The impact of the Caetano storm, the third of great intensity of this season, has led to activating weather alerts in fourteen autonomous communitiesof which five are at “orange” level (significant risk) mainly due to the strong winds and intense waveswhich could reach up to 5 meters in the Cantabrian Sea.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has requested through its social networks that extreme precautions be taken, especially in coastal areas and areas with risk of falling objects due to the wind.
Orange and yellow alerts for wind and waves
The communities of the Cantabrian Sea (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque Country) are at the “orange” level for winds of up to 75 km/h and waves of between 4 and 5 meters. This risk level has also been activated in CValencian communitywhere the gusts could reach 90 km/h in the interior of Alicante and the south of Valencia.
In addition, thirteen communities remain at the “yellow” level (moderate risk) due to adverse meteorological phenomena. Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Galicia, Murcia, Basque Country, La Rioja and the Canary Islands They have warnings for winds that could exceed 80 km/h, while The strong waves also affect Andalusia, the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, with waves of up to 3 meters.
Warnings for heavy rain and snowfall
Galicia and Asturias are under a “yellow” warning due to intense rains, with accumulations that could reach 40 liters per square meter.. In Asturias, snowfall is also expected at altitudes above 1,100 meters.. In the Canary Islands, the risk of storms and intense showers It affects Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife, with a greater incidence in the peak areas.
Yesterday, the most intense gusts reached 124 km/h in Matxitxako (Vizcaya) and 96 km/h in Coriscaoin the Picos de Europa. Today, the strongest winds are expected on the coasts of Galicia, Cantabria and the Mediterranean, as well as in large areas of the interior of the northeast of the peninsula, especially in the north of Galicia, the surroundings of the Iberian mountain range and Mallorca.
According to the AEMET, Storm Caetano will continue to deepen this Thursday over the north of the peninsula, generating cloudy or overcast skies on the Atlantic and northern slopes, while medium and high clouds will predominate in the Mediterranean.
A new front arrives on Friday
On Friday, although ‘Caetano’ will move away, a front associated with the storm will bring rains in Galicia, Castilla y León and the Cantabrian communitieswith a snow level that will drop to 800 to 1,000 meters in the Pyrenees. The winds will continue to be very strong in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islandsand temperatures will drop in the north, with frost in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian mountain range.
Forecast for the weekend
By the weekend, ‘Caetano’ will have moved away definitively. However, a front will leave rain on Saturday in Galicia and in the Central system area, but the rainfall will not be abundant. The rest of Spain will enjoy stable weather, with morning fog and low clouds, which will clear in the afternoon.
He Sundaythe front of the previous day will advance inward, leaving intense rains in Galicia and in the north of Extremadura, and weaker in Asturias and Castilla y León. In the rest of the country, calm weather is expected, with fog in the early hours of the day.
Temperatures will rise, reaching 20-22 degrees in cities like San Sebastián, Bilbao, La Coruña, Badajoz or Granadaand could even exceed 25 degrees in some points.
Starting next week, the arrival of new Atlantic fronts is expectedwhich will bring rain in the north and west of the Peninsula and a drop in temperatures.