Overview
- Preparations have intensified in the run-up to Wednesday 12 August, with official timings from IGN/OAN public and safety guidance published by health and optics bodies.
- Regional and municipal programs are distributing ISO 12312-2:2015/CE-certified eclipse glasses at scale, including the Generalitat’s 150,000 units, Madrid’s 50,000 and ONCE’s nationwide network.
- The Dirección General de Tráfico published special traffic-control measures in the BOE that include temporary restrictions for heavy vehicles, designated parking and signed alternative routes to manage large, dispersed movements.
- Meteorological agencies warn of very high temperatures and localized cloud risk that could hamper visibility and raise heat and fire dangers, so authorities urge early arrival, hydration, shade and avoiding risky roadside stops.
- Experts stress that only homologated solar filters protect eyes, that glasses must be worn through all partial phases and removed only with absolute certainty of totality, and that observing through cameras or binoculars without proper solar filters is unsafe.