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Storm Olivier hits Spain: Weather warnings are extended into Friday across Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol

The most serious alerts are facing the province of Cadiz, 90% of which has been placed under an orange alert by state weather agency Aemet.

Last updated: April 10, 2025 10:02 am
Laurence Dollimore
Published: April 10, 2025
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A series of weather alerts have been extended into Friday across the southernmost region of Andalucia.

It comes as Storm Olivier continues its trajectory over Spain today, threatening winds of up to 100km/hr.

The most serious alerts are facing the province of Cadiz, 90% of which has been placed under an orange alert by state weather agency Aemet.

Aemet uses a traffic light system of yellow, orange and red, to measure weather events, with red being the most severe, indicating an extreme risk to safety.

Cadiz is being warned of gales of between 70km/hr and 100km/hr for all of Thursday and until 6am on Friday.

In Malaga, this historic city of Ronda is under a yellow alert until the same time tomorrow, with Aemet predicting winds of up to 80km/hr.
The Costa del Sol is on a yellow alert from midnight tonight until 2.59pm Friday for rough sea conditions that could bring four-metre waves.
The Granda coastline to east, however, is on an orange alert from midnight until 8.59am Friday, with 70km/hr gusts to bring waves of up to four metres.
In Almeria, an orange warning is in place along the coastline over the same period, as 75km/hr winds risk causing monster seven-metre waves.
In Almeria city, winds of up to 70km/hr will last until at least 5.59am on Friday, with a yellow alert in place until then.

In Malaga, this historic city of Ronda is under a yellow alert until the same time tomorrow, with Aemet predicting winds of up to 80km/hr.

The Costa del Sol is on a yellow alert from midnight tonight until 2.59pm Friday for rough sea conditions that could bring four-metre waves.

In Almeria, an orange warning is in place along the coastline over the same period, as 75km/hr winds risk causing monster seven-metre waves.

In Almeria city, winds of up to 70km/hr will last until at least 5.59am on Friday, with a yellow alert in place from midnight until then.

The Granada coastline, meanwhile, is on an orange alert from midnight until 8.59am Friday, with 70km/hr gusts to bring waves of up to four metres.

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ByLaurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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