ClimavisoWind and rain across much of Spain, 23–28 January 2026
23 January 2026 to 28 January 2026. Updated 26 October 2026.
It coincides with storm Ingrid, named by IPMA on 20 January 2026. It coincides with storm Joseph, named by IPMA on 25 January 2026. It coincides with storm Kristin, named by IPMA on 27 January 2026.
Over 6 days, 87 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind and rain: 122 zone-days at orange or red, 5 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 28 January, with 65 zones.
28 January was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 15.3 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 30 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 4.
- There hadn't been a wind episode this widespread since January 2021.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 January | — | 11 | 55 | snow |
| Sat 24 January | — | 1 | 84 | snow |
| Sun 25 January | — | 10 | 80 | wind, storms, snow |
| Mon 26 January | 1 | 16 | 51 | rain, snow, wind |
| Tue 27 January | 1 | 17 | 99 | rain, wind |
| Wed 28 January | 3 | 62 | 63 | wind, snow, rain |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
And 79 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: 236.9 l/m² of rain in 24 h at Grazalema (Grazalema) on 28 January; a 179 km/h gust at Mirador del Cable, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa (Liébana) on 26 January.
| Zone | Most rain in 24 h | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| Grazalema | 236.9 l/m² Grazalema · 28 January | 106 km/h Olvera · 28 January |
| Interior de Pontevedra | 143.6 l/m² A Cañiza · 26 January | 73 km/h Silleda · 26 January |
| Suroeste de A Coruña | 134.2 l/m² Rois, Casas Do Porto · 26 January | 71 km/h Noia · 26 January |
| Noroeste de Ourense | 130.8 l/m² Beariz · 26 January | 52 km/h O Carballiño · 23 January |
| Oeste de A Coruña | 116.8 l/m² Mazaricos · 26 January | 132 km/h Fisterra · 26 January |
| Rias Baixas | 92.2 l/m² Vigo Aeropuerto · 26 January | 91 km/h Vigo Aeropuerto · 26 January |
| Interior de A Coruña | 88.9 l/m² Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto · 26 January | 84 km/h Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto · 23 January |
| Norte de Cáceres | 81.8 l/m² Garganta la Olla · 26 January | 74 km/h Torrecilla de los Angeles · 27 January |
| Miño de Pontevedra | 77.6 l/m² Ponteareas, Canedo · 26 January | no reading |
| Miño de Ourense | 74.2 l/m² Ribadavia · 26 January | 98 km/h Ribadavia · 23 January |
| Sur de Ávila | 73.0 l/m² Candeleda · 26 January | 54 km/h Cebreros · 28 January |
| Sistema Central de Salamanca | 72.4 l/m² La Covatilla, Estación de Esquí · 26 January | 124 km/h La Covatilla, Estación de Esquí · 26 January |
| Ronda | 70.6 l/m² Cortes de la Frontera · 28 January | 96 km/h Gaucín · 28 January |
| Costa granadina | 66.4 l/m² Castell de Ferro · 28 January | 108 km/h Castell de Ferro · 25 January |
| Meseta de Salamanca | 65.8 l/m² Navasfrías · 26 January | 93 km/h Salamanca Aeropuerto · 27 January |
| Sistema Central de Ávila | 62.6 l/m² Puerto del Pico · 26 January | 100 km/h Muñotello · 26 January |
| Sur de Salamanca * | 60.2 l/m² Hervás · 27 January | 71 km/h Hervás · 27 January |
| Liébana | 60.0 l/m² Camaleño, Fuente de · 26 January | 179 km/h Mirador del Cable, Parque Nacional Picos de Europa · 26 January |
| Montaña de Ourense | 52.8 l/m² A Gudiña · 26 January | 111 km/h Chandrexa de Queixa · 26 January |
| Estrecho | 50.8 l/m² San Roque · 28 January | 103 km/h Tarifa · 28 January |
And 66 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 red warning reached 5 zone-days. AEMET issued it ahead of time in 3 of them (median: 21 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 43 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior de Pontevedra | Mon 26 | Fri 23 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Sun 25 Jan, 11:03 | 08:00 · 21 h before |
| Interior de Pontevedra | Tue 27 | Sat 24 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Sun 25 Jan, 11:31 | 00:00 · 36 h before |
| Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez | Wed 28 | Sun 25 Jan, 23:50 yellow | Tue 27 Jan, 19:03 | 09:00 · 14 h before |
| Meseta cacereña | Wed 28 | Mon 26 Jan, 11:51 yellow | 08:20 | 08:00 · for the current hour |
| Villuercas y Montánchez | Wed 28 | Mon 26 Jan, 11:51 yellow | 08:20 | 08:00 · for the current hour |
The full timeline: 167 changes at orange or red
Only the changes involving red are listed: there were 167 in all.
Sun 25 January
- Interior de Pontevedra: Raises the rain warning to red: Monday 26, 08:00–24:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
- Interior de Pontevedra: Issues a red rain warning: Tuesday 27, 00:00–03:00. Up to 120 mm in 12 h.
Tue 27 January
- Valle del Almanzora y Los Vélez: Raises the wind warning to red: Wednesday 28, 09:00–21:00. Gusts up to 130 km/h.
Wed 28 January
- Meseta cacereña, Villuercas y Montánchez: Raises the wind warning to red: Wednesday 28, 09:00–10:00. Gusts up to 130 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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