The atmospheric instability will be the main protagonist this Wednesday in Spain. The development of severe storms and heavy rain has forced to activate risk warnings in many regions.
Early in the day, rainfall will affect different points of the western half, the north and the interior of the peninsula. These may be especially intense and accompanied by storms in areas of the Central and Extremadura system.
As the day progresses, The storms will gain ground and affect almost the entire territorywith the only exception of some points on the Mediterranean coast and the extreme northwest. The intensity of these rains will be persistent in many regions, which has led authorities to issue alerts for the risk of local flooding and adverse weather events.
Flood risk and orange warnings
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) The orange notice has been activated in five autonomous communities: Madrid, Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and La Rioja. In these areas the risk is significant, with expected accumulations of up to 30 liters per square meter in just one hour.
These episodes will be accompanied by hail and very strong gusts of winds, especially in the metropolitan area of Madrid, the Henares Corridor and various points in Soria, Zaragoza and Guadalajara.
Five other communities, such as Andalusia, Extremadura, Galicia, Navarra and the Basque Country remain under yellow notice. Although the danger in these areas is considered low level, accumulations of more than 15 liters per square metereither. In provinces like Ourense, Pontevedra or Cáceresthe storms may also be accompanied by hail and strong gusts of wind occasionally throughout the day.
Resurgence of instability on Friday
Facing the Thursdaythe storms are expected to lose strength in most of the country, giving way to a relative stabilization. During the early morning, intense showers could still be recorded in the Ebro valley, but throughout the day the rains will move towards Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea. In the rest of the Peninsula, the showers will be weaker and will be concentrated mainly in mountain areas, the Pyrenees and the interior of Catalonia.
Nevertheless, this improvement will be temporarysince on Friday instability could increase again according to current forecasts. It is expected that during the afternoon of that day the storms will once again gain strength in the center and east of the peninsula.r, especially affecting the environment of the Iberian system and the Pyrenees.