Starting this Tuesday it arrives amajor time change. A storm “with a retrograde trajectory” will approach the northeast of the peninsula and together with the formation of low pressures in the west of Portugal, will intensify instability in the peninsula and the Balearic Islandsaccording to an information note from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The showers and strong storms will spread across the map until Sunday. In addition, the The environment will be much coolerwith temperatures below normal for this time of year in almost all of Spain.
Warnings for rain, storms, waves and wind in eight provinces
This Tuesday, a total of Eight provinces are on alert for rain, storms, waves and wind on a day when Castellón will take the worst part (Valencian Community) and Tarragona (Catalonia), in orange warning for rain. Also Granada (Andalusia) is on alert for rain and storms and Valencia (Valencian Community) and Barcelona (Catalonia) due to rain. On the other hand, wave warnings have been activated in A Coruña (Galicia), Girona (Catalonia), Mallorca and Menorca (Balearic Islands). The Balearic Islands will also have a warning due to wind.
Meteorology predicts that in much of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands a severe storm will continue. stable situationwith predominantly partly cloudy skies. However, the approach of a low pressure center to the Mediterranean area eastern will increase cloudiness from northeast to southwest. This could leave scattered showers and some thunderstorms which would be weak in general and more likely and intense in the eastern interior of Catalonia, the Valencian Community and the southeastern mountain ranges, without ruling out that they may be locally strong.
Also, there might be some Isolated showers in the eastern Cantabrian and upper Ebroand there is a greater chance that these precipitations will be recorded inin Cantabria and VizcayaMeanwhile, in the Canary Islands, an increase in cloudiness is expected from west to east, especially medium and high clouds and, with a wide margin of uncertainty, the possibility of light or moderate showers.
Maximum temperatures will generally drop, sharply indoors. In turn, the minimum temperatures will increase in the eastern Cantabrian region, the upper Ebro, Girona and Mallorca, and will decrease in the mountains of the western half of the peninsula.The provincial capitals that will record the highest values will be Badajoz with 34ºC; Córdoba with 33ºC; and Seville with 32ºC.
In which areas will it rain the most?
For the Wednesdaythe AEMET forecasts Showers and thunderstorms in large areas of the eastern peninsula. During the first half of the day, these could be strong and persistent in points along the coast of the Valencian Community and Cataloniawhile in the afternoon they will extend to inland areas. Especially, they will be more likely in Teruel and the Pyrenees, where it is not ruled out that they may be accompanied by hail.
In the eastern Cantabrian region, the upper Ebro and the Canary Islands there could also be isolated showers. Minimum temperatures will increase in a large part of the country, while maximum temperatures will fall in the south and east of the peninsula and in the Canary Islands, but will increase in the northwest.
He Thursdaythe storm will continue to affect most of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The combination of humidity from the Mediterranean and southwesterly winds will cause more rain and storms, especially in the southwestalthough the northwest quadrant will be less affected.
Until when is it going to rain?
From this point in the week, the state body has stressed that there is a high level of uncertainty about how the situation will evolve. Thus, the most likely scenario it is considering for Friday 20th and Saturday 21st is that instability will be concentrated mainly in the northern half of the peninsula, although it is likely that it could extend to areas in the centre and east.
During the afternoon, showers associated with the storms could be accompanied by hail. AEMET warns that there is still uncertainty regarding when this episode of instability will end, although it expects that Towards the weekend the rains will move northeast.
For its part, Eltiempo.es reports that the rains will begin in the east of the country, but will spread to many regions and By Sunday, more than 130 liters per square meter (l/m2) would accumulate in areas of the northeast of the peninsula. According to the meteorological portal, the most affected autonomous communities would be Navarra, Aragon, Catalonia and the north of the Valencian Community.