ClimavisoWind in Cataluña, 29 March 2026
29 March 2026. Updated 26 October 2026.
In a single day, 22 of Spain's 182 warning zones had an orange or red warning for wind: 22 zone-days at orange or red, 2 of them red. The day with the most zones at orange or red was 29 March, with 22 zones.
29 March was the day with the most people in zones under an orange or red warning: 2.8 million people live there (INE municipal register, 2025).
How it compares
- It is number 114 of 119 episodes since June 2018 by zone-days at orange or red.
- Among the 26 wind episodes, it is number 24.
Day by day
| Day | Red | Orange | Yellow | Orange or red warnings for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 29 March | 2 | 20 | 51 | wind, snow |
Zones with a warning each day, at their highest level that day.
The zones
| Zone | Province | Highest level | Warning days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirineo de Girona | Girona | red | 1 |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona | Barcelona | red | 1 |
| Albarracín y Jiloca | Teruel | orange | 1 |
| Ampurdán | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Centro de Huesca | Huesca | orange | 1 |
| Depresión central de Lleida | Lleida | orange | 1 |
| Gúdar y Maestrazgo | Teruel | orange | 1 |
| Interior norte de Castellón | Castelló/Castellón | orange | 1 |
| Interior sur de Castellón | Castelló/Castellón | orange | 1 |
| Litoral norte de Castellón | Castelló/Castellón | orange | 1 |
| Litoral sur de Castellón | Castelló/Castellón | orange | 1 |
| Litoral sur de Girona | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Litoral sur de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Menorca | Menorca | orange | 1 |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Pirineo de Lleida | Lleida | orange | 1 |
| Pirineo oscense | Huesca | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral de Girona | Girona | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | Tarragona | orange | 1 |
| Sierra Tramontana | Mallorca | orange | 1 |
| Valle de Arán | Lleida | orange | 1 |
And 51 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 154 km/h gust at Cerler, Cogulla (Pirineo oscense) on 29 March.
| Zone | Strongest gust |
|---|---|
| Pirineo oscense | 154 km/h Cerler, Cogulla · 29 March |
| Valle de Arán | 147 km/h Cap de Vaquèira · 29 March |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona * | 129 km/h Berga · 29 March |
| Sierra Tramontana | 127 km/h Sierra de Alfabia, Bunyola · 29 March |
| Ampurdán | 126 km/h Espolla · 29 March |
| Pirineo de Girona | 114 km/h Maçanet de Cabrenys · 29 March |
| Gúdar y Maestrazgo | 113 km/h Castellote · 29 March |
| Albarracín y Jiloca | 112 km/h Jabaloyas · 29 March |
| Interior norte de Castellón | 105 km/h La Pobla de Benifassà-Fredes · 29 March |
| Pirineo de Lleida | 103 km/h Coll de Nargó · 29 March |
| Interior sur de Castellón | 102 km/h Atzeneta del Maestrat · 29 March |
| Norte y nordeste de Mallorca | 97 km/h Port de Pollença · 29 March |
| Litoral sur de Castellón | 96 km/h Torreblanca · 29 March |
| Menorca | 96 km/h Menorca, Aeropuerto · 29 March |
| Prelitoral sur de Tarragona | 88 km/h Estación de Tortosa (roquetes) · 29 March |
| Prelitoral de Girona | 84 km/h Girona Aeropuerto · 29 March |
| Depresión central de Lleida | 71 km/h Tordera - Granyanella · 29 March |
| Litoral sur de Girona | 71 km/h Blanes · 29 March |
| Centro de Huesca | 70 km/h Almudévar · 29 March |
| Prelitoral norte de Tarragona | 54 km/h Llorac · 29 March |
* 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 2 zone-days, and AEMET always issued it ahead of time (median: 18 h). The first warning of any level for those same days had come a median 35 h earlier.
| Zone | Day | First warning | Red issued | For · notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirineo de Girona | Sun 29 | Thu 26 Mar, 23:50 yellow | Sat 28 Mar, 11:16 | 05:00 · 18 h before |
| Prepirineo de Barcelona | Sun 29 | Thu 26 Mar, 23:50 yellow | Sat 28 Mar, 11:16 | 05:00 · 18 h before |
The full timeline: 28 changes at orange or red
Thu 26 March
- Valle de Arán: Issues a orange snow warning: Sunday 29, 00:00–21:00. 20 cm of snow in 24 h.
Fri 27 March
- Albarracín y Jiloca, Ampurdán, Gúdar y Maestrazgo, Interior norte de Castellón, Interior sur de Castellón, Pirineo de Lleida, Pirineo oscense: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, all day. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Centro de Huesca, Depresión central de Lleida, Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral sur de Girona, Prelitoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Menorca: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, 14:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, all day. Gusts up to 120 km/h.
Sat 28 March
- Litoral sur de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Pirineo de Girona, Prepirineo de Barcelona: Raises the wind warning to red: Sunday 29, 05:00–17:00. Gusts up to 140 km/h.
- Prelitoral de Girona, Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, all day. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Litoral sur de Castellón: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, 00:00–12:00. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Raises the wind warning to orange: Sunday 29, 14:00–24:00. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
- Centro de Huesca: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 20:00 on Sunday 29. Gusts up to 100 km/h.
- Prelitoral norte de Tarragona: Shortens the orange wind warning: now until 20:00 on Sunday 29. Gusts up to 90 km/h.
Sun 29 March
- Norte y nordeste de Mallorca, Sierra Tramontana: Pushes the orange wind warning back: now from 17:00 on Sunday 29. 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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