The rains have marked the last few days in much of the country and, with the arrival of halloween and the All Saints’ Days, many wonder if the umbrella will be necessary. The forecasts point to the arrival of an Atlantic front that will leave rain in some regionsbut with a tendency to improve from Sunday. However, the entry of a cold air mass will cause a general drop in temperatures.
Four communities on alert
Galicia and Castilla y León are on yellow alert for rain this Friday that could exceed 60 liters per square meter in twelve hours, a situation that also affects to Toledo (Castilla-La Mancha) and Cáceres (Extremadura)). Added to the rainfall are warnings winds of more than 90 kilometers per hour in Cantabria and Asturias.
In the case of Galicia, in addition to the rain, the AEMET maintains the yellow alert due to maritime storms in the provinces of A Coruña and Pontevedrawith forecast winds of up to 61 kilometers per hour with force 7 and waves of 4 to 5 meters.
The heaviest rainfall is expected in Pontevedra, where accumulations of more than 60 liters per square meter are expected in twelve hours. In the west and southwest of A Coruña, the values could exceed 40 and 50 liters per square meter in twelve hours, while in the Ourense Mountain area the rains will leave more than 40 liters per square meter in twelve hours.
They are also expected notable rains in Castilla y Leónespecially in the central system of Salamanca where accumulations could exceed 60 liters per square meter in twelve hours and also in the south of said province. In the area of Sanabria (Zamora) and south of Ávila, the records will be around 40 liters in the same period.
Persistent rains on All Saints’ Day
During Saturday, All Saints’ Day, the rains will continue to move slowly through the northwest. Galicia and Asturias will see how the rainfall will subside, while They will remain more persistent in Castilla y León, the north of Extremadura, Cantabria and the Basque Countryaccording to Eltiempo.com.
In the middle hours of the day, They could extend to the south and east of Castilla y León, La Rioja, Navarra and Madridwithout ruling out isolated showers in Extremadura, western Andalusia, northern Castilla-La Mancha and mountain areas of Aragon.
More stable Sunday
The front will weaken during the early morning and Sunday morningalthough weak and isolated rains could still be recorded in the east of the peninsula, affecting Catalonia, Valencian Community, eastern Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and the Balearic Islands.
Throughout the day, stability will prevail in most of the country, although a very weakened front will still leave weak rainfall in Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country and in the Pyrenees area.
A cold air mass arrives
Temperatures will remain mild on Saturday. According to Eltiempo.es, the minimum temperatures will only drop below 10ºC in points of the interior northwest such as Galicia, Cantabria, northwest Castilla y León, east Castilla-La Mancha and around the large mountain ranges. No frost is expected except in parts of the Pyrenees and the westernmost Cantabrian.
During the day, temperatures will remain mild, with drops in Galicia, Asturias and northwest Castilla y León. In the south of the peninsula, the Mediterranean and the Ebro valley, maximum temperatures of between 20 and 25ºC will be reached.while in the central area it will be around 20ºC and in the northern interior and Cantabrian Sea it will drop to around 15ºC. In the Canary Islands, maximum temperatures of up to 27 °C are expected on Sunday.
Already on Sunday, the arrival of a colder air mass will cause a general drop in temperatures, especially in the minimum temperatures, which could drop below 10ºC in much of the interior of the peninsula and even fall below 5ºC on the northern plateau.