Beware! Weather warnings upgraded to red alert for Friday: Alicante weekend weather forecast October 9-12

Severe rain and storm warnings in place for three days, but where and when are they likely to hit?

The heaviest rain is expected on Friday

For this bank holiday to celebrate Valencia Day in the region today and Spain Day on Sunday, state meteorological agency Aemet has issued warnings for very heavy and persistent rain, as well as storms, right across the south-east corner of Spain, including Alicante province.

These warnings are yellow for the interior and orange right up and down the coast.

The orange warnings remain in place all day on Friday, but have just been upgraded to a red alert for southern coastal areas between 10am and midnight, indicating extraordinary risk.

The severity drops around lunchtime on Saturday, but cloudy intervals and showers are likely to persist throughout the weekend.

Of course, the situation is unstable and prone to change so some areas will be affected worse than others.
Keep an eye out for updates and take precautions just in case, as the worst-case scenarios could pose a significant risk to people and property.

More unsettled weather and rain is predicted next week so keep your umbrella handy.

Thursday, October 9

This afternoon is looking bleak

Cloudy or overcast skies. Downpours are expected, which could be locally heavy or very heavy and persistent, accompanied by storms and more probable and intense along the coast, where
there is a 40-70% chance of up to 100mm of rain by midnight tonight.

Only slight changes to minimum temperatures and maximums are lower than yesterday.

Light, variable winds in the morning then predominantly north-easterly from midday, occasionally becoming stronger.

Temperatures
Municipality Min / Max

• Alcoy 14 / 21
• Alicante 19 / 24
• Denia 16 / 23
• Elche 18 / 24
• Orihuela 17 / 25

Friday, October 10

It's looking very wet around lunchtime

Skies overcast or cloudy again. Locally heavy or very heavy and persistent downpours, accompanied by storms, are more probable and intense along the coast.

Orange rain and storm warnings remain all day for the north, where there is the same 40-70% chance of up to 100mm (or up to 140mm in the north) of rain over a 12-hour period.

This could include particularly heavy spells of up to 60mm within a single hour.

The red alert for the south of the province from 10am is even more potentially dangerous with up to 180mm of rain over 12 hours, but currently there is still only a yellow warning for the interior.

Slight changes to minimum temperatures and maximums are lower in the interior but unchanged elsewhere.

Light, variable winds for the first few and last hours of the day, tending to be north-easterly in the central hours, light in the interior and light to moderate on the coast, occasionally becoming more intense.

Temperatures
Municipality Min / Max

• Alcoy 13 / 18
• Alicante 18 / 24
• Denia 16 / 24
• Elche 17 / 23
• Orihuela 17 / 21

Saturday, October 11

More rain forecast on Saturday morning

Saturday is predicted to be still very cloudy with episodes of rain likely all day, but the more intense downpours are expected to fall further north.

The yellow warnings end at 12pm for the south and interior of the province but continue until midnight in the north.

Minimum temperatures should either remain unchanged or drop slightly, while maximums are expected to remain unchanged inland, increase slightly in the south and drop slightly in the north.

North-easterly wind, light in the interior and light to moderate on the coast, occasionally becoming more intense.

Temperatures
Municipality Min / Max

• Alcoy 13 / 19
• Alicante 17 / 25
• Denia 16 / 23
• Elche 16 / 24
• Orihuela 16 / 23

Sunday, October 12

We might see some sunshine, as well as more showers, on Sunday

Cloudy intervals with some scattered showers on the coast, but more cloudy in the north and interior.

This should clear up across most of the province, except the far north, after around 6pm, but the unsettled weather is predicted to continue into Monday, when more rain and storms are likely in the daytime.

Sunday’s minimum temperatures look to be the same or slightly lower inland, while maximums are expected to rise.

Light north-easterly wind, occasionally becoming more intense on the coast.

Temperatures
Municipality Min / Max

• Alcoy 14 / 22
• Alicante 18 / 26
• Denia 16 / 24
• Elche 16 / 26
• Orihuela 15 / 25

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Images: Aemet