Excessive-impact storm Francis is on its option to Spain and that is what it is going to usher in first few days of 2026

The New 12 months within the Andalucía area of southern Spain will arrive beneath a cloud. So, after the tip of 2025 which has drawn to a detailed with opposed climate, it appears like a storm and heavy rain would be the important function of the primary weekend of 2026. And with a reputation of its personal: Francis. The Portuguese climate company has named the brand new storm that’s anticipated to convey a robust storm of wind, waves, heavy rainfall and snow. And Spain’s state Meteorological company (Aemet) has introduced widespread showers from Friday to Sunday and below-average temperatures, with most temperatures of 16C and minimal temperatures of 10 levels from Saturday onwards.

This has been detailed by the regional delegate of Aemet, Juan de Dios del Pino, who has clarified that the climate truce might be maintained till the New 12 months. “For the remaining days of 2025, in Andalucía barely cloudy or clear skies are anticipated, with no rain. Nevertheless, for Thursday, extra clouds and even rain aren’t dominated out in Huelva province and maybe within the neighbouring provinces of Cadiz and Seville, and with no change in temperatures,” he defined.

On this sense, del Pino stated that from Friday, 2 January, onwards adjustments are anticipated because of the arrival of a storm, growing the quantity of cloud within the western half of Andalucía. The weekend, he stated, “will proceed to have an effect on the world with rainfall in many of the area”.

The specialised climate portal Meteored agrees: “For 3 and 4 January, the storm will transfer nearer, it is going to deepen and its centre will subsequently transfer from the Gulf of Cadiz to the Mediterranean, the place the climate will develop into extra difficult. Storm Francis’ minimal pressures might be very low for the time of yr within the space of the Gulf of Cadiz,” the climate specialists added.

In keeping with Eltiempo.es, the storm’s related fronts will start to enter Spain from the west of the mainland, resulting in a basic improve in cloudiness and the arrival of rain, “first in Galicia, the west of Castilla y León, Extremadura and western Andalucía, after which spreading in direction of the centre and north”.

Francis would be the sixth high-impact storm of the 2025-2026 season. Its Atlantic origin and doable interplay with a northern chilly air mass may complicate this meteorologically very busy winter.

What concerning the Three Kings?

Will Francis have an effect on the afternoon of the Epiphany parades? Aemet clarifies the scenario anticipated on 5 January in Andalucía: “On Monday subsequent week, the day of the Three Kings parades, clearings will in all probability begin to open up within the western areas, however there may be nonetheless an opportunity of rain within the second half of the day within the jap areas”, stated Del Pino.

On Epiphany Tuesday (6 January), “cloudy or clear skies will most likely dominate in most of Andalucía”. Due to this fact, no precipitation is predicted for that day.