A mid-December winter storm produced an unusually extensive snow cover across Mount Teide, a high-altitude volcano located near 28°N latitude in the subtropical eastern Atlantic. False-color satellite imagery acquired on December 15, 2025, shows snow spread widely across summit slopes and interior plateaus of Teide National Park following the passage of Storm Emilia, a rare…
A powerful wave struck the Isla Cangrejo natural pool in the coastal area of Los Gigantes, Tenerife, at around midday on December 7, 2025, sweeping swimmers into the ocean. Four tourists died, several others were injured, and one person remains missing. A coastal pre-alert for rough seas was in effect at the time of the incident.
A cold Arctic air mass is forecast to move into much of Europe between November 17 and 21, 2025, lowering temperatures several degrees below normal and producing a mix of hill snow and overnight ice.
Three people died and 15 were injured when powerful waves hit Tenerife and other parts of the Canary Islands on Saturday, November 8 2025.
Flood emergency declared as flash floods ravaged Catalonia and northeastern Spain through Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, 2025. The flooding left hundreds of motorists trapped, washed out multiple roads including the AP7 freeway, prompting nearly 1 000 calls for assistance.
Remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle brought extreme rain to eastern Spain on September 19 and 30, 2025, prompting red weather warnings, the suspension of classes for more than 536 000 students, road and rail disruption, and multiple emergency rescues.
A stationary storm system caused severe flooding in Tarazona, Zaragoza Province, Spain on July 11, 2025, after dropping 100 mm (3.9 inches) of rainfall within one hour, prompting a red warning from AEMET and emergency response activation across multiple municipalities.
Temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F) led to the closure of over 1 350 schools in France and work restrictions across 13 Italian regions between June 30 and July 2, 2025, as a persistent heat dome caused red-level alerts and severe public health risks across southern Europe.
A severe hailstorm struck La Roda, Albacete Province in southeastern Spain at around 18:00 LT on June 15, 2025, bringing 70 mm (2.7 inches) of rainfall within 15 minutes and hailstones up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) in diameter. It is still ongoing as of June 16.
Spain recorded its hottest May day on May 30, as the national average temperature exceeded 24 °C (75 °F) due to a hot air mass from North Africa. Some regions experienced temperatures over 10 °C (18 °F) above normal, marking the highest May temperature since records began in 1950.
