The rains return this Thursday to the Mediterranean area, where the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) maintains the yellow alert due to precipitation in Valencian Community, Aragon and Cataloniawhile in the Islands Balearics, The alert is orange for accumulations of up to 40 liters in one hour.
In the Valencian Community The yellow alert has been activated on the northern coast of the province of Alicante, where rain and possible storms could reach 20 liters per square meter in one hour. On the southern coast of Valencia, the expected rains will also add up to 20 liters per square meter in the same period.
For now, This new episode of rain has left accumulated 75.8 liters per square meter in Vilallonga or 70.2 l/m2 in Oliva, both located in the Valencian region of La Safor. According to the Valencian Association of Meteorology (Avamet), there are also accumulated 67.2 liters per square meter in La Font d’en Carrós or 60.8 l/m2 in Gandía, also located in the same Valencian region.
Orange alert in the Balearic Islands
In Balearicsthe island of Minorca is in orange alert due to intense rains, with accumulations that they would reach 40 liters per square meter in one hour. In Majorcathe most affected areas will be the Tramontana mountain range and the southern, northern and eastern areas of the island, where between 25 and 30 liters in one hour or up to 80 liters accumulated in 12 hours.
In Cataloniathe province of Girona will be on yellow alert from 8:00 p.m.with rains of up to 20 liters per square meter in one hour. In the Catalan Pyrenees, the warning mainly affects the eastern area bordering the pre-coastal and the Ampurdán.
Aragon also maintains yellow alert in the Pyreneeswhere rains could reach 15 liters per square meter in an hour, accompanied by storms in some points. In Andalusiathe province of Cádiz is on yellow alert due to adverse sea conditions. Levante winds of between 50 and 61 km/h (force 7) are expected in the west of the Strait and south of Trafalgar.
With regards to the temperatures, The maximums will increase in Galicia, the Cantabrian Sea and the Strait, they will not register major changes in the Canary Islands and will decrease in the rest. On the other hand, the minimums will rise in the Canary archipelago and Andalusia and will decrease in the northwest interior. In addition, possible weak frosts will be recorded in the Pyrenees. The provincial capitals that will register the highest values will be Santa Cruz de Tenerife with 26ºC; Badajoz, A Coruña, Ourense, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Pontevedra and Seville with 25ºC; and Almería and Huelva with 24ºC.
New rains arrive this weekend
On Friday and the weekend, sInstability will continue in the Mediterranean, with showers in Levante and southern Andalusia, while a front could leave rain in Galicia. In the rest of Spain there will be no rain. He Saturday It will be a calm day throughout the country except for some rain in the Cantabrian Sea and the Pyrenees, a situation that will be repeated on Sunday, with the possibility of storms on the southeast coast of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. In general, temperatures will drop, approaching typical values for this time of year, although They could still exceed 20ºC in the south of the peninsula and the Mediterranean areawith no forecast of night frosts.
For the next weekthe AEMET advances that instability could continue in the Mediterranean, with probable showers in the area. Temperatures will maintain their trend until mid-week, when the arrival of northerly winds could bring a colder environment, even with some frosts.