Overview
- Spain’s meteorological agency forecasts widespread rain across most of the peninsula this week, with the heaviest totals focused on Galicia and mountain areas in the south.
- Galicia’s long-running sequence of Atlantic fronts is set to continue at least into the third week of February, according to AEMET and MeteoGalicia.
- Hydrological pressure remains elevated in Galicia, with 18 rivers under surveillance and 19 control points showing alerts, as reservoirs stand near 85% capacity after well‑above‑average rainfall.
- Authorities maintain high-impact warnings: an orange alert for heavy rain in the Grazalema area of Cádiz following evacuations, and numerous yellow advisories for strong winds and coastal gusts in several regions.
- Murcia faces renewed wind alerts and intermittent rain, with gusts forecast up to 70–90 km/h, while Argentina’s national weather service issues yellow alerts for storms and wind across about 15 provinces with possible hail and gusts near 80 km/h.