The weather will be rough this Wednesday and Thursday due to the passage of a front associated with an Atlantic storm that will leave rains in much of the center and north, with a drop in temperatures. The thermal drop will be generalized in the country, except in the southeast, where it will be around 35 degreesaccording to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Starting Friday, calmer weather is expected, with rain only in Galicia, where it will be abundant.
Temperatures will be summery in the south and the Mediterranean, where they could reach 32 to 34 degrees in many areas. This Wednesdaythe front will bring rain to much of the north and center of the peninsula, withn strong and persistent showers in Galicia, the western Cantabrian Sea, and northwest Castilla y Leónas well as in mountain systems such as the Central System.
In the afternoon, thunderstorms could form in Catalonia, some of them strong. Temperatures will decrease in general, especially in the northern third, where they will barely reach 20 degrees, while in the southeast an increase is expected.
The Atlantic front will leave the peninsula on Thursday, although during the early hours of the morning there may be showers on the Catalan coast and parts of the Balearic Islands. At the beginning of the day, there will be cloudy skies with light rain, which will gradually cease. Strong winds are expected in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands that will cause bad state of the sea, with waves of up to three meters. Temperatures will drop in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands and rise in the northwest. One more day it will exceed 30 to 32 degrees in the Guadalquivir valley and the Andalusian Mediterranean coast.
Forecast for the weekend
He Friday It will be a day without rain, except in parts of the Catalan coast and the Balearic Islands, where there will be traces of instability. It may also rain late in the day in Galicia. In the rest of the country, the weather will be calm, with Mild temperatures that will exceed 25 degrees in the center and south of the peninsula.
This day, according to the AEMET, will be the prelude to a stable weekend without precipitationexcept for the northwest corner. Temperatures will rise significantly, reaching 25 degrees in large areas and exceeding 30 degrees in the southern half, especially in Extremadura, Andalusia, the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia, where they could reach 34 degrees on Sunday.
From eltiempo.es they point out that on Friday we will have a advancing ridge that will settle over most of the country over the weekend. The meteorological portal indicates that a front will enter Galicia on Saturday, which, at most, will manage to advance as far as Asturias. On Sunday, this front would advance slowly and could affect the northwest quadrant of the peninsula, although it is expected to weaken along its path. After the front passes, new post-frontal rains will arrive.
September, a cold month in much of Spain
On the other hand, eltiempo.es indicates that September 2024 was a cold month in much of Spain, with maximum temperatures up to 2.5 degrees below normal values for the time in some areas. 150 new temperature records were recorded, most due to cold, with the second fortnight standing out.
The north and center of the country had negative anomalies, while the southeast, such as Malaga, experienced higher than usual temperatures. The anomalies were most notable in maximum temperatures, especially in Burgos and Pamplona.
As for rainfall, its distribution was uneven, with some areas such as Logroño recording rainfall well above average due to storms and irregular showers.