The high impact storm Therese advances this Wednesday from the southwest to the northeast, causing a storm of rain, intense wind and strong waves, especially in Canarias. On the Peninsula, occasional showers and some storms are expected in western Andalusia, the surroundings of the Alboran Sea and Extremadura, without ruling out precipitation in other points of the western end.
Canary Islands, on warning for wind and waves
According to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), warnings have been activated yellows in Canary Islands due to strong or very strong gusts of wind and adverse coastal phenomena. Specifically, Gran Canaria, La Palma, El Hierro and Tenerife are on wind warning, and La Palma, El Hierro and Tenerife are on warning for waves. Likewise, in Galicia andwill be at risk from coastal phenomena due to the impact of the storm in the provinces of La Coruna and Pontevedra.
The temperatures Maximum temperatures will decrease in a large part of the peninsular territory and in the western Canary Islands, while in the northeast they will barely vary and could even rise slightly in the Strait and the Alborán area. The minimums, on the other hand, will tend to rise in the Peninsula, with more notable increases in the eastern Cantabrian Sea.
On Thursday, the storm worsens with gusts of up to 90 km/h
Looking ahead to Thursday, The center of the storm will get closer to the Canary archipelagointensifying the south wind, with gusts that could exceeds 90 km/h in high and exposed areas. The state of the sea will worsen, with waves between 4 and 5 meters.
That same day a second most active cold front, which will leave locally heavy rains and storms. They are expected accumulations of up to 20-30 liters per square meter in one hour on La Palma and on the southern and western slopes of the rest of the mountainous islands.
The snow level will drop to 1,800-2,000 meters, with snowfall on the peaks of Tenerife and La Palma.
On the Peninsula, the weakening of the anticyclonic blockade will allow the entry of low pressures and a much colder air mass, of both Atlantic and Mediterranean origin. According to Meteored, on Thursday they expect showers and some storms in western Andalusia, Extremadura and Ceuta associated with the Atlantic storm that will approach the Peninsula.
Instability will continue on Friday
On Friday, instability will persist because The storm could remain stationary northwest of the Canary Islands, maintaining the risk of intense showers, storms, very strong gusts of wind and sea storms.
Looking ahead to the weekend, The rainfall could extend to more areas of the interior, the northeast, the Balearic Islands and Andalusiawith the possibility of intense storms, as well as a general drop in temperatures and snowfall in the main mountain ranges.