per cent on the mainland and in the Balearics (these probabilities are somewhat lower in the Canary Islands).

Save the Children have warned that one in three children in Spain – or about 2.7 million children – are unable to keep cool at home, putting their health and education at risk. People are being warned that this heatwave will last longer than the first, which saw predicted temperatures of 44C in mid-July.