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Calima Persists in Granada with Storm, Rain, and Hail Warnings in 152 Municipalities

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued yellow alerts, forecasting a sharp drop in temperatures and continued muddy rain.

Image of a Granada street with calima and cloudy sky.
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Image of a Granada street with calima and cloudy sky.

The province of Granada is facing a weekend of adverse weather, marked by persistent calima, the activation of yellow warnings for storms and precipitation, and a notable drop in temperatures.

The bothersome calima, which has been a prominent meteorological feature alongside strong wind gusts of up to 43 kilometers per hour in the capital, is expected to continue until Sunday afternoon. At that point, the suspended dust that has clouded the Granadan sky is anticipated to begin dissipating.
According to forecasts from the Barcelona Dust Regional Center, the Saharan dust cloud will move eastward across the province during Saturday and the early hours of Sunday. A significant reduction in calima concentration levels is expected by midday on Sunday, with the episode projected to conclude by 18:00 hours on April 12.
This phenomenon will coincide with new rainfall in the coming hours. In fact, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated a yellow warning for heavy rains and storms across a large part of Granada province. Along the Coast, rough seas are also expected.
The warnings began on Saturday at 15:00 hours in the Cuenca del Genil (covering 73 municipalities) and in Nevada and Alpujarra. The possibility of “locally strong” storms, potentially including hail, has been indicated. Temperatures will drop sharply on Sunday, not exceeding 21 degrees Celsius, a radical change from the 27.9 degrees Celsius recorded at the airport on Friday.
For Saturday, during the alert period starting at 15:00 hours, up to 20 liters per square meter of accumulated rainfall are expected in one hour in the Cuenca del Genil, and 15 liters in Alpujarra and Nevada, a region with 31 localities. The warning will remain in effect until 06:00 hours on Sunday, April 12, extending to the Coast and the regions of Guadix and Baza (comprising 48 municipalities). Along the coast, rough seas are anticipated from midday, and in the northern part of the province, a yellow warning for rain is active from 14:00 hours until midnight, with potential accumulations of up to 15 liters in one hour.
The most significant change will be the drop in temperatures. On Sunday, maximums will not reach 20 degrees Celsius, except on the Coast, where the mercury could hit 21. Snowflakes are not ruled out at high altitudes in the Sierra, which is also experiencing the effects of the calima these days. The snowline will be at 2,500 meters on Sunday, descending to 2,000 by the end of the day. On Monday, with no active warnings from Aemet, clear skies are expected, and minimum temperatures will drop notably in places like Trevélez, where they could reach zero degrees Celsius. The snowline will temporarily drop significantly to 1,400 meters, according to Cetursa Sierra Nevada. In Baza, the thermometer could fall to three degrees Celsius, and in Granada, the minimum will be around six. The forecast for the coming days indicates greater stabilization, with partially cloudy skies, scarce precipitation, and rising temperatures until at least Friday, April 17.

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