Today will be a kind of transition after the passage of the powerful ex-Kirk storm, which left Mars yesterday hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 205 km/h in the Picos de Europa (Cantabria) and intense rains, especially in Galicia. Additionally, this Thursday could mark the first day of fall in which no provincial capital in Spain record temperatures above 30 degrees. This relative calm will precede the arrival of a new storm this Friday, which will bring precipitation from west to east until Monday.
According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET)only Girona and Tarragona still have warnings for wind and waves. Specifically, waves of 3 to 4 meters are expected in the Ampurdán area and in Tarragona waves of three meters decreasing to two meters and wind gusts of up to 80 km/h. Meteorology predicts a situation of post-frontal instability in the north of the peninsula, with cloudy skies and showers, mainly in Galicia, the Cantabrian Sea, the Pyrenees and the northeast of Catalonia.
The rest of the Atlantic slope will also have clouds and the possibility of light rains, especially in mountainous areas such as the Béticas, which will decrease throughout the day. The sun will dominate the rest of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, although in the evening cloudiness will increase in the southwest due to the approach of a new front. The Canary Islands will present cloudy intervals.
Collapse of temperatures
Temperatures will suffer a general dropalthough some increases will be recorded in the Pyrenees and the southwest of the peninsula. The decrease will be more notable in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, the south of the Iberian System and the southeastern mountain ranges. The highest temperatures of the day are expected in Alicante (29 degrees), Murcia and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (28 degrees), while the lowest will be in Burgos and Soria (15 degrees), as well as in León, Palencia, Segovia and Valladolid (16 degrees).
Finally, the westerly winds will blow on the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, being more intense in the coastal areas and the eastern third, although they will tend to decrease. Strong gusts are expected in the Cantabrian Sea, the Mediterranean coast and mountainous areas of the east, as well as in the Balearic Islands.
The next cold storm will arrive this day
He Fridaya new storm will bring rain and showers to much of the west and center of the peninsula, being more intense in areas such as western Andalusia, Galicia and northern Extremadura. Throughout the day, rainfall will spread to other regions, even reaching the Mediterranean, although in this area it will be weaker. The winds will blow strongly in coastal and mountainous areasbut temperatures will increase slightly thanks to the fact that these winds will be warm, coming from the south and southwest.
He SaturdayIt will be an especially rainy day in most of Spainspatially in the southern half and central zone, where The rains could be intense, persistent and even accompanied by storms, especially in Andalusia. Winds from the south and southwest will continue to be intense, which will keep the high temperatures, especially at night. The early hours of Friday to Saturday will be abnormally mild for this time of year, with minimums around 15ºC or even more in many areas.
He Sundayinstability will move towards the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. This will cause rain in the central area, the east of the peninsula and the Balearic archipelago, where the rainfall could be locally intense and stormy. Temperatures will continue to rise, especially during the day, with values that could exceed 25ºC in some southern areas.