Storm Emilia: rain in Comunitat Valenciana, Andalucía and elsewhere, 13–15 December 2025

13 December 2025 to 15 December 2025. Updated 26 October 2026.

AEMET named this storm Emilia on 11 December 2025.

Over 3 days, 30 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for rain: 39 zone-days at orange or red, 10 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 15 December, with 14 zones.

15 December was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 4.9 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 15 December 2025 — Spain from space on 15 December 2025, the day with the most zones at orange or red. Image: NASA Worldview.

How it compares

It is number 82 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
Among the 35 rain episodes, it is number 21.

Day by day

Day	Red	Orange	Yellow	Orange or red warnings for
Sat 13 December	—	12	7	rain, wind, snow
Sun 14 December	4	9	24	rain, storms, snow
Mon 15 December	6	8	39	rain, storms

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

The zones

Zone	Province	Highest level	Warning days
Levante almeriense	Almería	red	2
Litoral norte de Valencia	València/Valencia	red	2
Litoral sur de Valencia	València/Valencia	red	2
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	Almería	red	2
Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas	Murcia	red	2
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	red	1
Interior norte de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	2
Interior sur de Valencia	València/Valencia	orange	2
Noroeste de Murcia	Murcia	orange	2
Norte de Tenerife	Tenerife	orange	2
Estrecho	Cádiz	orange	3
Alcaraz y Segura	Albacete	orange	2
Cumbres de Gran Canaria	Gran Canaria	orange	2
Cumbres de La Palma	La Palma	orange	2
El Hierro	El Hierro	orange	2
Este de La Palma	La Palma	orange	2
Fuerteventura	Fuerteventura	orange	2
Guadix y Baza	Granada	orange	2
Interior sur de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
La Gomera	La Gomera	orange	2
Lanzarote	Lanzarote	orange	2
Litoral gaditano	Cádiz	orange	2
Litoral norte de Alicante	Alacant/Alicante	orange	2
Litoral sur de Castellón	Castelló/Castellón	orange	2
Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas	Almería	orange	2
Vega del Segura	Murcia	orange	2
Área metropolitana de Tenerife	Tenerife	orange	2
Litoral sur de Tarragona	Tarragona	orange	1
Norte de Gran Canaria	Gran Canaria	orange	1
Pirineo de Girona	Girona	orange	1

And 37 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: 117.6 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Totana (Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas) on 14 December.

Zone	Most rain in 24 h
Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas	117.6 l/m² Totana · 14 December
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	97.3 l/m² Huércal-Overa · 14 December
Cumbres de Gran Canaria	82.6 l/m² Vega de San Mateo · 13 December
Área metropolitana de Tenerife	81.4 l/m² Candelaria · 13 December
Litoral sur de Castellón	68.0 l/m² Castelló - Almassora · 14 December
Noroeste de Murcia	66.8 l/m² Calasparra · 14 December
Litoral norte de Valencia	61.6 l/m² Sagunt/sagunto · 14 December
Interior sur de Castellón	58.4 l/m² Atzeneta del Maestrat · 14 December
Litoral sur de Valencia	52.0 l/m² Miramar · 14 December
Pirineo de Girona	47.2 l/m² La Vall de Bianya · 15 December
Norte de Tenerife	47.0 l/m² La Victoria de Acentejo · 13 December
La Gomera	45.4 l/m² Arure · 13 December
Norte de Gran Canaria	36.8 l/m² Valleseco · 13 December
Alcaraz y Segura	36.2 l/m² Yeste, Embalse Fuensanta · 14 December
Lanzarote	36.0 l/m² Tías · 13 December
Vega del Segura	36.0 l/m² Abanilla · 14 December
Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas	32.4 l/m² Abla · 14 December
Levante almeriense	31.0 l/m² Garrucha · 14 December
Interior sur de Valencia	29.0 l/m² Fontanars Dels Alforins · 14 December
Litoral gaditano	28.1 l/m² San Fernando · 15 December

And 9 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 10 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 8 of them (median: 15 h) and for the current hour in the other 2: warnings are also raised as things unfold. The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 28 h earlier.

Zone	Day	First warning	Red issued	For · notice
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	Sun 14	Fri 12 Dec, 11:46 yellow	Sat 13 Dec, 18:25	06:00 · 12 h before
Litoral norte de Valencia	Sun 14	Fri 12 Dec, 19:01 orange	Sat 13 Dec, 18:32	12:00 · 17 h before
Litoral sur de Valencia	Sun 14	Fri 12 Dec, 11:46 orange	Sat 13 Dec, 18:32	12:00 · 17 h before
Levante almeriense	Sun 14	Fri 12 Dec, 11:46 yellow	19:19	19:00 · for the current hour
Litoral norte de Valencia	Mon 15	Fri 12 Dec, 23:50 orange	Sat 13 Dec, 18:58	00:00 · 29 h before
Litoral sur de Valencia	Mon 15	Fri 12 Dec, 23:50 orange	Sat 13 Dec, 18:58	00:00 · 29 h before
Levante almeriense	Mon 15	Sat 13 Dec, 18:58 yellow	Sun 14 Dec, 21:05	00:00 · 3 h before
Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez	Mon 15	Sat 13 Dec, 18:58 yellow	Sun 14 Dec, 21:05	00:00 · 3 h before
Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas	Mon 15	Fri 12 Dec, 23:50 yellow	Sun 14 Dec, 23:43	00:00 · 17 min before
Prelitoral sur de Tarragona	Mon 15	Sat 13 Dec, 11:35 yellow	12:19	12:00 · for the current hour

The full timeline: 94 changes at orange or red

Thu 11 December

12:03 Cumbres de Gran Canaria, Cumbres de La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Norte de Tenerife: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 13, 01:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
12:03 Cumbres de Gran Canaria, Cumbres de La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Norte de Tenerife: Issues a orange wind warning: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
12:03 Estrecho: Issues a orange rain warning: Saturday 13, 00:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Norte de Gran Canaria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 01:00–24:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Norte de Gran Canaria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Norte de Tenerife: Raises the snow warning to orange: Saturday 13, 01:00–24:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
19:01 Norte de Tenerife: Raises the snow warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
19:01 Norte de Tenerife: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 01:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Norte de Tenerife: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.

Fri 12 December

11:27 Cumbres de Gran Canaria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 01:00–24:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
11:27 Cumbres de Gran Canaria: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
11:46 Interior sur de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Issues a orange rain warning: Sunday 14, 15:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:46 Litoral gaditano: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 00:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:46 Norte de Tenerife: Extends the orange snow warning: now until 07:00 on Sunday 14. 5 cm of snow in 24 h.
11:46 Norte de Tenerife: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 07:00 on Sunday 14. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
13:23 Este de La Palma: Raises the wind warning to orange: Saturday 13, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
13:23 Este de La Palma: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
19:01 Alcaraz y Segura: Issues a orange rain warning: Sunday 14, 09:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
19:01 Interior norte de Valencia, Litoral norte de Valencia: Issues a orange rain warning: Sunday 14, 08:00–24:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h · 100 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Interior sur de Valencia: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 08:00 on Sunday 14. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Litoral sur de Valencia: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 08:00 on Sunday 14. Up to 60 mm in 1 h · 150 mm in 12 h.
19:01 Nacimiento y Campo de Tabernas: Issues a orange rain warning: Sunday 14, all day. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
19:01 Noroeste de Murcia, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, all day. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
23:50 Interior norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Valencia, Litoral norte de Valencia: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
23:50 Litoral sur de Valencia: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
23:50 Noroeste de Murcia: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.

Sat 13 December

11:19 Guadix y Baza: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, all day. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
11:21 Área metropolitana de Tenerife: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 19:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
11:21 Área metropolitana de Tenerife: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 00:00–01:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
11:27 Interior norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Valencia: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 00:00 on Sunday 14. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:27 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Brings the orange rain warning forward: now from 00:00 on Sunday 14. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
11:27 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the storms warning to orange: Sunday 14, 15:00–24:00. Probabilidad de mangas marinas y pequeños tornados.
11:35 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the storms warning to orange: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Probabilidad de mangas marinas y pequeños tornados.
14:22 Fuerteventura, Lanzarote: Raises the rain warning to orange: Saturday 13, 15:00–22:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
18:25 Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 14, 06:00–24:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
18:32 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 14, 12:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
18:36 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Lowers the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, all day. Up to 60 mm in 1 h.
18:58 Interior sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 00:00–18:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
18:58 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.

Sun 14 December

08:03 Litoral norte de Alicante: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 09:00–24:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
11:01 Interior norte de Valencia: Extends the orange rain warning: now until 12:00 on Monday 15. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
11:01 Litoral norte de Alicante: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Sunday 14, 12:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
11:01 Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 14, 12:00–24:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
11:25 Guadix y Baza: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Sunday 14, 12:00–24:00. Up to 15 mm in 1 h.
11:25 Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
13:47 Levante almeriense: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 14:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
13:56 Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Raises the rain warning to orange: Sunday 14, 14:00–24:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
13:56 Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 30 mm in 1 h.
19:19 Levante almeriense: Raises the rain warning to red: Sunday 14, 20:00–24:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
21:05 Levante almeriense: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
21:05 Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
23:43 Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 15, 00:00–06:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.

Mon 15 December

02:02 Vega del Segura: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 03:00–06:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
06:04 Interior norte de Valencia, Litoral norte de Valencia: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 07:00–12:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
06:07 Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas, Vega del Segura: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 15, 07:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
06:08 Levante almeriense, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Issues a orange rain warning: Monday 15, 07:00–12:00. Up to 100 mm in 12 h.
07:49 Litoral sur de Tarragona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 08:00–18:00. Up to 40 mm in 1 h.
08:02 Levante almeriense, Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 09:00–12:00. Up to 60 mm in 12 h.
08:03 Valle del Guadalentín, Lorca y Águilas: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 09:00–12:00. Up to 80 mm in 12 h.
08:03 Vega del Segura: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 09:00–12:00. Up to 60 mm in 12 h.
08:10 Interior sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Castellón: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 09:00–18:00. Up to 60 mm in 12 h.
12:19 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 15, 13:00–18:00. Up to 180 mm in 12 h.
12:38 Pirineo de Girona: Raises the rain warning to orange: Monday 15, 13:00–24:00. Up to 140 mm in 12 h.
16:40 Litoral sur de Tarragona: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 17:00–24:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 h.
16:40 Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Lowers the rain warning to yellow: Monday 15, 17:00–24:00. Up to 20 mm in 1 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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