A series of weather alerts have been issued for the southern Spanish region of Andalusia for Tuesday (March 25), covering Ronda (Malaga), the entire province of Cadiz and the coast of Huelva. All affected regions are on alert from midday local time.
These alerts are the latest in a string of yellow and even orange weather warnings as multiple storms have battered the country. Any Brits jetting off to Spain in the hope of warmth and sunshine will have to wait a little while longer, as the top tourist coastal region, and one of its most popular islands, faces more heavy rain and thunderstorms. The weather has been so bad that Spain has faced one of the wettest Marches on record.
According to the Spanish state weather agency, Aemet, up to 15 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in an hour, accompanied by thunderstorms.
The regions under the yellow warnings on the mainland are: Huelva Coast, Cadiz Coast, Cadiz countryside, Grazalema, Round and Narrow, for both rain and thunderstorms.
On the largest Balearic Island, meanwhile, much of the central and southern coastal regions will also be hit by heavy rains and storms, between 12pm and 5:59 pm local time. In Majorca, the agency is predicting that as much as 20 millimetres of rain could fall within one hour.
The risk of storms stands between 40 and 70% in the interior region and 10 to 40% in the south and Majorcan Levante regions.
However, Brits heading off on holiday should not be disheartened by the forecast, as the heat is set to finally return this weekend after weeks of wet weather.
Forecasters are predicting highs of up to 27C in Andalusia and along the Costa del Sol.
The mercury has already begun to climb in some areas today, reaching 19C in Seville, after a noticeable drop last weekend. This trend is set to continue across the region throughout the week, reaching a peak on Saturday (March 29).
Highs between Estepona, Marbella and Malaga city will range between 24C and 27C, according to Aemet, while the Atlantic coast of Cadiz and Huelva, as well as inland areas like Granada, will see lower maximums of 21C.
However, temperatures are expected to drop again after this. Due to extended cloudy periods, according to Aemet, highs will not exceed 19C in the first week of April.
There is a silver lining however, while these clouds are expected to hang around until at least April 6, these are not set to bring any more rain.
Spain has experienced one of the wettest Marches on record. There have been four named storms in just 12 days, with two of both striking last week – Laurence and Martinho.
At least three people were killed by Storm Laurence in Andalusia, while hundreds of people were evacuated across Malaga, Marbella, Sevilla and elsewhere due to flooding.
