The Aemet puts half of Spain at risk: today 'Karlotta' will leave wind and rain in these areas

The Karlotta storm advances throughout Spain.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
08 February 2024 Thursday 10:16
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The Aemet puts half of Spain at risk: today 'Karlotta' will leave wind and rain in these areas

The Karlotta storm advances throughout Spain. This Friday the rainfall will spread across the entire Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, Ceuta, Melilla and the north of the Canary Islands. Significant gusts of wind and a Mediterranean storm are also expected, which will subside throughout the day, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

If this Thursday the rains were concentrated in the north of the peninsula, today will be a day of widespread rain. The largest accumulations are expected in the west of Galicia and the Central system, Andalusia, southern Castilla-La Mancha and the Iberian system, and the central Pyrenees. Weaker in the Mediterranean area.

Up to ten autonomous communities and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla will be at risk (yellow or orange warning) due to strong gusts of wind, coastal phenomena and rain.

Specifically, in Andalusia, Almería will be at risk, which will be under a yellow warning due to wind and waves; Cádiz, in orange warning for wind and waves and yellow for rain; Córdoba, in yellow warning for wind; Granada, in yellow warning for wind and waves; Huelva, in orange warning for waves and in yellow warning for rain and wind; Jaén, in yellow warning for wind; Malaga, on a yellow warning for rain and waves; and Seville, on a yellow warning for rain and wind.

In addition, the Balearic Islands will be at risk from wind and waves, as will the Region of Murcia and the autonomous city of Ceuta, while Melilla will be at risk only from waves.

In Aragón, Huesca will be on a yellow warning for rain and, in Castilla y León, Ávila and Salamanca there will be a yellow warning for the same reason, while, in Castilla-La Mancha, the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real and Toledo will be on a warning. yellow for wind.

Furthermore, in Catalonia, the province of Girona will be at risk due to coastal phenomena. In Extremadura, warnings are activated in Cáceres and Badajoz due to rain. In Galicia, A Coruña is at risk due to coastal phenomena and Pontevedra due to rain and coastal phenomena. Finally, in the Valencian Community, the province of Alicante will be at risk due to coastal phenomena.

The snow level on the Peninsula will be around 2,000 meters initially, dropping to 1,200/1,400 meters in the northwest, and 1,500/1,800 meters in the rest.

Temperatures will drop in most of the country, especially in the northwest of the peninsula and the eastern half and the Balearic Islands. With few changes in the rest and frost in the Pyrenees. Thermometers are expected to drop more sharply starting this Saturday, according to the Aemet forecast.