Spain's state weather agency activates yellow alert for heavy rain in Malaga and on Costa del Sol this Sunday

This year's Andalucía Day long 'puente' holiday weekend in Malaga is being marked marked by unstable weather. If on Friday the province dawned with an amber alert due to rainfall that left more than 70mm in several municipalities in Malaga and hailstorms in the Serrania de Ronda, this Saturday the Spain's state meteorological agency (Aemet) has already announced that for Sunday 2 March it will once again activate weather alerts in several areas of Malaga province.

Specifically, according to the Aemet forecast, the yellow alert for rain will be in force from 00.01am to 6pm on Sunday for accumulated rainfall in 12 hours of about 40mm on the western Costa del Sol, in Malaga city and the Guadalhorce valley areas. The probability is estimated to be between 40 and 70%. Likewise, the Axarquia coastline will also be under yellow warning but for waves from 8am to 3pm, as wind gusts from the east of 50 to 60 k/h (force 7) with waves of 2 to 3 metres are expected.

The rainfall is not expected to be as heavy in Malaga province as on Friday 28 February, the day on which the PERI special emergency plan for flood risk in Andalucía was activated in the Level 0 pre-emergency phase. The rain caused some problems in Manilva and Casares. In the latter municipality, the water flooded the MA-8300 road due to the Arroyo Vaquero overflowing. Other municipalities affected by the downpours were Malaga city, Alhaurín el Grande, Antequera, Benalmádena, Colmenar, Estepona, Igualeja, Marbella, Mijas and Torremolinos.