The month of March, which has begun with a Very unstable timehe will continue to leave us intense rains over the weekend. After the passage of the Dana, which left abundant rainfall in some areas, now we face the Arrival of Deep Borrasca Jana. The State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) has pointed out Jana as the tenth impact storm of this season.
According to Aemet spokesman, Rubén del Camp “widely distributed” rains that will be intense in the west peninsular, center and Pyreneess, with accumulations of more than 100 liters per square meter tomorrow in some areas, in addition to winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour especially in the Cantabrian slope. In addition, copious snowfalls are expected in mountains and one Decrease in descent that will range between 900 and 1,200 meters.
This situation comes after an episode of persistent rainfall in the Mediterranean area. On Thursday, 117 liters per square meter (L/m2) were recorded in 24 hours in Caravaca (Murcia Region) and, since the beginning of the episode, 317 l/m2 have accumulated in Benizar and 302 l/m2 in Bullas. “Removeing Castellón and Catalonia, in the rest of the Mediterranean area they will no longer be showers as intense and persistent as in previous days“; however, in the rest of the peninsula” the rains will be widespread “and in some cases with storms and small hail, explained the Aemet spokesman.
Rubén del Campo warns that, due to heavy rains, there could be floods of channels, so he recommends “a lot of caution“In addition, he pointed out that we must be attentive to the wind, since he will blow with very strong gusts at points of the northern peninsular third
This Friday there will continue to rainfall in areas of the Mediterranean, especially in the Northeast, but they will be less intense and persistent than in previous days. However The first of the fronts associated with Jana will arrive on the Atlantic. Precipitation will be widespread in half a peninsular, being able to accumulate More than 40 mm in 12h in the central system and in Sanabria, in addition to Western Andalusia where showers can be of strong or very strong intensity and be accompanied by storm.
Jana will also generate very strong southern winds that will affect the main mountainous systems, especially the Cantabrian mountain range where they could be extended to areas of lower altitude.
Saturday will be the most adverse day of the storm
He Saturday an especially adverse day is expected, with the step of a second more active front than the first. with generalized rains on the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, many of them with Storm and hail. Rainfall will be abundant in Pyrenees, the central and Iberian, Andalusia and Ceuta systems, with accumulated that could exceed 100 l/m2. It will also rain in the Canary Islands, with local storms. The snow level will fall to 900-1,200 meters, with important accumulations at higher altitudes.
In addition, it is expectedn strong or very strong streaks in a generalized way, more intense in mountain systems where 90 km/h will be exceeded and maritime temporal in Galician and Andalusian Atlantic coastlines, with waves of 4-5 meters. Temperatures will descend in most of the territory, except in the east of the Peninsula, where they will exceed 20 ° C at points of the Eastern Cantabrian, Peninsular Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands.
More rains and storms on Sunday
On Sunday we will have a postfontal situation and although rainfall will continue to be generalized, also extending to the Balearic Islands, the intensity will be less. They will be more intense in southern Andalusia, the Pyrenees and the central system, where they could cause rise of channels. The snow will fall into mountains with an initial level of 900-1,000 meters, then climbing to 1,300-1,500 meters.
The wind will significantly love very strong streaks in the Cantabrian mountain range and locally in coastlines of Galicia and Andalusia, maintaining the coastal storm. Temperatures will go down in the east of the Peninsula, without changes in the rest.
Content for next week: Will the rains follow?
For the next week, from the field, the rains will continue in much of the country, with outstanding accumulations in the central system and southern Andalusia. Precipitation in the archipelagos are also expected, while the snow level will be higher due to a temperature rise in the first days of the week.