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The drought in Spain’s Costa del Sol is officially over with the rest of Malaga is expected to follow

THE Costa del Sol’s long-standing drought has officially come to an end, with reservoir levels now comfortably above emergency thresholds and water restrictions being lifted.

15 Apr, 2025 @ 11:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Orange weather alert issued for downpours and strong wind gusts in Spain's Valencia

Why is it raining so much in Spain’s Andalucia? Experts at Aemet give their verdict

STORM Konrad is continuing from where the previous storm system Jana left off, prompting the question as to why Andalucia has got so much rain

14 Mar, 2025 @ 11:16

Andalucia·Lead·Weather

Andalucia’s water levels still below decade average despite recent rainfall

ANDALUCIA’S reservoir levels have risen significantly year-on-year, but they remain 8% below the past decade’s median average for early February. As of the week ending

12 Feb, 2025 @ 06:00

Lead·Weather

Weather in Spain: These are the regions that can expect ‘blood rain’ this weekend and summer heat

THIS weekend will see a major change in the weather across Spain, as summer temperatures arrive as well as what is known as calima, a

6 Apr, 2024 @ 15:53

Lead·Other News·Weather

‘Hot and humid’ spring in Spain: Weather experts reveal their forecasts for the next three months

SPAIN is braced for a ‘hot and humid’ spring after the national meteorological service, AEMET, released its weather forecast for the next three months. Experts

4 Mar, 2024 @ 09:43

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Weather

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‘Polar stream’ to bring rain and drop in temperatures to much of Spain: These will be the most affected areas

TEMPERATURES are expected to drop significantly this week with Spain set to be hit by a cold weather front, high winds and rainfall. The unseasonably

20 Feb, 2024 @ 13:48

Lead·Other News·Weather

Weather warning: Orange and yellow alerts issued for heavy rainfall across Malaga province

SPAIN’S Aemet weather agency has issued orange and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall in Malaga province, with the bad weather due to arrive tomorrow, Thursday.

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Andauernde Hitze: Trockenheit In Der Spanischen Region Extremadura

Spain starts summer with drought in nearly 40% of the country

THE BEGINNING of the summer on Wednesday, June 21 was marked by a situation of drought in nearly 40% of the country. That’s according to

22 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Weather

Warmest April in Spain confirmed for 62 years

Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years

THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average

8 May, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·Weather

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

No rain in Spain: April 2023 on its way to being the driest since records began

APRIL 2023 is on its way to being the driest since records began, with just five litres of rain per square metre detected in the

19 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

2022 was hottest year on record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain had their hottest year in 2022 since modern records began. The state meteorological office Aemet said on

9 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Spain’s Malaga sees accumulated rainfall of 5,420 litres in 13 days

THE first thirteen days of December has left an accumulated rainfall of 5,420 litres in Malaga province. Following a disastrous start to the hydrological year

15 Dec, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Heavy rains finally hit Malaga replenishing reservoirs but no flood warnings in place

THE heavens have finally opened over Malaga this week as torrential rainfall has swamped the usually sun-drenched province, with the Serranía de Ronda soaking in

9 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Weather

Drier autumn than usual forecast for Spain’s Malaga this year with no heavy rains expected until winter expert predicts

WITH the new water year underway, a period that runs from October 1st to September 30th of the following year, the past 365 days has

6 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

Water year ends in Spain’s Malaga as one of the driest in recent decades

MALAGA faces the final stretch of the hydrological year (a time period of 12 months for which precipitation totals are measured) as one of the

15 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Reservoirs in Spain’s Andalucia stand at an unsettling 28.33%

WATER levels in Andalucian reservoirs continue to drop at an alarming rate. In fact in the last week, reservoirs in Andalucia have lost 96 cubic

3 Aug, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

La Concepción reservoir exceeds 50% of its capacity

Spain’s Malaga reservoirs at 53% capacity in run-up to summer

MALAGA will start the high season with the reservoirs at 53% of their total capacity—just below the values recorded last year. According to the Junta’s

18 May, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Reservoirs in Spain’s Malaga over 50% capacity with only one remaining in ‘critical’ state

SPRING in the province of Malaga has brought abundant rain and with it eased the situation in the reservoirs in the province, which had been

4 May, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Not So Sunny Spain For 39 Years As Northern Ireland, Scotland, And Eastern Europe Do Much Better

Not so sunny Spain as Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Eastern Europe do much better in March sunshine stakes

MARCH in Spain was the least sunniest since 1983, according to the State Meteorological Agency(AEMET). 127.5 hours of sunshine was registered on average last month-

7 Apr, 2022 @ 19:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

Recent rainfall leaves four times more water than average for March in Spain’s Malaga

MARCH has been the wettest month of the hydrological year so far, seeing four times more rain than average for this time of the year.

30 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Recent rainfall leaves five months worth of water in Spain’s Malaga reservoirs

THE start of Spring has brought much needed rain to the province of Malaga. In fact, the recent rainfall, mainly thanks to the passage of

22 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Extreme drought threatens wine producers with rabbits eating vine shoots in Spain's Alicante area

Farmers rejoice over big rainfall to boost vineyards and fruit growing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FARMERS in Alicante Province have welcomed the recent big downpours that they claim have saved vineyards. The winter drought threatened crops but the heavy rain

9 Mar, 2022 @ 14:38

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Weather

The cold winter weather returns to Malaga

Much needed rain forecast in Spain’s Malaga this Thursday and Friday

THE drought situation is critical in the province due to the lack of rainfall in recent months, so the arrival of any rain will come

23 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Malaga·Weather

Spain’s Malaga records lowest rainfall values in 80 years

THE province of Malaga is set to face its worst drought since records began in 1942 by the national weather agency AEMET. The drought situation

21 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

THE drought situation is ‘critical’ in the province due to the lack of rainfall these months. In fact, according to the latest data, just 14.5%

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Drought Fears In Spain After Low Winter Rainfall Takes Reservoirs Down To 44% Capacity

Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%

THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain. The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead