Spain Weather

[IslaArklayblend]

We spoke to him on fizogtime.  He mentioned DANA.  I will have to read about it.  The only DANA we knew was a charming lass from NI who won the Eurovision song contest! 

[Jo Farrow]

Nick's latest about the DANA in Spain this week. 

Spain braces for more flooding as a new DANA episode starts

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An upper level low or DANA moves southwest over Iberia next few days bringing a new episode of intense rainfall and risk of flash-flooding to parts of southern and eastern Spain this week.

AEMET 'Meteorological phenomenon: Very heavy to torrential rains and showers. 2.-Geographic scope: Mediterranean coasts and western Andalusia.  Tuesday the 12th- At least until Friday the 15th. Degree of probability: Very high (greater than 70%). Meteorological situation: It is expected that during today, Tuesday, a DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) moves from France towards the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, moving from northeast to southwest and remaining in our environment, at least until Friday the 15th. The increase in instability will go accompanied by the entry of a humid Mediterranean flow from the east, so it is very likely very strong and persistent rainfall, locally torrential, accompanied by of storms and maritime storms in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean side; and, starting Thursday also in western Andalusia.' transl.

[Jo Farrow]

[jtay]

Removing pic. Don't think it's from today.

Edited November 13, 2024 by jtay

[Jo Farrow]

There have been 3000 people evacuated in Malaga region , flooding in hospitals and at the major Malaga  airport

[SiGh]

Storms hit Fuerteventura today.

Hailstones the size of golf balls in some parts of the island.

We're not there at the mo, but our usual place where we stay, Corralejo, was particularly bad today.

 

[Metwatch]

 SiGh

Interesting to note how similar the upper level disturbance bringing those storms are to the one that occured around the exact same date as last December. The only difference is that I won't be experiencing it as i'm not going there for Christmas!

Edited December 22, 2024 by Metwatch

[Jo Farrow]

Storm Garoe impacting SW Spain and southern Portugal.

There was a red rain warning from AEMET last night in the SW

[Metwatch]

Also some thundery showers moving through the Canarias today due to the same trough extending down. Good timing for @SiGh as he's going back home today!

 

Edited January 22 by Metwatch

[SiGh]

 Metwatch yep. As we approached the airport this morn, c10.00am, the clouds were bubbling up and by time we boarded it was raining a little. The pilot went South to avoid the more direct route out, over Lanzarote.

Going just south of Fuert meant we avoided the worst of the turbulence from the storm clouds on ascent, but as we were heading back over Lanzarote at altitude the crew were told to sit back in their seats and that's when we had a bumpy few mins.

Weather's been great for January; just 2 cloudy days.

 

[Metwatch]

14 minutes ago, SiGh said:

The pilot went South to avoid the more direct route out, over Lanzarote.

I noticed that earlier as well! I think only once I experienced the south-bound departure from the Island and that was when there was no wind at all. It's usually done when the winds blow from the south / southwest which is pretty rare there (nearly as rare as north easterlies / easterlies in the UK in winter these days) as planes take off into the wind for safety.

Edited January 22 by Metwatch

[SiGh]

 Metwatch yes, winds may have been south westerly as the system was just south of Portugal, yday eve.

Oh, and some streets flooded in Caleta de Fuste, early this afters, apparently.

Edited January 22 by SiGh

[Jo Farrow]

Storm HERMINIA    AEMET in Spain named the low pressure which has moved over the UK. Today is the peak of the adverse weather for the Iberian peninsula, with high winds, heavy rain, mountain snow storms and wild conditions for the coasts in the NW and N. There are yellow warnings for wind and rain over the UK and SE Ireland following on from Storm Eowyn

Spain faces widespread, disruptive weather today, easing on Tuesday although another Atlantic low arrives midweek

[Metwatch]

New January temperature record in Valencia at 26.9C due to Foehn with westerly winds blowing in from inland. Previous record was 26.6C on January 22nd, 2018.

Dusty as well with those winds:

 

 

Edited January 27 by Metwatch

[Freeze]

Just back from a week in lanzarote and the weather was lovely, mostly sunny although we did have a couple cloudy very windy days last Thursday and Friday, but other than that mostly sunny and between 20-22c usual northeasterly winds.

[Jan]

 Freeze I'm off to mainland Spain next Tuesday. Looking at the forecasts I don't know whether to pack jumpers or tee shirts or anoraks

[matty40s]

Next named storm for the Iberian peninsula.??..just as we arrive...

 

[matty40s]

Gran Canaria having a very wet day.

 

[SiGh]

Mount Teide, Tenerife from yesterday afters

 

[Metwatch]

Typical pattern flip when it occurs in the colder half of the year. As high pressure builds northward into the UK and central Europe turning it drier and sunnier here, it turns unsettled for Iberia / Canarias. They need the rain much more than us of course.

Edited March 4 by Metwatch

[Jo Farrow]

Further warnings this week from AEMET about widespread heavy rain and hefty showers. 

I've not seen the green annotation before, showing heavy rain (lines) and thunderstorms I assume (triangles)

 

[Jo Farrow]

A look at the wet weather for Spain and Portugal and the latest DANA event

Rain in Spain: new DANA low arrives Friday extending rain and flooding into next week

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Low pressure off SW Iberia a the moment, bringing spells of heavy rain and flooding to the Peninsula, will be replaced by a new DANA low moving in from the northwest, which will conitnue to bring further heavy...

 

[matty40s]

 

Just North of Seville.

[matty40s]

...near Mallorca...

https://x.com/Stormyalert/status/1899095224791502876

..and Barcelona...

https://x.com/Stormyalert/status/1899103041795543232

 

 

..and tornado in Cadiz too..

https://x.com/Stormyalert/status/1899040017873277173

Edited March 10 by matty40s

[johnholmes]

 matty40s love that second cloud photo