Spain is preparing for another onslaught of wet weather from the tail end of Hurricane Leslie, following the impact of Storm Bernice and Storm Kirk last week.
Hurricane Leslie, which has since been downgraded to a storm, is due to bring heavy rain to areas in thge Malaga province, potentially dampening the spirits of Brits seeking some much-needed winter sun in Spain.
Wet weather is due to persist until Thursday, according to Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency. The agency issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain.
The province is expected to see up to 25mm of rain in an hour – which will accumulate to 40mm over a period of 14 hours – roughly from midnight on Tuesday until 2pm on Wednesday.
Affected areas include Malaga city, the west of the Costa del Sol, and the Ronda and Guadalhorce districts.
Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather issued a stark warning to British tourists. He told The Sun: “If anyone is heading off to Spain for next few days you might want to pack the rain coat.
“Very heavy rain forecast for parts of South of Spain over next four-to-five days with Seville forecast to get up to 200mm by Wednesday but even Marbella could see 30-40mm.
“The A7 near Marbella in Spain, a road well known to Irish tourists, had flash flooding yesterday as video from Salvador Guzman shows and plenty more rain forecast for Spain, Portugal and South of France the next few days. Spain water supplies need it but tourists won’t be happy.”
The threat of wet weather will dimish as it gets to the weekend as storm Leslie abates after dropping more than 130mm of rainfall over the Malaga province earlier in the week.
Spain is still recovering from the damage caused by Storms Benerice and Kirk. Images showed people running for cover from the rain, while trees were torn apart by strong winds in Galicia, northern Spain.
Andalusia, a region in southern Spain popular with British holidaymakers and expats, bore the brunt of the storm.