Autumn weather has started with a significant change in the weather. The presence of an Atlantic storm in the Peninsula is leaving temperatures lower than normal for the time and abundant rain in several areas of Spain. This Tuesday, Nine autonomous communities are on alert due to heavy rains and storms, with the possibility of hail and strong winds.
Specifically, Aragon and Balearic Islands They have an orange warning due to possible accumulations of between 30 and 40 liters per square meter in one hour. Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Murcia, Navarra and the Valencian Community are at yellow levelaccording to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The heaviest rainfall is expected in Aragon, especially in the Pyrenees, central Huesca and areas of Teruel such as Albarracín, Jiloca, Gúdar and Maestrazgo, where up to 30 litres per square metre could accumulate in one hour, reports Efe.In the interior of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) the levels of rainfall will be even higherwith amounts of up to 40 litres per square metre in one hour. In Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, amounts of up to 25 litres per square metre in one hour could also be reached.
In the Valencian Communityaccumulations of up to 30 liters per square meter are expected on the coast of Castellón and Valencia. Cataloniathere will be heavy rain in the Aran Valley, the Pyrenees and the Central Depression of Lleida, with up to 20 litres per square metre, and on the coast of Tarragona.
Accumulations due to rain will be up to 15 liters per square meter in one hour. Castile and Leon in areas such as the central system of Soria and Segovia, Burgos, and the Cantabrian mountain range of Palencia. Similarly, these amounts could be recorded in provinces of Castile-La Mancha such as Guadalajara, Cuenca and Albacete, as well as in Cantabria del Ebro and in the northwest of Murcia.
Temperatures will suffer an almost general drop, more pronounced in the maximums in the center and eastern third of the peninsula.. Increases are only expected in the western Cantabrian area, Galicia and western Extremadura and Andalusia. The provincial capitals that will record higher temperatures will be Córdoba, Granada and Murcia with 35ºC; Jaén with 34ºC and Ciudad Real with 33ºC.
More instability for the coming days
He Wednesday, will increase instability in the north, east and southeast of the peninsula, as well as in the Balearic Islandswith showers and thunderstorms from the early hours, which could be strong in some areas. There will also be rain in the Cantabrian coast and northern Galicia, although less intensely, while temperatures will continue to fall in most regions, except in the far west, where they will rise.
By Thursday, although there is uncertainty, the storm is expected to move northeast, reducing instability, with rain limited to the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian coast and some areas of the easte. Temperatures will drop across much of the country, with temperatures being “abnormally” cool in the northeast. Strong winds could also blow in Galicia, Ampurdán and the Canary Islands.
New DANA in sight
He Fridays, the core of the storm would move towards the Cantabrian Sea, affecting mainly the northern third, with locally intense rainfall and without major changes in temperatures. weekendthe precipitation associated with the storm will affect the north and northeast of the peninsula on Saturday, while on Sunday the rain will be limited to the Pyrenees. Temperatures will drop on Saturday and rise on Sunday.
For their part, Meteored experts warn that a storm could arrive on Friday quite active front in the northern third, while for the weekend we should follow the possible arrival of a new DANA or a cold snap that would cause a resurgence of instability.
Will it still rain next week?
As for next week, AEMET predicts that rainfall could be more abundant than usual in the northwest and the Cantabrian coast, while in the rest of the country it would be normal or lower. Thermometers will show values below normal for the time, except in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, where temperatures will be close to normal or even higher.