Civil Defence keeps the alert in force through 19 August, with temperatures up to 7°C above normal and humidity below 30% across much of the state. In the western half it may fall below 20%, raising wildfire and respiratory risks.
Thousands of people were evacuated, three firefighters died in France and Italy, and Spain is nearing 120,000 hectares burned in a season shaped by heat and rising fire risk.
The Guadalajara fire has burned more than 32,000 hectares, forced evacuations across dozens of villages and exposed how extreme heat, dryness and wind are raising wildfire risk across the Mediterranean.