The week has begun in Spain with a unusually cold atmosphere for the time and strong rains that are mainly affecting the north and east of the country. This meteorological situation, marked by instability and low temperatures, will remain at least until Wednesday, according to the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet).
Meanwhile, the Hurricane Gabrielle Trajectory, who advances through the Atlantic and is not ruled out that he can approach the Iberian Peninsula. Its effects could feel in the form of heavy rains, waves and strong wind towards the end of the week.
Notices in seven provinces for rains, storms and waves
The State Meteorology Agency (AEMET) has activated several on Tuesday Notices for intense rainfall, storms, and strong waves in a total of seven provinces of the east and south of the peninsula. Rain and storm alerts affect Provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona, as well as the Islands of Mallorca and Menorca. In some areas rains of up to 30 liters per square meter are expected in an hour, especially during the early morning and early hours of the day.
As for coastal phenomena, the situation will also be complicated in Girona, with North and northwest wind from 50 to 60 kilometers per hour (km/h) and waves of 3 meters. Tarragona is also in Northwest Wind Notice from 50 to 60 km/hy waves of 2 meters.
A DANA maintains instability
The weather is marked by the evolution of a Dana located in southern Francewhich will maintain instability in the peninsular north and Mediterranean area. From the early hours of the day, cloudy skies are expected with rainfall in those areas, with Weak snow in areas of the Pyrenees. In the afternoon, clouds of evolution are foreseen in the north thirds and this that can give occasional mountain showers of the northern center and the southeast end.
Downward temperatures, but will rise from Thursday
As for temperatures, the maximum will descend in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands area, while they will rise in the western third, especially in the northwest interior. The minimums will be in a slight decrease or unchanged, with increases in Extremadura, Alto Ebro and Norte de la Ibérica. In addition, weak frosts are expected in the Pyrenees and summits of other mountains of the northern half.
Wednesday will further descend night temperatures, while daytime will remain unchanged. With respect to the rains, in the northern half they will be generally scarce, while In the Mediterranean, especially in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, the showers will persist, which could be locally strong.
As of Thursday a progressive ascent of temperatureswhich will leave high values for the time during the DIN of the week. Aemet foresees They exceed 30ºC at points of the Peninsular Northeast and in large areas of the center and south of the Peninsula. In the Guadalquivir, 32 to 34ºC could be exceeded.
In principle, rainfall will be scarcealthough they could occur weakly in points of the Peninsular Mediterranean and Balearic Islands and in Galicia, in this case by the arrival of a front.
Hurricane Gabrielle could become Borrasca
According to Meteored Climatologist, Samuel Biener, Hurricane Gabrielle could approach the Peninsula in the next few days, already turned into extropest storms. Most meteorological models agree that there are probabilities that this storm reaching the western coasts of the Iberian Peninsula during the weekend and next week. The exhuracán It would have effects similar to those of an Atlantic depression, that is, wind, maritime temporal and rains.
Gabrielle is the SEgundo hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It was formed on Sunday, September 21, and just a day later, when passing over very warm waters, reached category 4. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Gabrielle would become a postropical towards Saturday, September 27.
For its part, the meteorologist of Meteored, Francisco Martín León indicates that there is still a wide range of possible trajectories “ranging from the southwest of Ireland to the Portuguese continental coasts. An option that has dropped its probabilities is that the center of ex-gabrielle is located in the Gulf of Cádiz, not yet discharged, and increases the chances that the center of the low pressures will approach the coast of Galicia. “