ARCHIVED - 25 degrees but wet and windy in Murcia this weekend

Yellow and orange alerts in place for strong winds and rough seas along the Costa Cálida

The last weekend before Christmas looks set to bring unusual weather for the time of year to the Costa Cálida, as although strong winds and showers might be expected for the festive season it is not common for them to be accompanied by temperatures reaching up into the mid-twenties in late December.

Yellow and orange alerts have been issued by Aemet for gale force winds along the coast and in the north-west of the Region of Murcia on both Friday and Saturday - gusts of over 70 km/h had already been recorded in San Javier and Cartagena by 10.15 - with yellow alert status for strong winds lasting until 8.00 on Sunday along the coast, and on Friday the cloud cover is expected to intensify and bring rain to most areas during the afternoon. But at the same time the south-westerly wind will cause temperatures to rise significantly, reaching between 17 degrees in Yecla and 19 in Lorca and Murcia on Friday and then shooting up on Saturday, when the rain will die out and afternoon highs are forecast to be 20 in Yecla, Cartagena and Caravaca de la Cruz, 22 in Lorca and 25 in the city of Murcia!

Even minimum temperatures will be well up into the teens, and although on Sunday conditions will be slightly cooler the expectation is that over Christmas the pleasantly warm weather will continue – even the most hardened betting man will not be tempted by the extremely long odds on a white Christmas in the Costa Cálida!

Image: Los Alcázares tourist office

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