The Latest Breaking News from AEMET

Bad news for Irish holidaymakers as Storm Oscar bears down on Canary Islands

Storm Oscar, named by AEMET, a spanish weather service, will bring with it the potential for large waves and localised flooding

Irish Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

Heavy rains turn streets into rivers on Spain's Mediterranean coast

Torrential rains on Thursday that followed a prolonged drought turned streets into rivers that swept away cars and nearly some pedestrians in towns along Spain's Mediterranean coast.

Reuters · May 26, 2023

Urgent warning for Irish travelling to Spain as extreme weather forecast for holiday hotspots

The Spanish Meteorology Agency AEMET has issued a number of weather warnings for rain, storms and wind impacting several holiday hotspots that are popular with Irish tourists.

Irish Mirror · May 25, 2023

Church tower reemerges from parched reservoir in drought-hit Spain

Spain is in the grip of a long-term drought after 36 months of below-average rainfall, with some parts so parched that officials have asked people to cut water use and meteorologists warn of worse to come.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

Spain: Long-term drought to bring more heatwaves, widlfires

Spain has entered a period of a long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Holiday hotspot Spain sees 2ft of snow as temperatures plummet to -16C

A freak Arctic blast has hit the mainland and Spanish islands

Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2023

Beloved Irish holiday hotspot unrecognisable as beaches buried in 20inches of snow

Irish holiday hotspot Majorca has been levelled with 20inches of snow as Storm Juliette rages on. Spanish meteorologists are expecting the devastating weather to last for another few days.

Irish Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Spain holiday hotspots see 2ft of snow as freak -16C Arctic blast hits country

The Spanish holiday island of Majorca has been hit by a devastating storm that has led to more than two feet of snow and caused roads to collapse as the temperature dropped to -16C on the peninsula

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023

Rare red alert issued as Majorca hit by snow

Locals are advised to stay indoors as storm Juliette causes fierce snow storms and freezing temperatures

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Holiday warning for Brits as -2C temperatures and snow hit Spanish hotspots

The UK isn't the only place shivering through sub-zero weather as holiday hotspots in Majorca feel the freeze with temperatures plummeting as low as -2C as heavy snow falls

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023