16 Mar, 2025 @ 14:32
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Storm Laurence hits Spain: Weather alerts are issued across Andalucia – including Costa del Sol

SPAIN is witnessing yet another ‘significant’ storm in the wake of Konrad and Jana, which both wrought havoc across Andalucia in the first two weeks of March.

Storm Laurence is rolling into the region today, bringing spring-like showers, with inland areas currently the most affected.

However, according to state weather agency Aemet, rainfall will intensify on Monday, repeating scenes from Storm Konrad last week.

The entire western half of Andalucia, including the Costa del Sol and Ronda, have been placed under a yellow alert for heavy rain tomorrow.

The warnings in Malaga province are in place between 6pm and midnight and warn of up to 70mm of rain over a 12-hour period.

Meanwhile the entire provinces of Cadiz, Huelva and Sevilla are on alert for the whole of Monday for both thunderstorms and rainfall.

Forecasts predict up to 40mm of rainfall over a 12-hour period across the three provinces.

The wet weather will continues across Andalucia into Tuesday, before a brief respite on Wednesday and Thursday.

But that won’t be the end of the rain, with Aemet predicting yet another storm to arrive on Friday, ushering in another wet weekend.

The good news is that temperatures will begin to rise this week, with highs going from around 16C this weekend to 22C by the end of the next week.

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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