The last week of August starts with a brief respite from the intense rains with storms and hail of these days. The weather will be stable and warm in much of Spain until Thursday, when a DANA could be formed which would significantly increase the atmospheric instability in several regions. If this situation occurs, Storms would gain ground again in many areas.
José Luis Camacho, spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), indicates that today, Monday, the showers will be limited to the extreme northeast of the peninsula. There will only be low cloudiness in Mediterranean areas, with probable light rain in areas of the Valencian Community, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran. In the afternoon, cloudiness will form in the centre, east and southeast, as well as in the Girona Pyrenees and in the north of Huesca and Lleida, with the probability of some scattered showers in the eastern Pyrenees and Iberian Peninsula and the southeastern mountain ranges, with thunderstorms not ruled out. Nevertheless, They will be much weaker than those that have occurred in recent days.s. Maximum temperatures will recover in the northern half and inland areas of the eastern peninsula and will fall in the southern third, the Balearic Islands and the north-east of Catalonia. Thus, temperatures are only expected to exceed 35ºC in areas of the south-west quadrant.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, Tuesday, stability is expected to prevail again in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands with partly cloudy or clear skies. However, it is not ruled out some light rain in the Strait and Alboran and, in the afternoon, some occasional showers or storms in the east of the Pyrenees and the Iberian System, as well as Sierra Nevada. Daytime temperatures will rise in the northeastern half of the peninsula and the north of the Balearic Islands, with a notable rise in the Upper Ebro, and falls in the west of the peninsula. Thermometers will exceed 35ºC in large inland areas of the southern half of the peninsula, without ruling out temperatures in the northeast depressions and in the northern plateau, with a probability of reaching 38ºC in parts of the Guadalquivir.
Instability could come on Wednesday for the arrival of A front that will leave light rain in the north of Galicia, although it is not ruled out in the rest of the Galician community and Asturias.s. In the afternoon, they are not ruled out showers in the Iberian System and the Pyrenees, as well as in the southeastern mountain ranges, and dry storms in surrounding areas. As regards temperatures, maximum temperatures will fall in the Cantabrian Sea, western Andalusia, locally notable in the interior of the Basque Country, and will rise in inland areas of eastern Andalusia. Temperatures could reach 35ºC in large inland areas of the southern half of the peninsula and in areas of the middle Ebro, although temperatures could also reach 38ºC in parts of the Guadalquivir, Guadiana and Tajo rivers.
Which areas will be most affected by the DANA?
On the other hand, Meteored reports that during the second half of the week, A trough will approach the Peninsulaand some scenarios show that it will be isolated from general circulation, thus generating a DANA in the vicinity of our geographyIf this situation occurs, storms would gain ground again. in the interior of the peninsula, warn from the meteorological information portal. If the DANA finally positions itself to the west of the peninsula, it could drive warm air and suspended dust into various regions. For its part, tiempo.es indicates that on Thursday the most affected areas would be the western half and the center, with special incidence in areas of Castile and Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, La Rioja and NavarreHeavy rainfall is expected to continue on Friday, especially in the early hours of the morning, in areas of the central part of the country, and in the afternoon, storms will affect the same areas as the previous day.