AEMET issues yellow rain warning for Ronda area on Monday

Spain's state meteorological agency, AEMET, has issued a yellow-level warning for rain in the Ronda zone of Málaga province, covering Monday 9 November from 00:00 until 15:59 local time.

According to the AEMET bulletin, the warning concerns the amount of rain expected to accumulate over a 12-hour period. The published notice does not give rainfall totals or say which towns within the zone are most likely to be affected.

What about the coast?

Bulletins published by AEMET late on Saturday 7 November, covering the period up to the end of Tuesday 10 November, listed no warnings for either the Sol y Guadalhorce zone, which takes in much of the coast, or for the Axarquía zone in the east of the province.

AEMET then updated its full warning status for Málaga province at 11:43 on Sunday 8 November. The summary of that update available to the Journal does not set out its contents in detail, so it is not possible to confirm from it whether the picture for the coastal and Axarquía zones has changed since the earlier bulletins. Readers should check AEMET's website for the latest position.

Why it matters

Yellow is the lowest of AEMET's warning levels for adverse weather. Residents and visitors planning to drive inland towards Ronda on Monday morning, or heading to the area for the day, may want to allow extra time and keep an eye on updated forecasts, as warnings can be raised, extended or withdrawn at short notice.

The Journal will report any further changes to the warnings for Málaga province.