After a start of the week marked by atmospheric stability and heat in much of the country, a notable turn in time will begin to notice as of Wednesday. The remains of Hurricane Erincombined with a Vaguada in heightwill bring with it a notable increase in instability, with rains, intense storms and a generalized thermal descent.
The State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) has activated orange notices (important risk) for rains and storms in Aragon, Catalonia and Valencian Communitydue to intense rainfall and possibility of large hail. In addition, five other communities will be on yellow alertwith risk for certain activities, due to the same phenomena, heat or coastal phenomena.
Aragon, Catalonia and Valencian Community, on Orange Alert
The three provinces of Aragon will enter into orange notice to from 12 noon on Wednesday. SE are waiting for rainfall up to 30 mm in one hour, as well as Large hail in Huesca and Zaragoza and Bajo Aragon in Teruel.
In Catalonia, the orange notice will focus on the province of Lleida, Also from noon, for rains up to 30 mm and by hail. In the Valencian Community, Castellón will be the province at important riskwhere e expect 40 mm accumulations, also accompanied by storms and hail.
Yellow notices in five other communities
Precipitation and storms will also cause the activation of the yellow warning in other communities. In Castilla y León, they will affect the province of Soriawhere very strong winds are expected. In Navarra, the risk will focus on the Ebro bankswith the possibility of hail, while Rioja They are also foresee very strong locally.
On the other hand, The heat will continue to be the protagonist in Balearic Islands and Andalusia. In Mallorca, 38 degrees will be reached from 12:00while in the province of Malaga, maximum of 36 degrees are expected from 12:00, both under yellow warning due to high temperatures.
Galicia, meanwhile, will suffer coastal phenomena until nine in the morning, with a sea in A Coruña from 4 to 5 meters that will activate the yellow alert.
Generalized descent from temperatures
The maximum temperatures will generally descend, notably in areas of the west and northeast peninsular. In contrast, promotions are expected in the Balearic Islands and other areas of the South Mediterranean.
As for the minimums, they will descend in the northwest half and there will be few changes in the rest. They will not drop from 20ºC in large areas of the southern peninsular half, in depressions of the Northeast and in the Mediterranean, where they could be maintained in 25ºC.
More storms on Thursday?
During Thursday, instability will tend to refer clearly as the axis of the trough moves to the east. Nevertheless, Storms are still expected in points of Catalonia, in the north of the Valencian Community and in the Balearic Islands. The probability of higher rain will concentrate on the northeast peninsular, especially during the afternoon.
Besides, A accused thermal decline is expected, which could be up to 8 to 10 ° C compared to Wednesday. In this way, in good part of the Peninsula the maximum temperatures will be below 30 ° C. In contrast, in the Guadalquivir the 32 ° C will be exceeded and the west wind, which will arrive warm to the southeast, will make it inside the Valencian Community, in the region of Murcia and in Eastern Andalusia the 36-38 ° C are exceeded.