Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias are still on high alert as hurricane force winds 160km hour sweep in

The Interior Department of the Basque Government yesterday ordered a red alert for tomorrow and Sunday due to the possibility of strong winds, especially in Alava, which could exceed 140 kilometres per hour

Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias are still on high alert as hurricane force winds 160km hour sweep in

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) announced that, there will be gusts of 120 to 160 kilometres per hour, tomorrow afternoon or evening in Galicia, Asturias and the uplands of Cantabria and strong winds in many areas of the Peninsula and Islands. In the north of the peninsula strong gust have already been noticed, and in Vitoria, there have been incidents of people being injured by debris falling from houses.

The Interior Department of the Basque Government yesterday ordered a red alert for tomorrow and Sunday due to the possibility of strong winds, especially in Alava, which could exceed 140 kilometres per hour.

With regard to Catalonia in general there will be no problems with the wind, but it is expected to be mostly cloudy. The wind will affect the highlands of the Pyrenees and the littoral, the northern coast of Gerona and the Ebro valley can expect strong and very strong gusts over 80 miles per hour.

Weather predictions for the weekend leave those in the northwest quadrant of Catalunya with weak to moderate rainfall and locally persistent. In the rest of the peninsula, rainfall will be weak or locally moderate, being unlikely in the east coast. No precipitation is expected in the southeast.



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