Keep the umbrella out: ‘Málaga Monzón’ will drench the coast throughout Wednesday ahead of stormy conditions for the rest of the week

The ‘Málaga Monsoon’ ruining everyone’s day will continue throughout Wednesday until midnight, with 40mm of rain forecast.

The yellow warning for heavy rain planted on the Costa del Sol and the Guadalhorce Valley is in force until midnight, according to the Spanish meteorological center Aemet.

The orange alert was deactivated at 9am this morning, but heavy rain is still expected along the coast.

A sea squall from the east will arrive Thursday and stay with us until Saturday, with a yellow warning activated for tomorrow by easterly winds of 50 to 60 km/h (force 7) and swells up to 3 to 4 meters high.

More than 130 mm of rain were recorded between midnight this Monday and the end of yesterday, according to an unofficial meteorologist from the Alhaurín el Grande Meteoclimatic platform.

Yesterday more than 120mm and 100mm were recorded in Ojén and the Aljaima reservoir in Cártama respectively.

The most affected regions of Andalusia were the Fahala river in Alhaurín el Grande, where 86 mm were recorded, while 85 mm were recorded in the Sierra de Mijas and 66 mm in Coín.

Although the biblical downpour has been a blessing for the crops and reservoirs of the Guadalhorce Valley, unfortunately most of the intense downpours occurred very close to the coast and coastal areas.

Therefore, most of the deluge washed directly into the sea and did not replenish beleaguered water levels.

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