A rare amber weather warning has been issued for parts of Spain this week, with the country’s national weather agency issuing a ‘special advisory notice’ to residents and tourists
Spain is bracing for a battering of storms and heavy rain, with a rare weather alert issued by the country’s national weather agency, Aemet.
The nasty weather is battering mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands and is being triggered by an isolated depression at high levels that is slowly moving across the country, “producing widespread rainfall in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.” The weather event is expected to last until Thursday, October 31.
Multiple weather warnings have been enforced this week, including unusual amber alerts for storms and heavy rainfall in Almeria, Ceuta and the Castellon region from 6pm tonight until midnight. Coastal alerts have also been issued, warning of waves up to 4m and winds reaching 60km/h along the coast of Almeria, while Barcelona could see waves of up to 3m.
Thunderstorms are also expected to hit the country, with some areas experiencing a possibility of 250 to 350mm of rain. There is a chance of landslips in some regions.
Hail is also a possibility in the Girona region. Aemet’s forecast for Monday warned of “locally strong and/or persistent showers and thunderstorms in the Balearic Islands, Girona, Albacete and coastal and pre-coastal areas of Tarragona, Castellón, Murcia, Almería, Málaga and the Strait of Gibraltar.”
On Tuesday, yellow warnings for heavy rain and storms cover large parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands, reports the Manchester Evening News. Amber warnings for rain and storms have been issued for the Valencia region, while coastal warnings for waves of up to 4m and winds of 60km/h are in place for the east coast.
Ibiza is bracing for a battering with winds whipping up to 70km/h and towering waves reaching 4m, while Majorca and Menorca are also on alert for gusts hitting 60km/h along the coast. Aemet’s forecast for Tuesday warns: “The Peninsula and the Balearic Islands are likely to continue with unstable weather under the influence of low pressure. With a margin of uncertainty, precipitation and storms are likely in the southern half, areas of the northeast, the Strait, the Alboran and the Balearic Islands, without ruling out neighbouring areas.”
By Wednesday, most warnings had been lifted, but rain remains “probable” throughout mainland Spain and the Balearics, with potential storms in Catalenona, the Valencian Community, Aragon, and the Strait of Gibraltar.
