The Spanish weather service Aemet warns of strong winds and high waves along the coast in parts of the Region Murcia on Thursday, 12 November 2026. The north-west was initially under an orange wind warning in the morning. The Europa Press news agency reported yellow warnings for other areas.
According to the agency, in the Altiplano, in the Guadalentín Valley with Lorca and Águilas and in the Campo de Cartagena and in Mazarrón westerly gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour are expected. The yellow wind warning for these areas is in place until 3 pm, it says. In the Vega del Segura gusts from the west of up to 70 kilometres per hour are expected; there too, the warning is in place until 3 pm.
According to Europa Press, the entire coast of Murcia is under a yellow warning for coastal phenomena from 9 am to 6 pm. South-westerly winds of 50 to 60 kilometres per hour and waves of two to three metres are expected. The agency published its information on Thursday at 9.14 am local time.
In the north-west, Aemet had issued an orange wind warning until 5.59 pm, according to a check by the climate observatory CalentamientoGlobal.es at 7.01 am. The previous day, Radio Murcia had reported, citing the regional emergency service, that gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour were expected there. Europa Press subsequently gave a yellow wind warning for the north-west from 6 pm until midnight, with gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour expected.
According to Radio Murcia, the regional emergency service activated the pre-alert phase of the civil protection plan on 11 November because of the expected strong winds. Municipalities and emergency services that might be affected had been informed of the weather warning. The phase was to remain in place until the weather situation ended, the report said, unless developments made a change necessary.
The Civil Protection recommends, among other things, securing objects on balconies, terraces and roofs, avoiding wooded areas and taking particular care on the roads. In an emergency, call 112. The wind speeds and wave heights given are forecast values, not measured damage. As warnings may be updated, the weather service is the authoritative source for the current situation.
Editor: Andreas M. Brucker (Article created with AI assistance).