The Storm Kirk It has only been the beginning. A new Atlantic storm will leave alerts this weekend for heavy rains and strong storms in several areas of Spain. For Saturday Pilar Day, also known as the Columbus daythere is a forecast of precipitation in many regions. Which communities will be the most affected by the storm?Will it rain in Madrid during the October 12 parade?
Red alert for rain in Andalusia
He Saturdaynational holiday, it will rain abundantly in Andalusiaand, therefore, the danger will persist in large areas of the provinces of Córdoba, Seville, Huelva and Cádiz, where again they could exceed 100-120 liters per square meter in just 12 hours. Given this important episode of rain in Andalusia, The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated the red warning (extreme risk) in the provinces of Seville and Córdoba.
In the environment of the Central system, especially in the south of Ávila, north of Cáceres and in the central area of the peninsula, abundant rains are also expecteds. Precipitation will spread more weakly to the rest of the territory, except for the Cantabrian coast and the Mediterranean. “There on Saturday either it will not rain or if some water falls it will be four drops,” says AEMET spokesperson Rubén del Campo, highlighting that the winds will blow very strong in the extreme north.
Could the October 12 parade be under water?
As for the parade to commemorate the national holiday that is scheduled in Madrid between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.the forecast shows a probability of rain greater than 85%reports eltiempo.es. The probability that these rains will exceed 5 mm is 50%. In general, there will be light rains, which will begin to subside from midday. However, the meteorological information portal warns that these forecasts may change. When the parade will take place, a maximum temperature of 18ºC, while the minimum will be around 15 to 16ºC.
High temperatures for October
Temperatures are going to rise “noticeably” throughout the country, especially at night, due to the mix of abundant cloudiness and the humid, temperate air that drove the storm. In fact in the Mediterranean strip and in the lower Guadalquivir it could not drop below 18 or 20ºC on Saturday. “These are high temperatures for almost mid-October,” emphasizes Del Campo.
Transition day before the arrival of new storms
He Sunday It will be a “calmer” day in general, with less rain, although still at dawn they could be intense in western Andalusiawith a tendency to cease.
Daytime temperatures will rise in almost the entire countryespecially in the eastern half due to the arrival of southerly winds and because the skies will be clearer. Temperatures will exceed 25ºC in large areas of the territory, including the Cantabrian coast, and cities in the south, such as Granada or Alicante and also in Palma de Mallorca, will reach up to 30ºC.
How long is it going to rain?
Next week will be “rainy” in almost all of Spain. From Monday instability will begin and showers in large areas of the peninsula and the Balearic Islandsespecially in the southern half. Temperatures will continue to rise and Thermometers will read more than 30 degrees in the southeast of the peninsula.
Starting on Tuesday and throughout Wednesday and Thursday, the forecast points to arrival of new Atlantic storms and their associated fronts, which will once again favor almost widespread rainsmore abundant in Galicia and around the Central system and weaker in the Mediterranean area. Temperatures will drop on Wednesday and Thursday and there could even be some snowfall in high mountain areas