Indian summer forecast to bring maximum temperatures of 30C or more to Costa del Sol

Malaga province welcomes the 'fifth' season of the year this weekend: the Indian summer, which is expected to bring unusually high temperatures on Saturday, 4 October. Although the whole province will experience maximum temperatures above 30C, the most intense heat will be felt in the Guadlhorce valley. Álora, for example, can expect 34C. In addition, nocturnal minimum temperatures will be around 20C.

However, this last stretch of summer will be for a very limited period of time, as temperatures both on Friday and Sunday will not be as high in most of the province, remaining around 26-27C. Once again, the upper Guadalhorce will record the highest values of around 30C on both days. "Temperatures will rise everywhere due to the entry of a warm air mass," said Spain's Aemet state meteorological agency director Jesús Riesco. The skies will remain lightly cloudy or clear and there is no risk of rain. It will therefore be the perfect day to say goodbye to the beach.

Head of SUR's 'Tormentas y Rayos' blog José Luis Escudero said that Saturday might bring the warm 'terral' wind to Malaga province, although the colder easterly wind might replace it by the end of the day.

The truth is that summer is finding it increasingly difficult to say goodbye to Malaga province. Year after year, the season extends practically until the month of November, recording higher average temperatures. In addition, there has been a shift in rainfall, which used to be more common at the end of the year. In recent years, more intense rainfall has been observed in March and April.