Seven autonomous communities have begun the year 2026 with weather alerts due to low temperatures, fog, or rain. The most affected is the Canary Islands, due to the arrival of the Francis storm, which has issued an orange alert for the eastern part of La Palma due to rainfall and winds. In addition to the Canary Islands, the communities of Catalonia, Aragon, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Galicia, and Extremadura are also under a yellow alert for low temperatures and fog. Rain and snowfall are expected due to the Francis storm. There is uncertainty regarding the magnitude and intensity of the snowfall that will begin on the 4th. The storm will primarily impact the Canary Islands, where an orange alert has been issued for the peaks of La Palma due to winds; the rest of the archipelago is under a yellow alert for rain that could reach up to 20 mm in one hour and 60 mm over a period of 12 hours. This rainfall will primarily affect the southwest slopes of the mountainous islands and could be accompanied by storms, winds, and coastal conditions. A yellow alert has been issued for minimum temperatures of -6 ºC in the Huesca Pyrenees, as well as in the Pyrenees of Lleida and Girona, and in the Arán valley. Additionally, there is an alert for fog in Bierzo and other areas of León, where it may be freezing fog, as well as in Valladolid, Palencia, and Zamora. Fog is expected in Lugo, south of Huesca, in the central depression of Lleida, in the plains of the Guadiana in Badajoz, in the areas of the Tagus and Alagón, in Cáceres, as well as in the regions of La Mancha in Toledo and Ciudad Real.
