Spain Weather

[Bristawl Si]

6 hours ago, Jo Farrow said:

What a shame to encounter ex- Hermine. The videos from across the Islands have been terrible with landslips and flooding. 

We're regs in Fuerteventura - going there next Wednesday for 1 week.

They had quite a bit of flooding in Corralejo (Fuert) from the storm, roads like rivers at times, apparently, but havent been told of any extensive damage.

[Kiwi]

6 hours ago, Bristle Si said:

We're regs in Fuerteventura - going there next Wednesday for 1 week.

They had quite a bit of flooding in Corralejo (Fuert) from the storm, roads like rivers at times, apparently, but havent been told of any extensive damage.

Hope the storm hasn't messed up the beach at Cotillo! Planning to head out at Easter.....like you Fuerte is a regular favourite of ours.

10 -15 years or so ago there was a big winter storm that stripped the southern end of the beach of sand - it took many years to recover.

Our favourite spot. S End of beach at Cotillo.....

[DeepSnow]

On 27/09/2022 at 07:48, Jo Farrow said:

What a shame to encounter ex- Hermine. The videos from across the Islands have been terrible with landslips and flooding. 

Yes i did hear the other islands had it worse that Gran Canaria, wasn't expecting it as didn't think Hermine was going to get that close to us.

 

On 27/09/2022 at 14:07, Rich_Clements said:

We came home from GC on Sunday the rain only spoilt our last full day but it was a bit sketchy flying out Sunday evening we were a good hour and a half into the flight before the clouds had gone

 

 

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We were suppose to fly home Monday but the flight was cancelled, apparently a lot across the canaries got cancelled over the weekend so you were lucky!

[Jan]

I've been in Southern Spain since New Year's eve, the weather has been more or less glorious, like a UK (real) spring. We have had frosty mornings but by midday it is lovely to sit out. There has been very little rain, Spain is really desparate for rain. As I write this it is 17.55 and we are still sat out in tee shirts. Is this the effect of global warming?

Edited February 2, 2023 by Jan

[Jo Farrow]

It has been very wet, cold and even snowy for Mallorca in the Balearic ISlands thanks to Storm Juliette

 Over 170mm of rain in 24 hours, breaking some daily records

 And red warnings for high sea state and large waves continues for hte north of the Island on Tuesday 28th

 

[Jo Farrow]

Nice image of Storm Juliette in the western Med.

 

[Metwatch]

Spain ending pretty hot this month. 

Wednesday, temperatures into the low 30s Celcius could be seen for central south Western parts. Friday low 30s for around eastern areas. This may likely reach very close to, or potentially exceed local records looking at historical data on the AEMET site. 

For southern inland areas of the Canary Islands such as Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, low - mid 30s possible on Friday.

[ANYWEATHER]

On 02/02/2023 at 16:57, Jan said:

I've been in Southern Spain since New Year's eve, the weather has been more or less glorious, like a UK (real) spring. We have had frosty mornings but by midday it is lovely to sit out. There has been very little rain, Spain is really desparate for rain. As I write this it is 17.55 and we are still sat out in tee shirts. Is this the effect of global warming?

Something to do with where it's location is

[Bristawl Si]

A Calima is on the way to the Canaries, as temps hit 30c. Experienced a Calima a couple of times in Fuerteventura.

[Metwatch]

2 hours ago, Bristle Si said:

A Calima is on the way to the Canaries, as temps hit 30c. Experienced a Calima a couple of times in Fuerteventura.

37.7 today in Tasarte, western Gran Canaria, and 34c at 9pm in Pajara, Fuerteventura, very hot for March. 

Edited March 30, 2023 by Metwatch

[Jan]

On 27/03/2023 at 20:31, ANYWEATHER said:

Something to do with where it's location is

Not sure, I've know it to be cold and wet and even snow on the local mountains/hills other years. 

[chapmanslade]

37.5C at Tenerife South Airport today with winds gusting to 45mph.

My son flew in last night at 03.30 and it was still 26C then.

 

[SummerShower]

23 hours ago, Bristle Si said:

A Calima is on the way to the Canaries, as temps hit 30c. Experienced a Calima a couple of times in Fuerteventura.

Experienced that in Lanzarote in 2017.  Was 40C but very hazy and exceptionally dry air.  Didn't feel as hot as that during the day funnily enough, but after we'd showered and got changed for dinner that night the lingering heat was immense.  

[davew]

Hola todos! I am Dave living in Almeria, Espana for 3 years now.

The PWS at the rather marvellous cold spot of Checa has fallen to -14.0C overnight, making for a decidedly cold April night. PWS Checa Marimela was -7C. Officially Moron de Amalzan in Soria fell to -7.1C & Fresno de Cantespino in Segovia to -6.6C. The rather better known cold spot Molina de Aragon fell to -4.4C. Closer to our neck of the woods PWS Benamaurel fell to -0-1C. And PWS Terverga Marabio at 923m in the Picos d Europe just south of coastal Avila was -9C.

Also very low DPs and RHs again esp in SE, PWS at Cazorla was 3C , DP -16C RH 22%, and at the La Sagra observatory (at 1790m) TT 4C , DP -18C, RH 18%. In the W Alpujarras the PWS at Lanjaron was TT 6C, DP -13C and RH 23%. But as ever that old PWS chestnut at Olula de Castro is lowest, atm its TT 15C, DP -16C RH 11%.

Warming up rapidly here in Almeria centre however in light winds, after a min of 13C , where its already 22C as of 0810Z

[davew]

Hola todos, David in Almeria again reporting on just how incredibly dry it is already in Spain this year, esp S Spain. This is allowing some very low minina by night, and high maxima by day but also producing some extraordinarily low dewpoints and RHs.

I dont know how it manages it but PWS Checa near Teruel has again fallen to a very low temp overnight of -13.0C. Yesterday,  the 5th it excelled itself however and was -19.2C and the day before on the 4th -16,9C. The -19.2C was an April record for it- though it only goes back 4 years- and I suspect Espana as a whole IF it was official which its not.

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Other stations in the area were more like -3C to -5C still cold but not on a checaesque scale. I´d like to visit it to see quite why it falls quite so low regularly.  Last year it was cold but nowhere near as cold as this April. 

Elsewhere in the northern Picos d Europe Banuelos & Los Tremellos in the Valle de Santebanez well south of Santander fell to -5C, and Marrabio Terverga, SW of Oviedo fell to -7.0C. 

In the far south Rasoplant, Zafarraya, SW of Alhama de Granada fell to -0.6C.

In the valleys of the southern Alpujarras today some remarkably dry air again esp at Lanjaron where the temps at 0620 local was 9C, dewpoint an extraordinary -28C & RH 5%.It seems reasonable since at another PWS about 15km away it was also 9C, -19C and RH 12% and many places in the area were almost as low. Closer to us at a PWS at El Ejido the temps currently 21C, DP -17C RH 7%. Dry a bone is the word and at 2am local another at El Ejido North was 22C, DP-19C RH 6%. Even here in the city centre here in Almeria on Calle Regojicos (pronounced recko-hee-cos) we have 18C, DP -13C and RH 12%.

Edited April 6, 2023 by davew

[jtay]

On the train from Cadiz to Seville at the moment and it's 9.4C, as the Sun is rising.

Cadiz was breezy and mid twenties in the day. Cordoba last week was perfect at 26C.

Looks like Seville will be back in the 30's in the next few days.

Haven't seen a proper cloud yet. It's so nice here.

[davew]

Already very warm today Wednesday,  around Velez Malaga as of 0745Z, several stations up to 25/26C already there, similarly around Denia and Alicante. Inland in the Sierra Nevada some very low DPs overnight, a PWS at Lanjaron fell to TT16C, DP M23C RH 5% at about 03Z in N/NW winds descending off the mountains.

On Monday here the records continued to fall, Malaga Centro Meteorologica beat its all time April record of 31.2C by reaching 33.7C at 1730 local. It beat its daily record by 10.5C! A wx station at Parque San Rafael in Malaga centre also reached 35.6C unofficially.

Highest otherwise,officially was Coin on 35.0C in Malaga Province.

Malaga Airport reached 33.5C at 1710 and broke its all time April record since 1980 of 33.1C set on Apr 17th just last year. Estepona beat its April record of 29.9C set in 2002 by 3C by reaching 34.3C, a jump of 4.4C. It beat its daily record by 11.2C. Lorca in Murcia beat its April daily record of 29.9C by reaching 32.4C. Sevilla Tablada equalled its previous April record of 33,2C set on April 25th 2002, in records back to 1980. It beat the daily record by 5.6C. It is the warmest temperature recorded so early in the year in Seville.

Edited to update

[jtay]

Sat down the port in Malaga, with a Cervaza. Can confirm, its lovely and warm. Bit of a breeze mind.

[davew]

GFS 00Z op continues the extended heatwave in Southern Iberia next week through into early March & if anything has increased expected temperatures slightly. The heat carries on through to at least Thur 4th May now. If this event occurs in its length & severity as progged it is going to be an exceptional period (for all the wrong reasons). Even yesterday which only saw 850´s around 16C saw a max of 33.4C at Xativa, beating its daily record, in Valencia Province. The average max there should be around 23.5C, so it was about 10C up on that.

We could well see 40C reached for the first time in Spain in April , which is about 4C up on the April record max there, which would be a huge jump though par for the course in todays world. . 

[davew]

I meant early MAY above of course, not March! 

[Metwatch]

Intense heat once again into next week for Iberia. 

April Spain record is 37.4C set in Murcia, 2011. I imagine that will likely be pulverised along with many local records next week, maybe even 40C could be reached as you mentioned Dave. 

Concerning for upcoming summer too if I may add, with more intense heat spikes possible in the UK from Spanish plumes, as that heat builds and the dry ground. 

Edited April 21, 2023 by Metwatch

[Jan]

On 21/04/2023 at 17:52, Metwatch said:

Intense heat once again into next week for Iberia. 

April Spain record is 37.4C set in Murcia, 2011. I imagine that will likely be pulverised along with many local records next week, maybe even 40C could be reached as you mentioned Dave. 

Concerning for upcoming summer too if I may add, with more intense heat spikes possible in the UK from Spanish plumes, as that heat builds and the dry ground. 

Eek I'm off there in 4 weeks, hope it cools down a bit, we're near Cordoba which can be very hot. The water shortage situation is getting very serious

[ANYWEATHER]

17 minutes ago, Jan said:

Eek I'm off there in 4 weeks, hope it cools down a bit, we're near Cordoba which can be very hot. The water shortage situation is getting very serious

Population is to big for infrastructure along with irrigation etc etc.Looks like things will cool Down dramatically in May with floods being a feature, and into summer as well.....watch this space....!

[Jan]

12 minutes ago, ANYWEATHER said:

Population is to big for infrastructure along with irrigation etc etc.Looks like things will cool Down dramatically in May with floods being a feature, and into summer as well.....watch this space....!

I hope it does cool down. I've been there July and August and it's got to over 50c in the courtyard. Too hot to do anything. No wonder alot of the construction industry shut down in summer

[ANYWEATHER]

1 hour ago, Jan said:

I hope it does cool down. I've been there July and August and it's got to over 50c in the courtyard. Too hot to do anything. No wonder alot of the construction industry shut down in summer

Have a lovely  time