Batten down the hatches…

Strong winds (strangely warm), cloudy skies, rough seas…..Much of the coastal area is on ‘orange’ alert for storms today.

Heavy rains forecast for Mediterranean area

Heavy and persistent rains, high winds and stormy seas are currently being predicted for the Mediterranean area with as much as 200 litres per square metre forecast in some areas.

Yellow alert in Granada and Almería

Granada and Almería provinces are on yellow alert for heavy rains until midnight, areas particularly at risk being Nacimiento, Campo de Tabernas, Poniente, Valle del Almanzora, Los  Vélez and Almería city, Guadix, Baza, Nevada and Alpujarras.

Possible storms in Andalucía

Parts of Málaga and Granada provinces could see some light rain today, even the odd isolated storm.

Orange and Yellow alerts in Andalucía

Huelva, Sevilla, Cádiz and Almería provinces are on Orange Alert for rain and high winds, Córdoba, Jaén, Málaga and Granada are on Yellow Alert. For Málaga city, the chance of rain today is put at 100% and in Sevilla, winds of up to 90 kph have been forecast. The rain is quite likely to continue throughout the week, although temperatures …