Advertisement

More rain due in Spain as temperatures set to plummet

The Local Spain
The Local Spain - [email protected]
More rain due in Spain as temperatures set to plummet

Much of Spain will experience extreme weather conditions, including storms bringing torrential rain, as the mercury plummets with the arrival of a polar front.

Advertisement

Spain’s national weather agency (AEMET) issued extreme weather alerts for the eastern side of the mainland and the Balearic Islands just as Mallorca was clearing up from devastating floods that claimed 13 lives.

READ ALSO: Body of young boy brings death toll of Mallorca floods to 13

The weather front is expected to arrive on Thursday and continue until Sunday plunging Spain into the worst “gota fria” - a Spanish term meaning ‘cold drop’ that explains a sudden drop in temperature – in a decade.

Parts of Aragón, Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and the Balearic have been issued with weather alerts while Castellón province, just north of Valencia city is expected to bear the brunt of the storms and is on red alert.

Torrential rain is expected which brings the risk of more flash floods.

“More than 100 millimeters could fall in 12 hours in many areas in the Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands,” said AEMET. ”With up to 180 mm expected to fall in Castellon during Thursday and Friday.”

IN PICS: 15 photos that will get you excited about autumn in Spain

 

 

 

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also