Weather Warning For Wind And Rain. A yellow alert is in place on the Costa Del Sol with strong winds, rain, and more sand clouds expected.
Weather Warning For Wind And Rain
A yellow weather warning is now in place on the Costa Del Sol. The Costa Del Sol skies were recently turned a deep rust red by the phenomenon known locally as “calima”. More sand storms are likely this evening and at times tomorrow. The haze is caused by sand which is collected by winds from the Sahara desert and deposited with the rain here.
Today’s weather warning is specifically for gale force 7 winds and heavy rain. Winds could reach speeds of up to 80 km/h on the Costa Del Sol, with waves of up to 4 metres. The yellow warning is in place until 8pm this evening. Yellow is the least severe of the three weather warning levels. The heavy rainfall is being welcomed as local reservoirs have extremely low water levels and experts are warning of drought this summer.
Photo by Faye Carrington.
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Severe weather can cause delays at Malaga airport.
Types Of Weather Warnings
Yellow: Be aware. Severe weather is possible over the next few days and could affect people in the concerned area. Yellow means that you should plan ahead thinking about possible travel delays, or the disruption of your day-to-day activities.
Amber: Be prepared. There is an increased likelihood of bad weather affecting people in the concerned area, which could potentially disrupt people’s plans and possibly cause travel delays, road and rail closures, interruption to power and the potential risk to life and property.
Red: Take action. Extreme weather is expected. Red means people in the concerned areas should take action now to keep themselves and others safe from the impact of the weather. Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely.
Published: 28.03.2021
Written by Dave James.
Featured image by Olivia Longman.
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