BRITISH holidaymakers have been hit with a daunting weather schedule in Spain for over the Easter holidays.
Popular tourist spots and beloved resorts are in the path of horrible storms which are expected to rip through the and the Balearic Islands.
Regional meteorological agency AEMET has released the with many areas set to be hit by high winds and heavy rain.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of Spain.
The worst hit area for heavy rainfall is tipped to be the northeast quadrant of the peninsula which includes and Catalonia, according to AEMET.
Those taking a trip to the Canary Islands are also set to be affected with “very strong gusts” expected on Wednesday.
Conditions are set to improve on Thursday with it being described as the most stable day of the week by meteorologists.
Significant rainfall is still expected in Galicia with lighter showers on the Cantabrian coast along Northern Spain.
The Canaries will also face strong winds once again.
From Friday through to Monday, the forecasts are predicting a new front to form and cause chaos for tourists and locals alike.
The northwest is set to face “persistent heavy rainfall” which will target western Galicia as well as much of the country.
Temperatures will start to drop on Saturday and led to consistent showers and thunderstorms, say AEMET.
Sunday will see temperatures slowly start to rise again with less rainfall expected through to Monday.
Spanish officials have been telling Brits to prepare for the worst weather ahead of Easter weekend.
It comes as more than a in two hours in parts of theon Saturday.
This left roads underwater, cars stranded and without power.
A two-hour torrent dumped more than 100 litres of rain per square metre in parts of Costa Teguise — the equivalent of over a year’s rainfall.
Holidaymakers in Majorca andwere also on high alert, with heavy rain and hail forecast across both islands following the.
The even caused the as the storm system — named Olivier — pushed east.
