Malaga province warned about maximum temperatures of 39C this Tuesday

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The heat has put 12 regions in Spain on alert, five of them under amber warning

Isabel Méndez

The heat is returning with full force in Malaga province on Tuesday, after a brief respite following last week's hot, dry winds. Temperatures could reach 39C in some parts, prompting the Aemet state meteorological agency to issue a yellow alert.

The yellow alert concerns Malaga city and the Guadalhorce Valley. Between 1pm and 9pm, temperatures will reach 37C along the coast and possibly 40C in interior parts of the province. A maximum of 41C is expected in Pizarra.

Two other provinces in Andalucía will be under a heat warning on Tuesday: Granada and Almeria.

In Granada, the Genil river basin and the Guadix and Baza areas will be on alert from 1pm to 9pm.

Within that same window, Almeria's Almanzora Valley and Los Vélez could reach 38C.

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