The temperatures of 42 degrees reach this country, May will be the hottest.

Spain is preparing for an extraordinary wave of heat with an extraordinary intensity, with the temperature of May unregistered sometimes before.

The hot air from the Sahara is expected to carry the thermometer to nearly 42 degrees Fahrenheit [42 ° C], bringing in addition to the hot heat and the risk of a red cloud of dust but also the explosion of fires.

The Spanish meteorological agency predicts one of the most hot May months.

“Verra is starting in the spring”, was its comment, while announcing its national plan for an unusual heat wave.

Rather, the sun will heat up the regions of Andalusia and those around the Ebro Valley, where temperatures will exceed 40 degrees Fahrenheit [40 ° C] - something unprecedented for the area at this time of the year.

Friday and Saturday will be the hottest days in general terms and, although there will be a drop in temperatures Sunday on the western part of the peninsula, eastern regions of Spain will be burned, experts say.

Record temperatures for spring are also marked in France, where experts speak of an abnormal heat wave, while some areas are plagued and drought. /Top Channel