Weather

The sunny, warm weather of this past week in Spain is expected to end on Friday in the northern and eastern regions with locally heavy and localised rain. The temperatures on Thursday reached 30C, which is similar to summer. There was just a small amount of rain in the northern parts. The State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) is predicting ‘showers and storms …

MARCH 2020 was the hottest recorded month in Europe. The average surface temperature was 6.03C, which is 2.41C warmer than the average March temperatures between 1991-2020. The average global temperature was 14.06C. This is just a few degrees behind March 2024. Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts said, “March 2025 will be the warmest month in …

According to a report from Copernicus (the European Climate Agency), nearly 70% of the victims who died in EU countries due to flooding in 2024 did so during the devastating floods in Valencia. In the Valencia flood disaster, which was caused by DANA in October last year, 232 people died. Fatalities also occurred in the provinces of Albacete, Cuenca and …

More than half of Spain’s regions, including Andalucia have yellow weather warnings in place for rain and storms. The Costa del Sol is also expected to see rain on Tuesday. Aemet (the State Meteorological Agency) has issued alerts for parts of Andalucia and Aragon. They also apply to Asturias, Balearic Islands Cantabria Catalunya Galicia Navarre, Basque Country, Cantabria. Andalucia is …

Costa del Sol – April 2025Residents and tourists across the Costa del Sol are being warned to expect a rare weather phenomenon known as blood rain over the coming days — a dramatic event that’s as fascinating as it is messy.What Is Blood Rain?Blood rain occurs when strong winds from the Sahara Desert blow dust into the atmosphere over southern …

AEMET (Spanish meteorological office) predicts rain “certainly” for at least the first couple of days of Holy Week. Semana Santa commences on Sunday, 13 April (Palm Sunday) and culminates Easter Sunday. AEMET says that the rain will start falling at midday on Thursday 10, in central Andalucía, and will continue throughout Friday with 95% certainty. READ MORE Spain braces for …

AFTER a week of settled and warm weather, a new cold front sweeping in from North Africa is forecast to bring with it the dreaded ‘blood rain’. Meteo365, a meteorological expert firm, has made a prediction using its long-range forecasting radar. Andalucia is experiencing a new phenomenon starting Thursday calima“An intense Saharan Dust Storm”, they say.  There’s a possibility of …

Canary Islands: A RED weather warning has been issued as Hurricane-force winds from Storm Nuria threaten the tourist hotspot. The Spanish weather agency AEMET has put out its highest alert level and is warning of ‘extraordinary danger’ as winds exceeding 130 km/h are expected to hit eastern La Palma for 12 hours from 5am on Thursday.  Canary Islands Government has …

Next week, rain will return to some parts of Spain when the clocks advance ahead of Tuesday’s start of April. In eight days, after a rainy March that saw some areas of the country hit by storms and flooding, a new front will arrive. The storm is expected to bring more rain and wind. READ MORE RAINY Day (Cordon Press …

Experts in WEATHER predict an unusually hot April for Spain after what is shaping up as an extremely wet March. The State Meteorological Agency of Spain, Aemet, said that there is a 50% chance that April temperatures will be higher than average, and may even rise up to one degree. This warm spell follows on from what meteorologists confirm will …