18 Mar, 2020 @ 17:04
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‘WE’VE RETURNED TO WINTER’: Orange weather warning bashes beaches on Spain’s Costa del Sol as gota fria expected to bring downpours this weekend

DANGER: Strong waves at Europa Point

AN orange warning for dangerous coastal conditions has been felt strongly along the Costa del Sol today. 

The AEMET weather agency has warned of waves of up to four metres along Malaga’s coastline with the orange alert in place until 6pm.

The warning will then be downgraded to yellow until 6am on Thursday, with waves of up to three metres forecast.

AEMET said: “If the storms become significant it will be necessary to activate the coast guards to control possible damage to promenades and other areas.”

Not much rainfall is expected over the next couple of days, apart from weak showers in the interior, however that will change at the weekend.

A gota fria is expected to bring widespread downpours and storms in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Snowfall will occur at lower levels, at around 1200 metres above sea levels while temperatures will also drop to below 20C along the coast and around 15C in inland areas.

Strong winds may also make it feel colder.

“We have returned to winter, at least the next 15 days,” said Jose María Sanchez-Laulhe, director of Aemet in Malaga.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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