Intense heat and afternoon storms will continue to accompany us in the coming daysbut atmospheric instability will increase considerably during weekendThe arrival of a cold front through the northwest of the peninsula will cause Rain and storms that will increase in size and intensity between Saturday and Sunday. In his wake, Temperatures will plummet, with drops of up to 10 degreesIn many regions, temperatures will not even reach 30 degrees.
This Wednesday The presence of a weak trough with several vortices over the peninsula and its vicinity will cause instability and the development of showers and storms, says José Luis Camacho, spokesman for Aemet. A new storm will approach from the Atlantic Weak cold front will affect the Cantabrian Sea while, on the surface, the wedge of the Azores anticyclone and the thermal low will favour high temperatures in the southern interior of the Peninsula. The storms and showers will be locally strong and will be accompanied by hail in the Eastern Iberia and in the south of Castilla La Mancha and northern Andalusia, with yellow level warnings for storms and heavy rain in large areas. In addition, there are orange level warning for storms with hail and strong winds in Albarracín and Jiloca (Teruel). Temperatures will rise in the northwest and the Strait of Gibraltar, but will fall in Andalusia and the southeast interior. Temperatures of over 36 degrees are expected in large areas of the south of the peninsula, south of Galicia and the Canary Islands, and up to 40 degrees in the Guadiana valley.
Facing the Thursday, the atmospheric situation will be similar. At altitude, The weak trough will cool down a bit more as it moves towards the Mediterranean.. In the west and north of Galicia and the interior western Cantabrian Sea, cloudiness will continue, with the possibility of occasional light precipitation. In the afternoon, abundant cloudiness is expected in the centre and southeastern half of the peninsula. There will be Heavy showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, in the eastern Pyrenees, the eastern and southern Iberian Peninsula, eastern La Mancha, the interior of the Levantine area and northern MurciaMaximum temperatures will rise in the northeastern half and the Balearic Islands, notably in the upper Ebro, while they will fall in the western third, especially in Rias Baixas. Temperatures will exceed 36 degrees in the depressions in the east and south of the peninsula, as well as in the south of the Canary Islands.
He Friday a well-formed Atlantic trough will approach from the northwest and begin its interaction with the weak trough over the Peninsula, continuing the daytime heat and afternoon storms. Throughout the day, cloudiness is expected to develop in the center and eastern half of the Peninsula, with the possibility of scattered showers and storms in the eastern third, more likely in the mountains. In fact, They may be locally strong in the Pyrenees, eastern Iberia and eastern La Mancha, without ruling out phenomena of this type in the mountain ranges of the southeast.Temperatures will drop sharply in the Canary Islands and rise in the Cantabrian Sea and Huelva, with more than 36 degrees in the northeast, the southern Atlantic slope and the southeast of the peninsula.
More storm activity and sharp drop in temperatures
The situation will worsen from Saturday onwards due to the arrival of a front from the Atlantic, associated with a low pressure area, and the formation of a new trough, reports eltiempo.es. Both systems will cross the peninsula, leaving rain, showers and locally strong storms. According to the weather information portal, The rains will begin on Saturday in Galicia and will spread to the Cantabrian Sea and northwest of Castile and Leon. In the afternoon showers will form in Navarra, Aragon, inland Catalonia, the Valencian Community and in the mountains of the southeast. In parts of the upper Ebro and Pyrenees, the weather could be strong and leave hail and strong winds, warns El Tiempo.es. Temperatures will drop especially in the northwest, above all in Galicia and Castilla y León, while they will rise in the south and on the Canary Islands coasts.
The most intense showers will be concentrated on Sunday in the Pyrenees, Teruel, large areas of the Valencian Community, much of Castilla-La Mancha, the interior of Murcia, eastern Andalusia, and also in Madrid. No Heavy rainfall is ruled out in eastern Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Temperature drops will extend across large regions of the northern and eastern half of the peninsula. El tiempo.es indicates that temperatures could drop between 8ºC and 10ºC in La Rioja, Navarra, Aragón and the interior of the Valencian Community.