Snow and wind across much of Spain, 1–2 April 2022

1 April 2022 to 2 April 2022. Updated 26 October 2026.

Over 2 days, 23 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for snow and wind: 40 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 1 April, with 21 zones.

1 April was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 2.6 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 1 April 2022 — Spain from space on 1 April 2022, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 81 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 7 snow episodes, it is number 5.
There hadn't been a snow episode this widespread since November 2021.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Fri 1 April	—	21	27	snow, wind
Sat 2 April	—	19	15	snow, wind

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

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Bizkaia interior	Bizkaia	orange	2
Centro de Navarra	Navarra	orange	2
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Cantabria	orange	2
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	Zaragoza	orange	2
Condado de Treviño	Burgos	orange	2
Cuenca del Nervión	Araba/Álava	orange	2
Gipuzkoa interior	Gipuzkoa	orange	2
Interior norte de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Liébana	Cantabria	orange	2
Llanada alavesa	Araba/Álava	orange	2
Pirineo de Girona	Girona	orange	2
Pirineo de Lleida	Lleida	orange	2
Pirineo navarro	Navarra	orange	2
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Valle de Arán	Lleida	orange	2
Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra	Navarra	orange	2
Ampurdán	Girona	orange	2
Litoral norte de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Litoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Prepirineo de Barcelona	Barcelona	orange	2
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Asturias	orange	1
Norte de Burgos	Burgos	orange	1

And 25 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 La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes (Interior norte de Castellón) on 1 April; a low of -15.2 °C at Cap de Vaquèira (Valle de Arán) on 1 April.

Zone	Strongest gust	Lowest temperature
Interior norte de Castellón	127 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 1 April	-4.2 °C La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 2 April
Ampurdán	123 km/h Espolla · 1 April	-0.3 °C La Bisbal (d'Emporda 3) · 2 April
Pirineo oscense	107 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 2 April	-14.8 °C Cerler, Cogulla · 1 April
Pirineo de Girona	99 km/h Planoles · 1 April	-9.7 °C La Molina · 2 April
Centro y valle de Villaverde	96 km/h Alto Campoo · 1 April	-7.1 °C Alto Campoo · 1 April
Pirineo de Lleida	95 km/h Port Ainé · 1 April	-15.0 °C Port Ainé · 1 April
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	91 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 2 April	1.3 °C Cabacés · 2 April
Valle de Arán	81 km/h Cap de Vaquèira · 1 April	-15.2 °C Cap de Vaquèira · 1 April
Centro de Navarra	69 km/h Monreal/elo · 2 April	-2.8 °C Navascués/nabaskoze · 2 April
Pirineo navarro	63 km/h Isaba/izaba · 1 April	-3.8 °C Roncesvalles/orreaga · 2 April
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	61 km/h Castejon de Valdejasa · 2 April	-2.1 °C Sos del Rey Católico · 2 April
Prepirineo de Barcelona *	59 km/h Berga · 1 April	-1.0 °C Berga · 2 April
Llanada alavesa	54 km/h Agurain/salvatierra, Opakua · 1 April	-2.0 °C Lalastra · 2 April
Gipuzkoa interior	51 km/h Beasain, Arriaran · 1 April	-0.4 °C Zumarraga · 1 April
Liébana	50 km/h Tresviso · 1 April	-3.3 °C Camaleño, Fuente de · 2 April
Bizkaia interior	46 km/h Amorebieta-Etxano · 1 April	-1.1 °C Abadiño, Urkiola · 1 April
Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra	46 km/h Baztan, Irurita · 1 April	0.2 °C Articutza (automatica) · 2 April
Condado de Treviño *	45 km/h Labastida · 1 April	-0.8 °C Labastida · 2 April
Norte de Burgos	44 km/h Briviesca · 1 April	-1.4 °C Briviesca · 1 April
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	43 km/h Cabrales · 1 April	-5.0 °C Pajares-Valgrande · 1 April

And 1 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 40 zone-days, and AEMET always issued it ahead of time (median: 36 h). The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 12 h earlier.

Zone	Day	First warning	Orange issued	For · notice
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 orange	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50	00:00 · 48 h before
Ampurdán	Fri 1	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32 orange	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Bizkaia interior	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Centro de Navarra	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Cinco Villas de Zaragoza	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Condado de Treviño	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Cuenca del Nervión	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Gipuzkoa interior	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Llanada alavesa	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Norte de Burgos	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Pirineo de Girona	Fri 1	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32 orange	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Pirineo de Lleida	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Pirineo oscense	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before
Valle de Arán	Fri 1	Tue 29 Mar, 23:50 yellow	Wed 30 Mar, 11:32	00:00 · 36 h before

And 25 more zone-days.

The full timeline: 55 changes at orange or red

Tue 29 March

23:50 Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Friday 1, all day. 6 cm of snow in 24 h.

Wed 30 March

11:32 Ampurdán, Pirineo de Girona: Issues a orange wind warning: Friday 1, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:32 Bizkaia interior, Centro de Navarra, Cinco Villas de Zaragoza, Condado de Treviño, Cuenca del Nervión, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa, Norte de Burgos, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Raises the snow warning to orange: Friday 1, all day. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:32 Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 1, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:32 Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Raises the snow warning to orange: Friday 1, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:32 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 1, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:59 Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Friday 1, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Bizkaia interior, Centro de Navarra, Condado de Treviño, Cuenca del Nervión, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–06:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Cinco Villas de Zaragoza: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–08:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–08:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Valle de Arán: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–14:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.

Thu 31 March

10:56 Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Raises the snow warning to orange: Friday 1, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
10:58 Liébana: Raises the snow warning to orange: Friday 1, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:16 Ampurdán: Lowers the wind warning to yellow: Friday 1, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:16 Prepirineo de Barcelona: Issues a orange wind warning: Friday 1, 05:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:29 Pirineo navarro: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–06:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
22:02 Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Friday 1, 03:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
23:00 Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 2, 05:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
23:00 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 2, 05:00–12:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.

Fri 1 April

10:54 Bizkaia interior, Centro de Navarra, Gipuzkoa interior, Llanada alavesa: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 12:00 on Saturday 2. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
10:54 Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–12:00. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
10:54 Cuenca del Nervión, Vertiente cantábrica de Navarra: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 12:00 on Saturday 2. 10 cm of snow in 24 h.
10:54 Liébana: Issues a orange snow warning: Saturday 2, 00:00–12:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
10:54 Pirineo navarro: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 12:00 on Saturday 2. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:23 Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 2, 05:00–13:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:23 Pirineo de Girona, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense, Valle de Arán: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 2, 06:00–14:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:23 Pirineo oscense: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 10:00 on Saturday 2. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:23 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 13:00 on Saturday 2. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:27 Interior norte de Castellón: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 13:00 on Saturday 2. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:27 Litoral norte de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 2, 06:00–13:00. 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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