Almost every province in Spain has been issued a weather alert for Tuesday as Storm Joseph rolls in.
The Atlantic front is currently passing over the country, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across the entire peninsula on Monday night and throughout Tuesday.
It comes as the so-called Fujiwhara Effect is set to begin on Monday night, which is when two cyclone systems orbit near to each other before merging.
Meteorologists at El Tiempo explained: ‘Over the next few hours, a phenomenon known as the “Fujiwhara Effect” is going to take place.
‘A depression will rise through the British Isles until it positions itself next to the Joseph cyclone.
‘Finally, on Tuesday night, it will end up absorbing it.’
The effect was identified in 1921 by Japan’s Dr. Sakuhei Fujiwhara, based on his studies of water vortices and Pacific Ocean typhoons.
The phenomenon can see the merger of the two systems lead to a stronger, singular storm, however it is notoriously more difficult to predict.
Aemet has placed the whole of Andalucia under a yellow weather alert for the majority of Tuesday, warning of heavy rainfall and strong winds of up to 70km/hr.
A more serious orange alert is in place in Grazalema, Cadiz, where up to 100mm of rain per square metre is expected to fall over a 12-hour period.
The Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce Valley is on a yellow warning for heavy rain between 6am and 6pm, and for winds of up to 80km/hr.
An identical warning is in place for the whole of Sevilla province, although winds will reach a maximum 70km/hr.
Huelva is expected to see identical conditions, although its yellow alert begins at 3am and ends at 3pm.
In the provinces of Granada and Jaen, the yellow warnings for rain will remain in place until 9pm.
Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
