This Wednesday, the approach of the deep storm Caetano will condition the weather in the north and east of the peninsula, causing a storm of wind, intense waves and rain in various areas. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated various warnings due to adverse weather phenomena in cfour communities.
Wind warnings
Catalonia is under “orange” alert (significant risk) due to strong gusts of wind that They could reach 90 km/h, especially on the southern coast of Tarragona. This phenomenon is expected to persist throughout the day.
In addition to Catalonia, other regions are in “yellow” level (risk) by intense winds. These include Aragon, the Balearic Islands, the Valencian Community and large areas of Catalonia, where the gusts could reach the 70 km/h at numerous points. On social networks, the agency has warned about the risk of falling branches and objects in elevated areas.
Alerts for heavy rain
Navarra and the Basque Country are under a “yellow” warning due to significant rainfall. Rain is expected to accumulate up to 40 liters per square meter in a period of 12 hours. The most affected areas will be the Cantabrian slope of Navarra and the coast of Guipúzcoa.
Snow and strong waves
They have also been activated yellow alerts for snow in Lleidawhere they are expected accumulations of up to five centimeters in the Aran Valleyand for waves of between two and three meters in Almería, Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Girona, Granada and Tarragona.
Temporary in the north and east
The front associated with the Caetano storm will leave cloudy or overcast skies in the north of the peninsula and rain in Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the upper Ebro, the Pyrenees, the northeast of Catalonia and the north of the Iberian system. In the eastern Cantabrian Sea, rainfall could be more abundant and persistent.
The rain could also spread, in a more dispersed way, to other areas in the north of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with greater probability in mountainous areas. In the Pyrenees, significant snowfall is expected, especially in the Aran Valley, where the snow level will drop from 2,000 meters to around 1,500 meters. The rest of the country will enjoy stable weather, although with low morning clouds that will tend to dissipate.
Temperature forecast
Temperatures will drop in the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, except in coastal areas, where they will remain stable. The highest temperatures will be in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (28 degrees), and in Alicante and Valencia (24 degrees). On the other hand, The lowest values will be in Soria (11 degrees), and in Ávila, Pamplona and Segovia (12 degrees).