Spain weather warning alert: Spain has issued new weather warnings, alerting travellers to the possibility of snowfall and the possibility of thunderstorms and hailstorms that might affect a significant portion of the nation.
With many weather warnings issued, severe rain and hail are expected to pound the famous vacation spot, leaving tourists expecting a weekend of sunshine in Spain and the Balearic Islands disappointed.
Large swaths of the nation are under a Status Orange storm warning, with northern areas like Barcelona and Madrid expected to see hail and thunderstorms.
Forecasters warn of the likelihood of snow in higher places, and AEMET, the official meteorological office, says the bad weather is expected to persist into the weekend, putting popular locations in Catalonia, Andalusia, Castile, and Valencia on watch for potential storms on Friday.
Both a cold air mass crossing the Iberian Peninsula and a low-pressure system coming in from the Atlantic are to blame for the bad weather.
With temperatures only rising to a maximum of 20 degrees over the next three days, Majorca and Menorca will not experience the typical mild weather that vacationers anticipate at this time of year.
Additionally, until at least next Wednesday, travellers may anticipate overcast skies, thunderstorms, and a lot of rain. The torrent of severe weather that has swept across the Mediterranean has also affected the Canary Islands, Palma, and Alcudia.
Even though the weather in Tenerife has been warmer, there will likely be a lot of rain during the weekend. Tenerife is expected to have highs of 22 degrees and heavy rainfall during Friday night and into the weekend, despite the island’s milder weather.
It comes after a fresh outage this week left tens of thousands without electricity on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Several parts of the island that had not been affected by the widespread blackout that struck most of Spain and Portugal on April 28 had a power loss on Thursday.
For around two hours, residents and visitors in the neighbourhoods of Los Llanos de Arindane, Breña Akta, Santa Cruz de La Palma, and Fuencalienta were without power
The municipality of Aridane’s mayor, Javier Llmas, stated that “more than half of the power outage had already been restored” by midday, despite the power outage starting at approximately 9.47 a.m. local time.
According to local media, the Los Guinchos power plant is the cause of the power outage, which is estimated to have impacted some 30,000 residents in La Palma.
When a big blackout hit Spain and Portfolio last week, airports were closed, businesses and offices were left in the dark, traffic was backed up, and trains were halted. Although authorities attributed the blackout to a “rare atmospheric phenomenon”, the cause is still being looked into.