Wind and snow in Cataluña, Comunitat Valenciana and elsewhere, 27–28 February 2024

27 February 2024 to 28 February 2024. Updated 26 October 2026.

Over 2 days, 18 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind and snow: 27 zone-days at orange or red, 0 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 27 February, with 16 zones.

28 February was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 1.2 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 February 2024 — Spain from space on 27 February 2024, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 100 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 20.
There hadn't been a wind episode this widespread since November 2023.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Tue 27 February	—	16	62	wind, snow
Wed 28 February	—	11	22	wind, snow

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

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Cumbres de La Palma	La Palma	orange	2
Interior norte de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Litoral norte de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Litoral sur de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Pirineo de Girona	Girona	orange	2
Pirineo de Lleida	Lleida	orange	2
Pirineo oscense	Huesca	orange	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	2
Valle de Arán	Lleida	orange	2
Ampurdán	Girona	orange	2
Interior sur de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Menorca	Menorca	orange	2
Pirineo navarro	Navarra	orange	2
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Cantabria	orange	1
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	Burgos	orange	1
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	León	orange	1
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	Palencia	orange	1
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Asturias	orange	1

And 61 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 162 km/h gust at Cerler, Cogulla (Pirineo oscense) on 27 February; a low of -11.6 °C at Astún, la Raca (Pirineo oscense) on 28 February.

Zone	Strongest gust	Lowest temperature
Pirineo oscense	162 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 27 February	-11.6 °C Astún, la Raca · 28 February
Pirineo de Girona	118 km/h Planoles · 28 February	-2.9 °C La Molina · 27 February
Centro y valle de Villaverde	109 km/h Alto Campoo · 27 February	-3.7 °C Alto Campoo · 27 February
Pirineo de Lleida	109 km/h Port Ainé · 27 February	-9.2 °C Port Ainé · 28 February
Ampurdán	107 km/h Espolla · 28 February	6.5 °C Espolla 'Les Alberes' · 28 February
Cumbres de La Palma	100 km/h El Paso · 28 February	9.8 °C El Paso · 28 February
Interior norte de Castellón	99 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 27 February	-0.5 °C La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 27 February
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	95 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 27 February	5.1 °C Alforja · 27 February
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	92 km/h Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 27 February	-4.4 °C Velilla del Río Carrión, Camporredondo de Alba · 27 February
Interior sur de Castellón	92 km/h Atzeneta del Maestrat · 27 February	6.2 °C Montanejos · 28 February
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	90 km/h Puerto de San Isidro · 27 February	-3.7 °C Puerto de San Isidro · 27 February
Menorca	87 km/h Es Mercadal · 28 February	7.2 °C Ciutadella, Cala Galdana · 27 February
Litoral sur de Castellón	82 km/h Torreblanca · 27 February	11.3 °C Torreblanca · 28 February
Pirineo navarro	72 km/h Oroz-Betelu/orotz-Betelu · 28 February	-0.1 °C Isaba/izaba · 27 February
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	58 km/h Sotres, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 27 February	-3.6 °C Pajares-Valgrande · 27 February
Valle de Arán	58 km/h Cap de Vaquèira · 27 February	-10.1 °C Cap de Vaquèira · 28 February
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	no reading	-0.1 °C Santa Gadea de Alfoz · 27 February

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 27 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 23 h earlier.

Zone	Day	First warning	Orange issued	For · notice
Centro y valle de Villaverde	Tue 27	Sun 25 Feb, 11:36 orange	Sun 25 Feb, 11:36	00:00 · 36 h before
Cordillera y Picos de Europa	Tue 27	Sun 25 Feb, 11:36 orange	Sun 25 Feb, 11:36	00:00 · 36 h before
Pirineo navarro	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 11:36	00:00 · 36 h before
Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	00:00 · 25 h before
Cordillera Cantábrica de León	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	00:00 · 25 h before
Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	00:00 · 25 h before
Cumbres de La Palma	Tue 27	Sun 25 Feb, 11:28 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	07:00 · 32 h before
Interior norte de Castellón	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	12:00 · 37 h before
Pirineo de Lleida	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	12:00 · 37 h before
Pirineo oscense	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	12:00 · 37 h before
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	12:00 · 37 h before
Valle de Arán	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Sun 25 Feb, 23:01	00:00 · 25 h before
Pirineo de Girona	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Mon 26 Feb, 10:42	12:00 · 25 h before
Interior sur de Castellón	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Mon 26 Feb, 22:10	16:00 · 18 h before
Litoral norte de Castellón	Tue 27	Sat 24 Feb, 23:50 yellow	Mon 26 Feb, 22:10	16:00 · 18 h before

And 12 more zone-days.

The full timeline: 31 changes at orange or red

Sun 25 February

11:36 Centro y valle de Villaverde: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 27, 00:00–12:00. 15 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:36 Cordillera y Picos de Europa: Issues a orange snow warning: Tuesday 27, 00:00–09:00. 25 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:36 Pirineo navarro: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 00:00–12:00. 30 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:01 Cordillera Cantábrica de Burgos, Cordillera Cantábrica de León, Cordillera Cantábrica de Palencia: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 00:00–12:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:01 Cumbres de La Palma: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 07:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:01 Cumbres de La Palma: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 00:00–01:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:01 Interior norte de Castellón, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 12:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
23:01 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 12:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:01 Valle de Arán: Raises the snow warning to orange: Tuesday 27, all day. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
23:50 Cumbres de La Palma: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 19:00 on Wednesday 28. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:50 Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense: Issues a orange wind warning: Wednesday 28, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
23:50 Valle de Arán: Issues a orange snow warning: Wednesday 28, 00:00–06:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.

Mon 26 February

10:42 Pirineo de Girona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 12:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:31 Cumbres de La Palma: Extends the orange wind warning: now until 24:00 on Wednesday 28. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
11:31 Interior norte de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 00:00–08:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:31 Pirineo de Girona: Issues a orange wind warning: Wednesday 28, 00:00–06:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
11:31 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 00:00–08:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:10 Interior norte de Castellón: Pushes the orange wind warning back: now from 16:00 on Tuesday 27. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
22:10 Interior sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 16:00–24:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
22:10 Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Tuesday 27, 16:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
22:10 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Pushes the orange wind warning back: now from 16:00 on Tuesday 27. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:00 Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 00:00–08:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
23:00 Menorca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 04:00–16:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.

Tue 27 February

20:53 Ampurdán: Raises the wind warning to orange: Wednesday 28, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 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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