After a weekend with rainfall in some communities, the last week of February will continue with Lto Arrival of new Atlantic fronts. In addition, temperatures will follow a “thermal slide”, with increases at the beginning of the week and descents marked after the passage of fronts. Where will it rain this week?
This Monday, The entire Cantabrian coast is on alert by maritime temporary, that will especially affect Galicia, in orange level (important risk) by waves up to 7 meters and that will also register heavy rains and winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour.
They are also on alert by Bad seaalthough at yellow level (risk for certain activities), Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country, before the forecast of waves of up to 5 meters in the coastaccording to the predictions of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet).
In Galicia, in addition to the orange notice by maritime temporal, they are planned rains up to 15 liters per square meter in an hour in A Coruña and winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour in A Mariña (Lugo)what maintains the yellow alert in these areas
Spring temperatures
On the other hand, a Anticyclonic situation will bring spring values throughout Spainwith values above 15 degrees in the majority of the country. They are foreseen maximum higher than 20 degrees In cities such as Badajoz, Cádiz, Córdoba, Girona, Huelva, Murcia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville and Valencia.
Although temperatures will descend in the northwest peninsular end, a moderate ascent is expected in Levante, the Ebro Valley, the Iberian Zone and both plateaus. The minimums will also tend to rise in most of the country, especially in Galicia and the Cantabrian, while in the Mediterranean and the Ebro they could descend slightly. In the Canary Islands, there will be no great variations. The frosts will be limited to mountainous areas of the north and southeast peninsular, being moderate in the Pyrenees.
This Monday comes an Atlantic Front
Despite the predominance of clear skies in most of the Peninsula and Balearic Islands, the approach of a Atlantic front cloudiness will increase in the northwest. Precipitation is expected in Galicia and the Cantabrian environment, with more intense and persistent rains in the west of the Galician community. These rainfall could be extended to the northern plateau, the north of the Iberian system and the high Ebro, with snowfall in the Cantabrian mountain range from 2,000 meters, falling to 1,600 meters at the end of the day.
The wind will blow from Levante in the Strait and Alborán, turning to Poniente with the passing of the hours. In Galicia, the Cantabrian and the Mediterranean will predominate southern and southwest winds, while in the rest of the Peninsula they will be west and southwest. Strong gusts are expected in northern Galicia and western Asturias. In the Canary Islands, time will be stable, with cloud intervals in the north of the islands of greater relief and skies clear in the rest. The moderate Alisios winds will predominate.
More rain, snow and descent from temperatures
On Tuesday and Wednesday they can register Northwest winds that would drag cloudiness to the extreme north, with rains in this areawithout ruling them into other northern half and skies clear in the rest, with temperatures that will lower and normalize. We will return to a colder of this time of the year, with frost inside the northern half.
A new front will arrive on Thursday to the northwest, accompanied by cold air, which could cause rains in the Mediterranean South and the Canary Islands towards the end of the week. During the weekend, rainfall could extend to the southeast peninsular, Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands.
As for temperatures, they will initially rise but will descend after the passage of the fronts, although they will continue above the average in many areas. A drop in the snow level is also expected, with snowfall in mountain areas.