The week starts with stable weather in most of the peninsula, although the wind will be the protagonist on Monday with very strong gusts on the Galician coast and the storm will worsen in the lower Ebro. However, this initial calm will only be temporary, since starting in the middle of the week a change in the atmospheric pattern is expected.n the arrival of several Atlantic fronts that will leave widespread rains.
According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), slightly cloudy skies will predominate today,also in the Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands, where cloudy intervals are expected with probable showers that will also affect the coasts of Catalonia and the south of the Valencian Community.
Precipitation could also be recorded in Murcia or Almería and some weak rain in the eastern Cantabrian Sea. In Galicia, the approach of a front will leave skies covered at the end of the day, with rains that will spread.
Maximum temperatures will decrease in the Mediterranean area and the eastern Canary Islands, while they will rise in the north and the Atlantic slope. The minimum temperatures will drop in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, and will remain high in the Canary Islands, where temperatures will exceed 30 °C in some points.
The wind will blow strongly in several parts of the country: west moving to east in the Strait and Alborán, intense gales in the lower Ebro and very strong gusts in Galicia, Ampurdán and Menorca.
Change of weather and arrival of Atlantic fronts
According to eltiempo.es, starting Wednesday there will be a trend change. Although the anticyclone will maintain a certain blockage during the first days, its movement towards the south will allow the entry of humid winds from the Atlantic.
The first front will arrive during the early hours of Wednesdayspreading rains from west to east. The most significant accumulations are expected in the western peninsulaalthough notable values could also be reached in the northeast and the Balearic Islands.On Friday, a new front will reach the northwest of the Peninsula, advancing eastward, and another frontal system could reach the same area on Sunday.
According to tiempo.es, with this succession of fronts, The week’s rainfall could exceed 200 liters per square meter in areas of western Galicia, while in areas of the north and northeast it will be between 50 and 80 liters. On the other hand, the southeast of the peninsula, Melilla and the Canary Islands will be the areas with the least probability of rain.
On the other hand, Meteored indicates that the week is warm, with temperatures between 1 and 3 ºC above normal for these dates. Until Wednesday, the maximum temperatures will exceed 20 ºC in large areas of the country and 25 ºC in the Guadalquivir valley. During the nights, the interior of the peninsula will register lower values with frost on the northern plateau and mountain areas. On the other hand, on the coasts the minimum temperatures will remain mild, between 14 and 17 ºC.
Cooler days are expected from Thursday and Friday, with maximum temperatures ranging between 12 and 17 ºC.. The cooling will also be noticeable in the lows starting in the middle of the week, especially in inland areas.