This last weekend of septemberSpain will enjoy sunny weather in most of the country after the passage of the storm Aitorwhich has left heavy rains, strong winds and bad weather in several areas of the country. The Temperatures will be lower than normal for the season, up to 10 degrees colders in the north of the country, prior to a next week that It will start with heat and a shorter and less intense San Miguel summer than in previous years, as explained by the spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) Rubén del Campo.
This Friday, Aitor will give its last blows, with rain in the north and waves of up to four meters in the Cantabrian Sea. This storm has left more than 150 liters of rain per square meter in the west and south of Galicia, with A Lama (Pontevedra) being the town with the most rainfall, reaching 181 liters in 48 hours. In addition, strong hurricane-force winds have been recorded in mountainous areas, with gusts of up to 148 km/h in Mirador del Cable, in the Picos de Europa, and 127 km/h in Valdezcaray, La Rioja.
According to the AEMET, rainfall today will be up to 40 liters per square meter in twelve hours on the Cantabrian slope of Navarra and on the coast of Guipúzcoa (Basque Country). In the province of Tarragona (Catalonia), in the coastal and pre-coastal area, winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour are expected in addition to maritime storms. The rough sea situation will also affect the Cantabrian communities.
Drop in temperatures and snow
Facing the weekendtemperatures will generally be low, 5 to 10 degrees lower even to what is usual for these dates in some areas of the northern half. In Burgos, León and Pamplona will barely reach 16 degrees on Saturday. In addition, the nights will be especially cool, with minimums of up to 3 degrees in Palencia and 4 degrees in Ávila, Burgos and Segovia.
Despite the thermal restthe forecast for the day is stability, with some rains in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, the upper Ebro and the Pyreneeswhere snow could fall from 1,600 meters. The sun will dominate the rest of the country, although the wind will blow strongly in the Ebro valley.
A shorter and less intense San Miguel summer
On Sunday, Temperatures will rise “clearly” and on Monday there could be more than 25 degrees in large areas of the country, even exceeding 30 degrees in Andalusia and Extremadura. October will begin on Tuesday with a drop in temperatures, although in the Guadalquivir valley and the southeast of the peninsula they could still exceed 30 degrees. That day, the passing of a new front It will bring rain to the northwest, affecting Galicia, northeast of Castilla y León and Cantabrian communities.
Will Hurricane Isaac reach Spain?
Finally, there is some uncertainty as of Wednesday regarding the remains of Hurricane Isaac, which could approach the Peninsula as a deep storm, bringing rain, winds and bad sea conditions in the north of the peninsula. Although this phenomenon is not unusual in autumn, its evolution will be closely monitored, notes the AEMET.