Scots holidaymakers warned as Spain issues rare storm alert

Heavy rain and storms are set to batter Spain and the Balearic Islands including Majorca
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Scots holidaymakers jetting off to Spain have been hit with a rare weather alert with the country set to be battered with storms and heavy rain.

The European sun destination has been hit with amber alerts, affecting Spain and the popular Balearic Islands. Aemet, the official national weather agency, has released a special advisory notice as the country braces for unsettled conditions.

It’s due to a DANA (isolated depression at high levels), which is slowly moving across the country, “producing widespread rainfall in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.” It’s set to last until Thursday, October 31, The MEN reports.

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Several weather warnings have been put in force across the country this week, with amber alerts in place for storms and heavy rainfall in Almeria, Ceuta and the Castellon region from 6pm tonight until midnight. Coastal alerts warning of waves of up to 4, and winds of up to 60km/h have been issued along the coast of Almeria, while waves of up to 3m could occur off the coast of Barcelona. The region of Girona could see possible hail.

Aemet has issued multiple weather warnings for Spain for October 29
Aemet has issued multiple weather warnings for Spain for October 29 -Credit:aemet.es

Forecasting for Monday, Aemet warns of “locally strong and/or persistent showers and thunderstorms in in the Balearic Islands, Girona, Albacete and coastal and pre-coastal areas of Tarragona, Castellón, Murcia, Almería, Málaga and the Strait of Gibraltar.”

On Tuesday yellow warnings for heavy rain and storms are in place for large swathes of eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Amber warnings for rain and storms have been issued for the Valencia region, while coastal warnings for waves of up to 4m and winds of 60km/h cover the east coast.

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