Snow across much of Spain, 27–28 November 2021

27 November 2021 to 28 November 2021. Updated 26 October 2026.

Over 2 days, 26 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for snow: 49 zone-days at orange or red, 6 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 28 November, with 26 zones.

28 November was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 3.1 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 28 November 2021 — Spain from space on 28 November 2021, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 68 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 7 snow episodes, it is number 4.
There hadn't been a snow episode this widespread since January 2020.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Sat 27 November	3	20	38	snow
Sun 28 November	3	23	42	snow, wind

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

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Centro de Navarra	Navarra	red	2
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Cantabria	red	2
Llanada alavesa	Araba/Álava	red	2
Bizkaia interior	Bizkaia	orange	2
Cantabria del Ebro	Cantabria	orange	2
Central y Valles Mineros	Asturias	orange	2
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	Zaragoza	orange	2
Condado de Treviño	Burgos	orange	2
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	Burgos	orange	2
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	León	orange	2
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	Palencia	orange	2
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Asturias	orange	2
Cuenca del Nervión	Araba/Álava	orange	2
Gipuzkoa interior	Gipuzkoa	orange	2
Ibérica de Burgos	Burgos	orange	2
Ibérica riojana	La Rioja	orange	2
Liébana	Cantabria	orange	2
Meseta de Burgos	Burgos	orange	2
Norte de Burgos	Burgos	orange	2
Pirineo navarro	Navarra	orange	2
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	2
Suroccidental asturiana	Asturias	orange	2
Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra	Navarra	orange	2
Ibérica de Soria	Soria	orange	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Valle de Arán	Lleida	orange	2

And 53 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 109 km/h gust at Sotres, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa (Cordillera y Picos de Europa) on 27 November; a low of -13.0 °C at Cap de Vaquèira (Valle de Arán) on 28 November.

Zone	Strongest gust	Lowest temperature
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	109 km/h Sotres, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 27 November	-3.9 °C Pajares-Valgrande · 27 November
Liébana	100 km/h Coriscao, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 27 November	-7.4 °C Mirador del Cable, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 27 November
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	99 km/h Puerto de San Isidro · 27 November	-4.8 °C Puerto de San Isidro · 27 November
Suroccidental asturiana	96 km/h Villayón, Oneta · 27 November	-2.8 °C Degaña · 27 November
Centro y valle de Villaverde	94 km/h Alto Campoo · 28 November	-5.5 °C Alto Campoo · 27 November
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	91 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 28 November	2.5 °C Cabacés · 28 November
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	87 km/h Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 28 November	-5.5 °C Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 28 November
Cantabria del Ebro	85 km/h Reinosa · 27 November	-0.8 °C Reinosa · 27 November
Pirineo oscense	74 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 28 November	-12.0 °C Cerler, Cogulla · 28 November
Central y Valles Mineros	71 km/h Oviedo · 27 November	2.3 °C Oviedo · 27 November
Bizkaia interior	69 km/h Amorebieta-Etxano · 27 November	0.0 °C Abadiño, Urkiola · 28 November
Gipuzkoa interior	68 km/h Zumarraga · 27 November	-0.6 °C Zumarraga · 27 November
Ibérica de Soria	64 km/h La Póveda de Soria, Barriomartín · 27 November	-2.4 °C La Póveda de Soria, Barriomartín · 27 November
Meseta de Burgos	62 km/h Aranda de Duero · 27 November	-3.6 °C Villadiego · 28 November
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	61 km/h Castejon de Valdejasa · 28 November	0.1 °C Sos del Rey Católico · 28 November
Centro de Navarra	60 km/h Monreal/elo · 27 November	-0.4 °C Pamplona, Aeropuerto · 28 November
Ibérica de Burgos	57 km/h Palacios de la Sierra · 27 November	-2.4 °C Monterrubio de la Demanda · 28 November
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	54 km/h Sargentes de la Lora · 27 November	-1.7 °C Sargentes de la Lora · 27 November
Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra	54 km/h Bera · 27 November	0.4 °C Baztan, Irurita · 28 November
Ibérica riojana	51 km/h Enciso · 27 November	-5.3 °C Valdezcaray · 27 November

And 6 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 6 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 3 of them (median: 12 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 42 h earlier.

Zone	Day	First warning	Red issued	For · notice
Centro de Navarra	Sat 27	Thu 25 Nov, 11:54 orange	11:41	11:00 · for the current hour
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Sat 27	Wed 24 Nov, 23:50 yellow	11:41	11:00 · for the current hour
Llanada alavesa	Sat 27	Thu 25 Nov, 11:54 yellow	12:30	12:00 · for the current hour
Centro de Navarra	Sun 28	Thu 25 Nov, 23:50 orange	Sat 27 Nov, 11:41	00:00 · 12 h before
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Sun 28	Thu 25 Nov, 23:50 orange	Sat 27 Nov, 11:41	00:00 · 12 h before
Llanada alavesa	Sun 28	Thu 25 Nov, 23:50 yellow	Sat 27 Nov, 12:30	00:00 · 12 h before

The full timeline: 60 changes at orange or red

Thu 25 November

11:54 Central y Valles Mineros: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Centro de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Centro y valle de Villaverde: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia, Pirineo oscense: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Cordillera y Picos de Europa, Suroccidental asturiana: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Liébana, Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:54 Norte de Burgos: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 27, 08:00–24:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:03 Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 03:00–24:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:03 Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica riojana: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 06:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:03 Meseta de Burgos: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 08:00–24:00. 6 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Central y Valles Mineros: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, 00:00–12:00. 8 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Centro de Navarra, Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, all day. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, all day. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia, Ibérica de Burgos, Ibérica riojana, Liébana, Pirineo navarro, Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, all day. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Meseta de Burgos: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, 00:00–14:00. 6 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Norte de Burgos: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, 00:00–14:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Suroccidental asturiana: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, 00:00–12:00. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.

Fri 26 November

11:14 Ibérica de Burgos: Shortens the orange snow warning: now until 08:00 on Saturday 27. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:37 Ibérica de Soria: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:00 Valle de Arán: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, 18:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.

Sat 27 November

11:07 Cuenca del Nervión, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 12:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:07 Cuenca del Nervión, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, all day. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:25 Norte de Burgos: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 15:00 on Sunday 28. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Bizkaia interior: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 12:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Bizkaia interior: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, all day. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Centro de Navarra, Centro y valle de Villaverde: Raises the snow warning to red: Saturday 27, 12:00–24:00. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Centro de Navarra: Raises the snow warning to red: Sunday 28, all day. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Centro y valle de Villaverde: Raises the snow warning to red: Sunday 28, 00:00–15:00. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 27, 16:00–24:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:41 Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 28, all day. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
12:30 Llanada alavesa: Raises the snow warning to red: Saturday 27, 13:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
12:30 Llanada alavesa: Raises the snow warning to red: Sunday 28, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
12:56 Condado de Treviño: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 13:00–24:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
12:56 Condado de Treviño: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, all day. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
21:53 Cantabria del Ebro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 27, 22:00–24:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
21:53 Cantabria del Ebro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.

Sun 28 November

09:12 Llanada alavesa: Shortens the red snow warning: now until 18:00 on Sunday 28. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:07 Valle de Arán: Brings the orange snow warning forward: now from 12:00 on Sunday 28. 30 cm of snow in 24 h.
20:58 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 28, 21:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
21:10 Centro de Navarra: Lowers the snow warning to orange: Sunday 28, 22:00–24:00. 10 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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