Wind across much of Spain, 27–28 December 2020

27 December 2020 to 28 December 2020. Updated 26 October 2026.

Over 2 days, 21 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind: 36 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 27 December, with 19 zones.

27 December was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 3.7 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).

RedOrangeYellowNo warningEach zone at the highest warning it had during the episode. Grey: no warning on those days.

True-colour satellite image of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands on 27 December 2020 — Spain from space on 27 December 2020, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 88 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 18.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Sun 27 December	—	19	80	wind, snow
Mon 28 December	—	17	85	wind, snow

Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Albarracín y Jiloca	Teruel	orange	2
Alcaraz y Segura	Albacete	orange	2
Bizkaia litoral	Bizkaia	orange	2
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	Teruel	orange	2
Interior de Alicante	Alacant/Alicante	orange	2
Interior norte de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	2
Interior sur de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	2
La Mancha albaceteña	Albacete	orange	2
Litoral cántabro	Cantabria	orange	2
Litoral norte de Alicante	Alacant/Alicante	orange	2
Litoral occidental asturiano	Asturias	orange	2
Litoral oriental asturiano	Asturias	orange	2
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Suroccidental asturiana	Asturias	orange	2
A Mariña	Lugo	orange	2
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Asturias	orange	2
Noroeste de A Coruña	A Coruña	orange	2
Noroeste de Murcia	Murcia	orange	2
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	Almería	orange	2
Oeste de A Coruña	A Coruña	orange	1

And 97 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 151 km/h gust at Estaca de Bares (Noroeste de A Coruña) on 27 December.

Zone	Strongest gust
Noroeste de A Coruña	151 km/h Estaca de Bares · 27 December
Bizkaia litoral	135 km/h Matxitxako · 28 December
Litoral oriental asturiano	123 km/h Cabo Peñas · 27 December
Litoral occidental asturiano	115 km/h Asturias Aeropuerto · 27 December
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	113 km/h Cabrales · 27 December
Suroccidental asturiana	105 km/h Taramundi, Ouria · 27 December
Litoral cántabro	104 km/h Santander · 27 December
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	102 km/h Mosqueruela · 28 December
Oeste de A Coruña	99 km/h Fisterra · 27 December
Interior norte de Valencia	94 km/h Utiel · 28 December
Interior sur de Valencia	91 km/h Bicorp · 28 December
Albarracín y Jiloca	90 km/h Jabaloyas · 28 December
La Mancha albaceteña	89 km/h Albacete Base Aérea · 28 December
A Mariña	88 km/h Ribadeo · 27 December
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	80 km/h Albox · 28 December
Interior de Alicante	71 km/h Alcoi/alcoy · 28 December
Noroeste de Murcia	71 km/h Caravaca de la Cruz · 27 December
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	70 km/h Alforja · 28 December
Litoral norte de Alicante	68 km/h Pego · 28 December
Pirineo oscense	57 km/h Panticosa, Petrosos · 27 December

And 1 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 orange warning reached 36 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 33 of them (median: 25 h) and for the current hour in the other 3: 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
A Mariña	Sun 27	Thu 24 Dec, 23:50 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	15:00 · 28 h before
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	15:00 · 28 h before
Litoral occidental asturiano	Sun 27	Thu 24 Dec, 23:50 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	21:00 · 34 h before
Litoral oriental asturiano	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	21:00 · 34 h before
Noroeste de A Coruña	Sun 27	Thu 24 Dec, 23:50 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	15:00 · 28 h before
Oeste de A Coruña	Sun 27	Thu 24 Dec, 23:50 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:12	15:00 · 28 h before
Bizkaia litoral	Sun 27	Sat 26 Dec, 11:23 orange	Sat 26 Dec, 11:23	21:00 · 34 h before
Litoral cántabro	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 11:23	21:00 · 34 h before
Albarracín y Jiloca	Sun 27	Sat 26 Dec, 11:26 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 21:20	18:00 · 21 h before
Gúdar y Maestrazgo	Sun 27	Sat 26 Dec, 11:26 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 21:20	18:00 · 21 h before
Pirineo oscense	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 23:01 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 21:20	22:00 · 25 h before
Interior norte de Valencia	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 21:21	18:00 · 21 h before
Interior sur de Valencia	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 21:21	18:00 · 21 h before
Suroccidental asturiana	Sun 27	Fri 25 Dec, 11:31 yellow	Sat 26 Dec, 22:09	21:00 · 23 h before
Interior de Alicante	Sun 27	04:40 yellow	11:07	18:00 · 7 h before

And 21 more zone-days.

The full timeline: 42 changes at orange or red

Fri 25 December

23:50 Alcaraz y Segura: Issues a orange wind warning: Monday 28, 00:00–15:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.

Sat 26 December

11:12 A Mariña, Noroeste de A Coruña, Oeste de A Coruña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 15:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:12 Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 15:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
11:12 Litoral occidental asturiano, Litoral oriental asturiano: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 21:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
11:23 Bizkaia litoral: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 27, 21:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
11:23 Litoral cántabro: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 21:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
11:52 Bizkaia litoral, Litoral cántabro: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–18:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
11:52 Litoral occidental asturiano, Litoral oriental asturiano: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–04:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
21:20 Albarracín y Jiloca, Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
21:20 Pirineo oscense: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 27, 22:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
21:21 Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
21:21 Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:09 Suroccidental asturiana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 21:00–24:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
22:57 Albarracín y Jiloca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–07:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
22:57 Gúdar y Maestrazgo, Interior norte de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–10:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
22:57 Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–10:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:57 La Mancha albaceteña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:57 Pirineo oscense: Raises the snow warning to orange: Monday 28, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.

Sun 27 December

11:05 Noroeste de Murcia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–09:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:06 Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–09:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:07 Albarracín y Jiloca, Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 12:00 on Monday 28. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:07 Interior de Alicante, Litoral norte de Alicante: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 27, 18:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:07 Interior de Alicante, Litoral norte de Alicante: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 28, 00:00–04:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:07 Interior norte de Valencia: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 04:00 on Monday 28. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:07 Interior sur de Valencia: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 04:00 on Monday 28. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:07 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 27, 20:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:07 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Issues a orange wind warning: Monday 28, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
21:10 Albarracín y Jiloca, Gúdar y Maestrazgo: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 06:00 on Monday 28. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
22:16 Alcaraz y Segura, La Mancha albaceteña: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 27, 23:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.

Mon 28 December

21:48 Suroccidental asturiana: Raises the snow warning to orange: Monday 28, 22:00–24:00. 20 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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