Costa del Sol
Weather Costa del Sol - Floods and landslides
The first weekend of 2026 was hit hard by Storm Francis on the Costa del Sol (Malaga province).
On Sunday, a RED weather warning was issued for Malaga province. Mobile phones were activated twice by emergency sirens. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding and landslides. In Cartama, the Guadalhorce River reached a level of 504 cm on Sunday evening.Here are a few examples of the accumulated rainfall from the weekend:
Estepona 173 mm, La Zagaleta 151 mm (Benahavis), Ojen 161 mm, Los Reales 192 mm, Las Millanas 194 mm, Casarabonela 179 mm and Coin 114 mm.
Gale-force winds of 65 km/h were recorded at Malaga Airport.
Three Kings' Day forecast:
It's going to be cold. Arctic air from the north is reaching the Costa del Sol. On January 6, 2026, the temperature will only reach 13°C and on January 7, only 10°C.
Our current hourly forecast (updated 4 times a day) for your location for the next 10 days is available here on meteo365.es
Our radar with NowCast shows you what´s currently happening. Where thunderstorms and precipitation are occurring right now, and what their path will be over the next 60 minutes.
meteo365.es is one of the world´s leading providers of interactive weather maps. In our home market, the province of Malaga / Costa del Sol, we are by far the leading information portal for real-time weather.
Hourly measurements and daily statistics from around 800 weather stations in Spain are available here on meteo365.es
Our radar with NowCast shows you what´s currently happening. Where thunderstorms and precipitation are occurring right now, and what their path will be over the next 60 minutes.
meteo365.es is one of the world´s leading providers of interactive weather maps. In our home market, the province of Malaga / Costa del Sol, we are by far the leading information portal for real-time weather.
Hourly measurements and daily statistics from around 800 weather stations in Spain are available here on meteo365.es
