SPAIN could be battered by heavy rain and gusts as ANOTHER storm makes landfall in the normally sunny hotspot.
The news comes as major blow for Irish holidaymakers who booked trips to areas that will be affected by the battering weather.
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Storm Nuria is set to hit the Canary Islands on Thursday.
It is the latest in a string of storms to hit the country following on from Storm Konrad, Storm Laurence and Storm Martinho.
Spain’s weather office Aemet have place a large majority of the country under weather warnings ahead of the new storm tomorrow.
For tomorrow a series of yellow storm, wind and rainfall alerts are in place for mainland Spain.
Aemet warn 15mm of rain is expected to fall in just one hour in some parts, while in others 12 hour accumulations will see 40mm.
And winds of up to 80kph are expected throughout tomorrow.
All of the Canary Islands, including tourist hotspots Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, are under an orange warning for tomorrow.
These include alerts for wind and rain with gusts of up to 100kph possible and rainfall of 15mm per hour also expected on the Island.
Aemet have warned that “occasional hurricane force gusts” are possible throughout the Canary Islands.
And Irish weather expert Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather alerted followers to the storm saying: “Spanish Met Service has named #StormNuria for heavy rain and strong winds to hit the Canary Islands Thursday.
“Western islands will be hardest hit with gusts over 100kmh possible.“
In their own warning Aemet said: “Thursday will bring strong gusts of wind and heavy rainfall to the Canary Islands.
“It will affect the Iberian Peninsula starting Thursday night, especially the western part of the peninsula, also with very strong winds and heavy rainfall.”
The Department of Foreign affairs have an alert on their website for Irish holidaymakers set to jet off to Spain.
They said: “Spain can at times experience extreme weather conditions, including flooding, which can adversely affect travel plans.
“You can monitor information and alerts, including severe weather warnings, on the website of the Spanish Meteorological Agency, AEMET.
“Citizens are advised to check the latest weather information before they travel and to follow the advice of the local authorities.”
‘WETTER THAN USUAL PATTERN’
And while current weather warnings will lift before the weekend in both mainland Spain and the Canary Islands the “wetter than usual” weather is far from over.
Palma De Mallorca received around 115mm of rain in March,compared to the 25mm it usually gets, Jason Nicholls, AccuWeather’s lead international forecaster, explained.
He told the Express that there is still another few weeks of downpours on the cards before normal weather resumes in Spain.
He told Express: “The wetter than usual pattern should continue into mid-April.
“Much of Majorca and eastern Spain have received five times to as much as 10 times their normal rainfall for the month of March.
“To give you an example, Palma De Mallorca normally receives around 25mm of rain in March but has received nearly 115mm of rain so far in March.”
He explained this is due “to a fairly consistent pattern of a strong ridge setting up near the UK and northern Europe which resulted in a few slow-moving lows being forced to the south into the Iberian Peninsula.”
PREVIOUS STORM HELL
Spain has been left devastated by the repeated storms hitting the country over the past number of weeks.
Storm Martinho landed late last month and was the fourth storm to hit the sunshine region in just 12 days.
It came as heavy rain was still falling over the country from Storm Laurence, that killed three.
Videos from across Spain have been shared widely online showing terrifying floods dragging debris and cars through the usually bustling streets.
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