ClimavisoWind in Cataluña, Comunitat Valenciana and elsewhere, 30 January – 1 February 2021
30 January 2021 to 1 February 2021. Updated 26 October 2026.
It coincides with storm Justine, named by IPMA on 26 January 2021.
Over 3 days, 26 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind: 41 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 31 January, with 14 zones.
1 February was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 3.3 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 79 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 14.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 30 January | — | 13 | 89 | wind, snow |
| Sun 31 January | — | 14 | 64 | wind, snow |
| Mon 1 February | — | 14 | 49 | wind |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 85 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 123 km/h gust at Láujar de Andarax (Poniente y Almería Capital) on 1 February.
| Zone | Strongest gust |
|---|---|
| Poniente y Almería Capital | 123 km/h Láujar de Andarax · 1 February |
| Prelitoral de Barcelona | 123 km/h Pontons · 1 February |
| Litoral norte de Tarragona | 121 km/h Reus Aeropuerto · 1 February |
| Ibérica riojana | 109 km/h Valdezcaray · 30 January |
| Interior de Mallorca | 107 km/h Binissalem · 1 February |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 102 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 1 February |
| Interior sur de Castellón | 100 km/h Montanejos · 1 February |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | 99 km/h Albox · 1 February |
| Interior norte de Castellón | 95 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 1 February |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | 90 km/h Puerto de San Isidro · 30 January |
| Depresión central de Tarragona | 89 km/h La Pobla de Massaluca · 31 January |
| Interior sur de Valencia | 87 km/h Jalance · 1 February |
| Meseta de Soria | 87 km/h Lubia · 30 January |
| Meseta de Valladolid | 85 km/h Villalón de Campos · 30 January |
| Meseta de Palencia | 84 km/h Autilla del Pino · 30 January |
| Pirineo oscense | 82 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 31 January |
| Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja | 81 km/h Nájera · 31 January |
| Meseta de Burgos | 77 km/h Villadiego · 30 January |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | 75 km/h Llorac · 1 February |
| Hellín y Almansa | 74 km/h Almansa · 1 February |
And 5 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 41 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior sur de Valencia | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Thu 28 Jan, 11:30 | 10:00 · 46 h before |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Thu 28 Jan, 11:30 | 12:00 · 48 h before |
| Alcaraz y Segura | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Thu 28 Jan, 22:53 | 06:00 · 31 h before |
| Pirineo oscense | Sat 30 | Thu 28 Jan, 11:30 yellow | Thu 28 Jan, 22:53 | 10:00 · 35 h before |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 11:00 | 10:00 · 23 h before |
| Cordillera Cantábrica de León | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Ibérica riojana | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Meseta de Burgos | Sat 30 | Fri 29 Jan, 11:02 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Meseta de Palencia | Sat 30 | Fri 29 Jan, 11:02 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Meseta de Soria | Sat 30 | Fri 29 Jan, 11:02 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Meseta de Valladolid | Sat 30 | Fri 29 Jan, 11:02 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja | Sat 30 | Fri 29 Jan, 10:55 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Sanabria | Sat 30 | Wed 27 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Fri 29 Jan, 20:56 | 12:00 · 15 h before |
| Alcaraz y Segura | Sun 31 | Thu 28 Jan, 23:50 orange | Thu 28 Jan, 23:50 | 00:00 · 48 h before |
| Interior sur de Valencia | Sun 31 | Thu 28 Jan, 23:50 orange | Thu 28 Jan, 23:50 | 06:00 · 54 h before |
And 26 more zone-days.
The full timeline: 50 changes at orange or red
Thu 28 January
- Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 10:00–18:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 12:00–18:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Alcaraz y Segura: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo oscense: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 30, 10:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
- Alcaraz y Segura: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 31, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior sur de Valencia, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 31, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 31, 00:00–12:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
Fri 29 January
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 10:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Depresión central de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 08:00–18:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Ibérica riojana, Sanabria: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 12:00–19:00. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Meseta de Burgos, Meseta de Palencia, Meseta de Soria, Meseta de Valladolid, Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 30, 12:00–19:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 06:00–20:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
Sat 30 January
- Ibérica riojana: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 11:00 on Saturday 30. Gusts up to 110 km/h.
- Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 11:00 on Saturday 30. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 06:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Hellín y Almansa: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 12:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Hellín y Almansa: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Castellón, Interior sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 00:00–18:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Interior sur de Valencia: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Litoral norte de Tarragona, Litoral sur de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 06:00–18:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
Sun 31 January
- Poniente y Almería Capital: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 31, 06:00–08:00. Gusts up to 94 km/h.
- Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 20:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 00:00–15:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior norte de Castellón, Interior sur de Castellón: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 24:00 on Monday 1. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Litoral norte de Tarragona, Litoral sur de Tarragona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Brings the orange wind warning forward: now from 00:00 on Monday 1. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, all day. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Prelitoral de Barcelona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 31, 22:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Prelitoral de Barcelona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
Mon 1 February
- Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 18:00 on Monday 1. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Interior de Mallorca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Monday 1, 12:00–21:00. Gusts up to 90 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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