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Dense Maritime Fog Blankets Spain’s Mediterranean Coast, Disrupting Flights and Roads

A stable high cooled moist sea air into persistent advection fog, with Saharan dust expected from Friday.

Overview

  • Large stretches from the Empordà to Jávea, including Barcelona and Ibiza, woke to a thick fog layer that sharply reduced visibility.
  • Aena reported a BarcelonaIbiza flight returning to Barcelona this morning after failing to land, following diversions and two PalmaIbiza cancellations on Tuesday.
  • More than 200 kilometers of roads faced very dense-fog warnings, covering 11 routes in Tarragona and sections of the AP-7 in Girona.
  • Servei Català de Trànsit urged drivers to slow down, increase following distance, and use fog lights on affected stretches.
  • Meteorologists expect the anticyclone to strengthen Thursday with little temperature change, then suspended Saharan dust and greater cloudiness from Friday into next week.