The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated several warnings in the communities of Andalusia and the Canary Islands due to the heavy rains expected today. In La Palma, Rainfall could reach up to 100 liters per square meter in 12 hourswhich has led to declaring a orange level warning (significant risk).
In La Palma, it is expected that in some points 30 liters per square meter will fall in just one hour, while other areas could register up to 100 liters in 12 hours, in many cases the rains will be accompanied by storms. On the other hand, the islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife are under yellow warning (risk), with forecasts of 20 liters per square meter in one hour and up to 60 liters in 12 hours.
In Andalusiayellow alerts are concentrated in areas such as Grazalema, the Cádiz countryside, the coast of Cádiz and Ronda (Málaga). Here, rainfall could reach 15 liters per square meter in an hour, accompanied by storms that could include hail.
Other regions on alert for wind, waves or fog
The warning map for the day also includes yellow alerts in other regions of Spain. Due to coastal phenomena there are Asturias, Cantabria and Vizcaya, where strong winds and waves are expected. Furthermore, there isfog warning in Extremadura, with visibility reduced to 200 meters in several areas of the provinces of Cáceres and Badajoz.
An Atlantic front arrives
The day will be marked by anticyclonic weather that will affect a large part of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. During the morning, low cloudiness will predominate, although it will tend to dissipate as the hours go by. The extreme north will be influenced by the approach of a frontwhich could generate increased instability. At the end of the day, they expect rainfall in Galicia and the Cantabrian areawhich could be weak and scattered during the day. In the Pyrenees, the rains could become snow from 2,000 meters above sea level.
On the other hand, the prediction indicates Possible occasional and weak rains on the northeast coast of Cataloniamountainous areas of the central-northern peninsula and some areas of Andalusia, with a greater incidence in the Strait, where locally intense storms are not ruled out. In addition, morning fogs are expected in parts of Galicia, the Cantabrian Sea, the upper and middle Ebro, Extremadura, the plateaus, depressions in the northeast, Mediterranean coasts and the Balearic Islands. There could also be weak haze in the Balearic Islands and the eastern Canary Islands.
Capitals with higher temperatures
As for temperatures, maximum temperatures will rise in the Ebro valley, Catalonia and the Mediterranean coast, while they will fall in the northwest, the plateaus and interior of the eastern peninsula, with few changes in the rest. The minimums will rise in the northern plateau, the Iberian and the Balearic Islands, remaining stable in other regions. In the Pyrenees, there will be light frosts. Among the provincial capitals with the highest temperatures, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (26 ºC), Alicante and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (25 ºC), and Málaga and Valencia (24 ºC) stand out.
Finally, the winds will be from the west in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, intensifying throughout the day until reaching very strong gusts on the Cantabrian coast, and occasionally in the Mediterranean. In the Canary Islands, there will be winds from the south that will turn to the east, generally of a weak nature.
Temperatures plummet and snow levels drop
Wednesday will be calmer in the Canary Islands, although some occasional showers are not ruled out. On the Peninsula, A front will cause rain in the northern third and in mountainous areas. These precipitations will be in the form of snow from 2,000 meters above sea level, descending to 1,500 meters as the day progresses.
Temperatures will drop in much of the national territorywith the exception of the Mediterranean areas, where they will remain pleasant, with maximum temperatures between 22 and 24 ºC. The winds will be intense, with strong gusts on the Cantabrian and Mediterranean coasts.
On Thursday, instability will continue, with rains that will affect the northern third and some inland areas, especially in mountainous areas. There will also be rainfall in the Canary Islands. The winds will continue to blow strongly in the north and east of the country, while daytime temperatures will drop again, especially in the southern half.
New fronts and colder
He Friday It will be marked by the arrival of new Atlantic fronts, which will leave rain and snowfall in mountainous areas of the north and west of the peninsula. Temperatures will suffer a notable drop in the northern halfalthough a radical change is expected this weekend, with a significant rise in temperatures that will give rise to a warm and unusual environment for the month of November. In the Canary Islands, the weather will be mostly stable, although rain could reappear from Sunday.