After a week of very strong winds, huge waves and plenty of rain in Spain due to the effects of Storm Ingrid, another named storm, Storm Joseph, is now headed this way with weather alerts issued across the country.
Adverse weather is set to continue throughout the week in Spain as Storm Ingrid gives way to Storm Joseph.
From Monday morning, heavy rain is expected in the northwestern region of Galicia throughout the day.
As a result, the Galician government has cancelled classes in most of Pontevedra province due to a red alert for rainfall accumulations, which could reach up to 150 litres per square metre in places.
The entire coastal area of Galicia has also been put on orange alert this Monday due to strong winds of up to 75km per hour, along with waves measuring up to six metres.
Heavy showers are also expected in northern Extremadura, particularly northern Cáceres, which has also been put on orange alert. The Aragonese Pyrenees is another area on orange alert, with Spain’s State Meteorological Agency predicting 20cm of snow in less than 24 hours.
National weather agency Aemet has issued alerts for 14 different regions across the country. Yellow alerts have been put in place in Cantabria, Asturias, and northern and western Castilla y León.
On the eastern side of the country, more yellow warnings have been put in place in northern Basque Country and Navarra, as well as northern and coastal Catalonia, inland Valencia and western Castilla-La Mancha. Most of these are for strong winds, reaching up to 80km per hour in some locations.
High winds and strong waves of up to four metres have also triggered yellow alerts in the Balearic Islands and the Almería coast in Andalusia.
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Come Tuesday, January 27th, almost the entire country (including Andalusia) will put on yellow alert with the exception of Navarra, Aragón, inland Catalonia, and coastal Valencia. This is mostly down to more strong winds of up to 80km per hour, as well as heavy rains in the northwestern part of the country. Red and orange alerts will still prevail in much of Galicia.
On Wednesday January 28th, the storm will have passed across most of Spain, but orange and yellow alerts will still remain around the coasts of Galicia and the north of the country, as well as the Balearics, and coastal Andalusia and Murcia.
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Storm Ingrid has already brought red weather warnings, record wind speeds, high waves and roads blocked by snow, causing transport disruptions, and thousands of incidents across much of the country.
Waves over 10 metres were seen in Galicia and Cantabria, wind speeds exceeded 120 km/h were recorded in northern coastal and mountainous areas the storm brought snowfall to large areas of the interior and north.
Incidents reported ranged from fallen trees and landslides to roof damages, and temporary power outages. There were also rail disruptions, particularly across Catalonia, delays at airports and the temporary suspension of schools and sporting activities in certain areas.
