Valencia weather warnings today

Yellow, Orange and Red weather warnings in force in the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain, issued by State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) zone by zone and published through MeteoAlarm. Times are Spanish local time.

Updated 21:55 CEST · Issued by State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) · MeteoAlarm feeds last read 21:53 CEST

Is there a weather warning in the Valencian Community today?

Yes. 13 AEMET warnings are in force or announced in the Valencian Community: 13 Yellow, for thunderstorm and rain (checked 21:55 CEST).

Today: 13 · Still valid tomorrow: 3.

Is a DANA active?

7 Orange warnings for rain are in force or announced in Catalonia. Heavy rain and storm warnings like these are what a DANA brings, but MeteoAlarm warnings do not name the weather system behind them: AEMET says in its forecasts and special notices whether a DANA is the cause. AEMET warnings.

In force or announced

Thunderstorm: 8 Yellow — Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral norte de Valencia, Litoral sur de Alicante, Litoral sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Valencia

Rain: 5 Yellow — Litoral norte de Alicante, Litoral norte de Castellón, Litoral sur de Alicante, Litoral sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Valencia

Level Type Area When Valid Issued Warning as issued
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral norte de Alicante Today and tomorrow from 11:00 CEST
until Tue 20 Oct, 02:59 CEST
11:22 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral norte de Alicante Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral norte de Castellón Today from Sun 18 Oct, 09:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 09:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral norte de Valencia Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral sur de Alicante Today and tomorrow from 11:00 CEST
until Tue 20 Oct, 02:59 CEST
11:22 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral sur de Alicante Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral sur de Castellón Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Thunderstorm Litoral sur de Valencia Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate thunderstorm warning
Yellow Rain Litoral norte de Alicante Today and tomorrow from 11:00 CEST
until Tue 20 Oct, 02:59 CEST
11:22 CEST Moderate rain warning
Yellow Rain Litoral norte de Castellón Today from Sun 18 Oct, 09:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 09:36 CEST Moderate rain warning
Yellow Rain Litoral sur de Alicante Today from Sun 18 Oct, 14:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 14:08 CEST Moderate rain warning
Yellow Rain Litoral sur de Castellón Today from Sun 18 Oct, 11:00 CEST
until 23:59 CEST
Sun 18 Oct, 11:36 CEST Moderate rain warning
Yellow Rain Litoral sur de Valencia Today until 23:59 CEST Sun 18 Oct, 12:28 CEST Moderate rain warning

"Valid" is the warning's own end time; "today and tomorrow" means it is still valid after midnight. Start times are not stored by this site yet, so a warning AEMET issued ahead of time is counted as today even if it starts later; AEMET's page has its start time.

AEMET warning zones in the Valencian Community

AEMET issues warnings for 11 zones here: Litoral norte de Alicante, Interior de Alicante, Litoral sur de Alicante, Interior norte de Castellón, Litoral norte de Castellón, Interior sur de Castellón, Litoral sur de Castellón, Interior norte de Valencia, Litoral norte de Valencia, Interior sur de Valencia, Litoral sur de Valencia.

What the levels mean

  • Yellow. The weather is potentially dangerous. The forecast phenomena are not unusual, but be attentive if you are doing anything exposed to the weather.
  • Orange. The weather is dangerous. Unusual phenomena are forecast and damage and casualties are likely. Be very vigilant and keep up to date.
  • Red. The weather is very dangerous. Exceptionally intense phenomena are forecast and major damage and accidents are likely, in many cases with threat to life over a wide area. Follow the advice of the authorities.

Where these warnings come from

Every warning here was issued by State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Spain's national weather service, for its Meteoalerta zones, and published through MeteoAlarm. This site places each zone in its autonomous community using AEMET's own zone list, stores warnings rated Moderate (Yellow) and above, shows only the newest version of an updated warning, and does not issue warnings. River flood alerts come from the river basin authorities and emergency alerts from regional civil protection (112). Follow AEMET and your local authorities.

Questions

Is there a weather warning in the Valencian Community today?

Yes. 13 AEMET warnings are in force or announced in the Valencian Community: 13 Yellow, for thunderstorm and rain (checked 21:55 CEST).

Is there a red warning in Spain today?

No. No Red warning is in force or announced in Spain right now (checked 21:55 CEST). 7 Orange warnings are, for rain.

Is a DANA affecting Valencia now?

7 Orange warnings for rain are in force or announced in Catalonia. Heavy rain and storm warnings like these are what a DANA brings, but MeteoAlarm warnings do not name the weather system behind them: AEMET says in its forecasts and special notices whether a DANA is the cause.

What is a DANA?

DANA stands for "depresión aislada en niveles altos", an isolated low at high altitude, also called a cut-off low: a pocket of cold air high in the atmosphere that has broken away from the jet stream and can stall over one area for days. In autumn the Mediterranean is still warm, and cold air aloft over warm, moist air can set off slow-moving thunderstorms with torrential rain. That is why Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands get their worst flash floods between September and November; the October 2024 floods in the province of Valencia were caused by a DANA. Not every DANA brings extreme rain, and the word describes the weather system, not a warning level: the warnings are what to act on.

Who issues weather warnings in the Valencian Community?

AEMET, Spain's State Meteorological Agency, issues the weather warnings for the Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana) under its Meteoalerta plan, zone by zone, and publishes them to MeteoAlarm. Regional civil protection decides on measures such as school closures and sends emergency alerts; in an emergency call 112. This site shows AEMET's warnings as MeteoAlarm publishes them and does not issue warnings.

What do yellow, orange and red warnings mean in Spain?

They are the same three levels across MeteoAlarm. Yellow: The weather is potentially dangerous. The forecast phenomena are not unusual, but be attentive if you are doing anything exposed to the weather. Orange: The weather is dangerous. Unusual phenomena are forecast and damage and casualties are likely. Be very vigilant and keep up to date. Red: The weather is very dangerous. Exceptionally intense phenomena are forecast and major damage and accidents are likely, in many cases with threat to life over a wide area. Follow the advice of the authorities.

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