The fifth named storm of 2026 so far has led to weather warnings for almost all Spanish regions on Wednesday, with more very strong winds, snow and lots of rain expected to cause further travel problems.
Francis, Goretti, Ingrid, Joseph and now Kristin. Spain continues to feel the effects of the passage of numerous weather fronts this January, all associated with intense westerly winds that are bringing widespread precipitation, strong gusts of wind, and very rough seas.
In case you were wondering, Spain started to name high impact storms in 2025 to raise awareness among the population about the most serious borrascas (storms).
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Storm Joseph led to the death of a woman in Torremolinos in Málaga on Tuesday when the very strong wind caused a palm tree to fall on her. Thousands of other incidents have been reported, from train cancellations to flooding.
Joseph gives way to Kristin on Wednesday, which will bring equally bad weather.
Throughout the day, persistent showers are expected, with gusts that could exceed 100 km/h in exposed areas and snowfall in mountainous and inland northern regions.
Map of Storm Kristin’s wind weather warnings in Spain on Wednesday January 28th. Source: Aemet
The entire country, except for the Canary Islands and Navarre, is under some type of weather warning, weather wind, snow, heavy rain or rough seas.
School classes have been suspended throughout Extremadura and in 77 municipalities in Almería, Málaga, and Cádiz. Red weather warnings have been issued for Cáceres and the interior of the province of Almería for gusts of up to 130 km/h.
It is snowing in municipalities north of Madrid, such as Alcobendas and Las Rozas.
Meteored warns that “it is going to be a dangerous day,” and therefore urges everyone to take extreme precautions in the Spanish capital and beyond.
Snow is expected in other parts of northern and central Spain at heights of between 600 and 700 metres, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet.
The storm is also affecting dozens of roads. The A-6 (Madrid-A Coruña) is closed in both directions between Aravaca and Guadarrama.
Six other major sections are under red weather alert in Ávila and Segovia, and between Cáceres and Salamanca. This means they are closed to trucks and the use of snow chains is mandatory.
An additional 150 roads are affected. Snow, accidents and snow trucks are causing traffic jams on many roads.
National rail operators Renfe and Adif, already struggling by a sequence of devastating train accidents in recent days, have warned passengers to expect delays on Wednesday.
Storm Kristin is expected to leave Spain on Thursday but more adverse weather is forecast throughout the week.
