ClimavisoWind across much of Spain, 2 October 2020
2 October 2020. Updated 26 October 2026.
It coincides with storm Alex, named by Météo-France on 1 October 2020.
In a single day, 37 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind: 37 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 2 October, with 37 zones.
2 October was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 13.2 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 85 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 16.
- There hadn't been a wind episode this widespread since February 2020.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 October | — | 37 | 105 | wind, rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 105 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 127 km/h gust at Valdezcaray (Ibérica riojana) on 2 October.
| Zone | Strongest gust |
|---|---|
| Ibérica riojana | 127 km/h Valdezcaray · 2 October |
| Sistema Central de Segovia | 116 km/h Puerto Alto del León · 2 October |
| Noroeste de A Coruña | 114 km/h Estaca de Bares · 2 October |
| Poniente y Almería Capital | 113 km/h Almería Aeropuerto · 2 October |
| La Mancha toledana | 109 km/h Madridejos · 2 October |
| Pirineo oscense | 101 km/h Panticosa, Petrosos · 2 October |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | 98 km/h Albox · 2 October |
| Valle del Tajo | 94 km/h Talavera de la Reina · 2 October |
| La Mancha albaceteña | 93 km/h Villarrobledo · 2 October |
| Meseta de Valladolid | 93 km/h Villalón de Campos · 2 October |
| Interior sur de Valencia | 92 km/h Xàtiva · 2 October |
| Meseta de Burgos | 92 km/h Aranda de Duero · 2 October |
| La Mancha conquense | 91 km/h San Clemente · 2 October |
| Meseta de Zamora | 90 km/h Fresno de Sayago · 2 October |
| Meseta de Segovia | 88 km/h Aldeanueva de Serrezuela · 2 October |
| Sierra de Madrid | 88 km/h Valdemorillo · 2 October |
| A Mariña | 85 km/h Ribadeo · 2 October |
| Alcarria conquense * | 82 km/h Alcázar del Rey · 2 October |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | 82 km/h Quintana del Castillo, Villameca · 2 October |
| Guadix y Baza | 81 km/h Baza · 2 October |
And 17 more zones with an orange or red warning.
* Zone with no AEMET station: the value is from the nearest one, outside the zone.
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 orange warning reached 37 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 36 of them (median: 32 h) and for the current hour in the other 1: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 23 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Orange issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcaraz y Segura | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 12:00 · 37 h before |
| Alcarria conquense | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| Alcarria de Guadalajara | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| Cazorla y Segura | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Guadix y Baza | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 15:00 · 40 h before |
| Ibérica de Burgos | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 07:00 · 32 h before |
| Ibérica de Soria | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 07:00 · 32 h before |
| Ibérica riojana | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 08:00 · 33 h before |
| Interior sur de Valencia | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 10:00 · 35 h before |
| La Mancha albaceteña | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 12:00 · 37 h before |
| La Mancha conquense | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| La Mancha toledana | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| Metropolitana y Henares | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| Montes de Toledo | Fri 2 | Wed 30 Sep, 11:31 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 11:00 · 36 h before |
| Sierra de Madrid | Fri 2 | Tue 29 Sep, 23:50 yellow | Wed 30 Sep, 22:59 | 09:00 · 34 h before |
And 22 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 62 changes at orange or red
Wed 30 September
- Alcaraz y Segura: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 12:00–23:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Alcarria conquense, Alcarria de Guadalajara, La Mancha conquense, La Mancha toledana, Metropolitana y Henares, Montes de Toledo, Sur, Vegas y Oeste, Valle del Tajo: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 11:00–17:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Cazorla y Segura, Guadix y Baza, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 15:00–20:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria, Sistema Central de Segovia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 07:00–21:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Ibérica riojana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 08:00–17:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- La Mancha albaceteña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 12:00–22:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Sierra de Madrid: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 09:00–23:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
Thu 1 October
- Hellín y Almansa: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 12:00–22:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- La Mancha de Ciudad Real, Montes del norte y Anchuras: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 11:00–17:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Sanabria: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 03:00–10:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 01:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Meseta de Segovia, Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora, Meseta de Ávila: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 09:00–13:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Sistema Central de Segovia: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 05:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Ibérica riojana: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 06:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Interior de Alicante: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Guadix y Baza: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Friday 2, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 80 km/h.
- Guadix y Baza, Poniente y Almería Capital: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 15:00–20:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral norte de Alicante: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Meseta de Burgos: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 06:00–11:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Meseta de Segovia: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 07:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 05:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Meseta de Ávila: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 06:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Ibérica riojana: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 04:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Alcaraz y Segura: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 11:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Alcarria de Guadalajara, La Mancha de Ciudad Real, Metropolitana y Henares, Sur, Vegas y Oeste, Valle del Tajo: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Friday 2, 09:00–24:00. Gusts up to 80 km/h.
- La Mancha albaceteña: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 11:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Montes de Toledo, Montes del norte y Anchuras: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Friday 2, 09:00–24:00. Gusts up to 80 km/h.
- Sierra de Madrid: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 20:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- A Mariña, Noroeste de A Coruña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 00:00–01:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
Fri 2 October
- Pirineo oscense: Raises the rain warning to orange: Friday 2, 09:00–16:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
- Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 2, 10:00–20:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica de Soria: Pushes the orange wind warning back: now from 20:00 on Friday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Meseta de Valladolid, Meseta de Zamora: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Friday 2, 12:00–18:00. Gusts up to 80 km/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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