2 Aug, 2024 @ 08:22
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Freak weather warning in Spain: Major holiday destination is on alert for storms, rain and hail today – while other areas bake in +40C

Autumn arrives early in Spain: Temperatures to plummet by up to 10C today amid storms, rain and hail

SPAIN is a tale of two worlds today with simulatenous weather warnings in place for +40C temperatures and freak hail storms.

In Malaga on the Costa del Sol, there will be highs of 39C along seaside resorts such as Marbella, while inland areas will see the mercury surpass 40C.

However in Barcelona, the country’s most visited city, yellow and orange warnings are in place for thunderstorms, rain, hail and wind.

Read more: Heat warning for Spain’s Costa del Sol today

According to weather agency Aemet, much of the eastern corner of Spain will be hit by the freak August storms, including the whole of Barcelona, Girona and Leida.

It warned that hail is ‘likely’ and ‘could be large in size’, while warning of ‘very strong gusts of wind.’

The rainfall will also be significant with up to 20mm falling in an hour.

The bizarre weather for the second day of August is being caused by a so-called DANA weather front.

Weather warnings in Barcelona today, according to Aemet

A DANA is an isolated area of high depression that is more typical in the autumn, winter or and spring months.

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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