Borrasca Herminia already affects Spain. It is the eighth storm of the year and will result in a generalized storm in the Peninsula. It will not reach our country, but The effects of this phenomenon will be noticed from this Sundayday in which Borrasca will continue to deepen explosively through the Atlantic and placing its center this Sunday west of the British islands. The strength of this storm He has forced the State Meteorology Agency to issue two special notices of adverse phenomenathe first on Friday and the second on Saturday.
The notice explains that Strong wind gusts will be the most relevant phenomenonbut that abundant rainfall is also expected, especially in the northwest, strong waves and snowfall. The southwest wind will arise strongly this Sunday in Galicia and the Cantabrian cornicewhere gusts could exceed 100 km/h quite generalized. In exposed coastlines and mountainous areas they are expected to be Even hurricane. During the day of Sunday and Monday There is a red risk warning on the coast of Galicia for this storm Herminia.
Strong swell this Sunday
The storm will affect the state of the sea, especially the Galician Atlantic coasts, Where the waves can exceed 8 to 10 meters significant height on Northwest coasts from the afternoon, extending to the Western Cantabrian at that time of the day. During the day The wind gusts will be extended north and west of the northern plateau, Pyrenees, Iberian system, central system and points of the South Plateau.
Generalized rainfall in Spain
Horrasca Herminia is also expected Leave rainfall in most of the Peninsula. More abundant are expected, With probable significant accumulated, in the west of the central, Cantabrian system, Pyrenees and especially Galiciawhere they will go with occasional storms and 100/120 liters could accumulate throughout the day at points of his western half. The Galician community will be clearly the most affected by Borrasca Herminia.
It will rain much more dispersed in other parts of the Peninsula, with less probability in the eastern facade. They will be snowy in the mountains of the northern halfwith a level raising from 1200-1400 ma above 2000 m. The low temperatures will not be especially low during the passage of this storm.
The temperatures this Sunday in Spain
Maximum temperatures will increase in Galicia, Cantabrian, Canary Islands and Interiors of the Southeast Peninsulardescending in areas of the coast of the Levante and Northeast third. The minimums will grow in the Strait, descending in the Balearic Islands and in much of the third peninsular. Few changes in the rest. The thermometers will only mark the 0ªC in Ávila and Granadawhile no city will have negative temperatures this Sunday.
Monday comes the worst of Borrasca Herminia
According to the special notice of the AEMET, Monday will be the most adverse day of the episode. The southwest and west wind will blow with strong intervals in almost the entire territory and with very strong gusts that will affect large areas of the peninsula. These gusts will exceed 70 – 80 km/h generalized in both plateaus, With more intense gusts in mountain areas. The snow level will go down to 800-1000 m in the northwest and the waves of 8-10 meters of this Sunday again during the Monday day in Galicia are expected to replicate.
Possible low snowfall and new storm in the middle of the week
The special notice of the Aemet extends until next Thursday. On Tuesday the wind is expected, to returnon Wednesday by the hand of a new storm with polar cold. Therefore, on Thursday a dough of very cold and humid air of polar origin could enter. With ita decrease in the snow level with snowfalls that could be copious is expected in the main mountain systems of the northern half, without ruling out that they can affect low areas and that extend to points of the southern plateau. If nothing changes, the uncertainty situation is expected to begin to calm down from next Friday.