ClimavisoSnow and wind across much of Spain, 22–24 January 2019
22 January 2019 to 24 January 2019. Updated 26 October 2026.
Over 3 days, 45 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for snow and wind: 71 zone-days at orange or red, 4 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 23 January, with 41 zones.
23 January was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 9 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 50 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 7 snow episodes, it is number 3.
- Until then, no snow episode in the archive had been this widespread.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 22 January | 1 | 15 | 40 | snow |
| Wed 23 January | 2 | 39 | 56 | wind, snow |
| Thu 24 January | 1 | 13 | 48 | snow, wind |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 64 more zones with yellow warnings only.
What AEMET's stations measured
The most measured in the zones with an orange or red warning, on their warning days: a 114 km/h gust at La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes (Interior norte de Castellón) on 24 January; a low of -11.2 °C at Martinet (Pirineo de Lleida) on 22 January.
| Zone | Strongest gust | Lowest temperature |
|---|---|---|
| Interior norte de Castellón | 114 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 24 January | -2.4 °C La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 24 January |
| Centro y valle de Villaverde | 106 km/h Alto Campoo · 23 January | -4.0 °C Alto Campoo · 22 January |
| Ampurdán | 105 km/h Espolla · 24 January | 2.1 °C La Bisbal (d'Emporda 3) · 23 January |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | 104 km/h Puerto de San Isidro · 23 January | -2.7 °C Puerto de San Isidro · 22 January |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia | 103 km/h Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 24 January | -3.6 °C Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 22 January |
| Liébana | 103 km/h Tresviso · 23 January | -1.9 °C Camaleño, Fuente de · 22 January |
| Pirineo de Girona | 99 km/h Maçanet de Cabrenys · 24 January | -9.9 °C La Molina · 24 January |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 99 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 23 January | 2.1 °C Alforja · 24 January |
| Menorca | 95 km/h Es Mercadal · 24 January | 2.2 °C Ciutadella, Cala Galdana · 23 January |
| Pirineo oscense | 94 km/h Sopeira · 24 January | -7.3 °C Sabiñánigo · 22 January |
| Litoral sur de Castellón | 93 km/h Torreblanca · 23 January | 6.0 °C Torreblanca · 23 January |
| Depresión central de Tarragona | 92 km/h La Pobla de Massaluca · 23 January | 2.3 °C Horta de Sant Joan · 24 January |
| Gipuzkoa interior | 90 km/h Zumarraga · 23 January | 0.5 °C Zumarraga · 22 January |
| Centro de Navarra | 89 km/h Monreal/elo · 23 January | -3.2 °C Navascués/nabaskoze · 22 January |
| Interior sur de Castellón | 89 km/h Segorbe · 23 January | 2.0 °C Atzeneta del Maestrat · 23 January |
| Cordillera y Picos de Europa | 87 km/h Cabrales · 23 January | -2.3 °C Pajares-Valgrande · 22 January |
| Altiplano de Murcia | 86 km/h Yecla · 23 January | 5.1 °C Yecla · 23 January |
| Sierra de Madrid | 84 km/h Alpedrete · 23 January | -5.2 °C Somosierra · 22 January |
| Interior de Alicante | 83 km/h El Pinós/pinoso · 23 January | -5.4 °C Villena · 22 January |
| Ibiza y Formentera | 82 km/h Ibiza, Aeropuerto · 23 January | 6.4 °C Sant Antoni de Portmany · 24 January |
And 25 more zones with an orange or red warning.
For each zone, the highest value its AEMET stations measured on the episode's warning days (the lowest, for the low temperature), with the station and the day. Rain from 07:00 to 07:00 UTC; gust: the day's strongest. It is what the zone's stations measured, not every town, and a measurement, like a warning, is not damage.
How AEMET's warnings unfolded
The red warning reached 4 zone-days, and AEMET always issued it ahead of time (median: 19 h). The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 29 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirineo navarro | Tue 22 | Sat 19 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Mon 21 Jan, 22:01 | 12:00 · 14 h before |
| Pirineo navarro | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Jan, 23:50 orange | Mon 21 Jan, 23:01 | 00:00 · 25 h before |
| Valle de Arán | Wed 23 | Sun 20 Jan, 23:50 orange | Tue 22 Jan, 11:28 | 00:00 · 13 h before |
| Pirineo navarro | Thu 24 | Mon 21 Jan, 23:50 red | Mon 21 Jan, 23:50 | 00:00 · 48 h before |
The full timeline: 103 changes at orange or red
Sat 19 January
- Central y Valles Mineros: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 06:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 09:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Condado de Treviño: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 06:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Liébana: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 09:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
Sun 20 January
- Centro de Navarra: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Condado de Treviño: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 09:00 on Tuesday 22. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 08:00–24:00. 22 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 06:00–24:00. 30 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Norte de Burgos: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 09:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Bizkaia interior: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cantabria del Ebro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 09:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cuenca del Nervión: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 35 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Bizkaia interior: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–18:00. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cantabria del Ebro, Liébana: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–18:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Centro de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, all day. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, all day. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Condado de Treviño, Norte de Burgos: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–11:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–15:00. 35 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–13:00. 35 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–06:00. 35 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cuenca del Nervión, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, all day. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Ibérica riojana, Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Meseta de Burgos: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–13:00. 7 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo navarro: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, all day. 35 cm of snow in 24 h.
Mon 21 January
- Bizkaia interior: Pushes the orange snow warning back: now from 12:00 on Wednesday 23. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 24:00 on Wednesday 23. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 18:00 on Wednesday 23. 30 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 20:00 on Wednesday 23. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cuenca del Nervión: Pushes the orange snow warning back: now from 12:00 on Wednesday 23. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Wednesday 23, all day. 12 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Interior de Alicante, Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Valle de Arán: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 12:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Raises the snow warning to orange: Wednesday 23, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo oscense: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to red: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 23, 00:00–06:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Meseta de Burgos: Pushes the orange snow warning back: now from 06:00 on Wednesday 23. 7 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to red: Wednesday 23, all day. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Centro de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–12:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–10:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Issues a orange wind warning: Thursday 24, all day. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo de Lleida, Valle de Arán: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–10:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo navarro: Issues a red snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–09:00. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–10:00. 30 cm of snow in 24 h.
Tue 22 January
- Hellín y Almansa: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Sierra de Madrid: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Cantabria del Ebro: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Tuesday 22, 12:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Cantabria del Ebro: Pushes the orange snow warning back: now from 06:00 on Wednesday 23. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Depresión central de Tarragona: Issues a orange wind warning: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Castellón, Interior norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Alicante, Litoral sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Valencia, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Valle de Arán: Raises the snow warning to red: Wednesday 23, all day. 40 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Altiplano de Murcia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Ampurdán, Menorca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Thursday 24, all day. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo de Lleida: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Thursday 24, 00:00–10:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Valle de Arán: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Thursday 24, 00:00–10:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Sierra de Madrid: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 08:00 on Wednesday 23. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Bizkaia interior, Centro y valle de Villaverde, Gipuzkoa interior: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 03:00–12:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Liébana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 23, 03:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Condado de Treviño: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 24:00 on Wednesday 23. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Condado de Treviño: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–12:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Issues a orange snow warning: Thursday 24, 00:00–12:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
Wed 23 January
- Ibiza y Formentera: Raises the wind warning to orange: Thursday 24, 06:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Ibérica riojana: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Wednesday 23, 23:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Sierra de Madrid: Raises the wind warning to orange: Thursday 24, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
Thu 24 January
- Pirineo oscense: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Thursday 24, 09:00–24:00. Gusts up to 80 km/h.
- Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Lowers the snow warning to yellow: Thursday 24, 09:00–12:00. 4 cm of snow in 24 h.
AEMET's issue times, in mainland Spain time (Canary Islands in island time). Notice is the time from issue to the first hour the warning covered; a warning issued “for the current hour” runs from the hour it is published.
What this says and what it doesn't
A warning is an AEMET forecast, not a measurement or a damage report: it says a threshold is expected to be exceeded in a zone. A warning is not damage; a zone is not a building.
A zone-day is one warning zone with a warning on one day. Ten zones at orange on the same day make ten zone-days. A day with several warnings in one zone counts once, at its highest level.
Each zone has its own thresholds, so an orange heat warning in Asturias doesn't mean the same temperature as in Córdoba. More in how warnings work.
To cite: “Climaviso, from AEMET warnings”.
Source: official AEMET warnings, collected by Climaviso since June 2018.
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