Uk tourists warned as alerts issued for spanish holiday island

Uk tourists warned as alerts issued for spanish holiday island


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DESPITE THE WEATHER WARNINGS, TEMPERATURES ARE SET TO REACH 20C 11:48, 22 May 2025 Brits visiting the Spanish island of Menorca have been issued a weather warning ahead of 50kmh winds and


waves of up to three metres high. AEMET, the State Meteorological Agency of Spain, has issued a yellow coastal warning for the island of Menorca from Thursday, May 22, remaining in place


until Saturday, May 24. The Spanish weather agency has warned of north and northwest winds of 40 to 50 km/h (force 6) and waves of two to three metres high. But despite the warnings in


Menorca, the temperature is set to be a comfortable 20C on Thursday, rising by 1C to 21C at its peak on Friday, before reaching 24C on Sunday, May 25. Article continues below Elsewhere in


mainland Spain, there are rain and storm warns around Catalonia on Thursday, with up to 20mm rainfall expected to fall within an hour at its worst. Also on Thursday, a rain warning has been


issued in Girona. Similarly on Friday, May 23, more storm and rain warnings have been issued by AEMET affecting large parts of mainland Spain including Alicante, Valencia, Almeria, Granada


and more. Warnings read: "Accumulated rainfall in one hour: 30 mm. In some coastal areas, rainfall is likely to reach 40/50 mm in the next 3 to 4 hours." Article continues below By


Saturday, May 24, only two areas are affected by weather warnings - the coastal warning in Menorca and a coastal warning in Emporda where winds could reach 60kmh.