The country’s national weather agency has issued a rare warning
A rare weather alert has been issued for Spain as storms and heavy rain are set to batter the country in the coming days. Aemet, the country’s national weather agency, has released a special advisory notice covering mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands.
It’s due to a DANA (isolated depression at high levels), which is slowly moving across the country, “producing widespread rainfall in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.”
It’s set to last until Thursday, October 31. Several weather warnings have been put in force across the country this week, with rare amber alerts in place for storms and heavy rainfall in Almeria, Ceuta and the Castellon region from 6pm tonight until midnight.
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Coastal alerts warning of waves of up to 4m, and winds of up to 60km/h have been issued along the coast of Almeria, while waves of up to 3m could occur off the coast of Barcelona. The region of Girona could see possible hail.
Forecasting for Monday, Aemet warns of “locally strong and/or persistent showers and thunderstorms in in the Balearic Islands, Girona, Albacete and coastal and pre-coastal areas of Tarragona, Castellón, Murcia, Almería, Málaga and the Strait of Gibraltar.”, reports the Manchester Evening News.
On Tuesday yellow warnings for heavy rain and storms are in place for large swathes of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands. 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 cover the east coast.
Ibiza is bracing for winds reaching up to 70km/h and tumultuous seas with waves expected to rise as high as 4m. Majorca and Menorca are also preparing for strong gusts of up to 60km/h along their coasts.
Aemet’s forecast laid out the scenario for Tuesday, noting: “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.”
Come Wednesday, although most alerts had been lifted, downpours remain a “probable” feature across mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, while storms may hit Catalenona, the Valencian Community, Aragon, and the Strait of Gibraltar.