The arrival of a three atlantic storms will cause starting this Thursday, March 7, widespread rainfallwith snowfall not only in mountain areas, as well as strong gusts of wind and a drop in temperatures. The atmosphere will be authentically winter until Sunday andSnow could set in some capitals of the plateau.
This Thursday Twelve communities are on yellow alert todayespecially the north of the peninsula and central areas, but also parts of the Andalusian coast, due to snowfall in mountain areas especially, in addition to wind of up to 90 kilometers per hour, rain of 40 liters in twelve hours and waves, according to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
Specifically, due to strong gusts of wind, the communities are at yellow risk Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja, reports Efe. In addition Castile and Leónwhich in addition to wind is also due to rain and snowfall, and Estremadura due to precipitation, and also due to snow as well as Galiciawhere there will also be a maritime storm, which will also affect Andalusia and Canary Islands.
In the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, rainfall of 40 liters per square meter could accumulate in 12 hours. Also in the north of Cáceres (Extremadura).
It will snow in the mountains of Ourense (Galicia)central system on the sides of Avila and Salamancain addition to Sanabria (Zamora), in Castilla y León, where the accumulations will be 5 cm above 1,100 meters in 24 hours. Likewise, these snow depths will occur in the Cantabrian mountain range on the slopes of León and Palencia and in the north of Cáceres (Estremadura).
The wind will blow strongwith intensity between 70 and 90 kilometers per houra, in northern mountain and inland areas, and especially in the Villaverde and Liébana valley (Cantabria). The gusts will be intense in areas of the Cantabrian mountain range, Picos de Europa, central system, the Iberian and in areas such as the center of Navarra or the Llanada Alavesa (Basque Country). Also in Galicia and in the Tramuntana mountains in Mallorca (Balearic Islands).
There will be maritime storm in Galicia, the east of Almería and the coast of Huelva (Andalusia), with waves of up to 4 meters in the first case and between 2 and 3 meters in points on the Andalusian coast. The Canary Islands, specifically the island of Palma, are also on yellow alert due to rough seas and waves of between 4 and 5 meters.
As for the daytime temperaturess, will tend to decrease in the western half of the peninsula as a mass of cold air enters that area, while the minimum temperatures will rise in most of the Peninsula, leaving weak frosts only in the mountains and surrounding areas of the northern half of the peninsula, more intense in the Pyrenees.
Sharp drop in temperatures
Friday will be a day, again, with unstable time. The mass of cold air that entered on Thursday will move towards the east of the country and in the eastern half of the Peninsula a “sharp drop in temperatures”between 6 and 8ºC compared to the previous day, according to Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the AEMET.
The widespread rainfall will continue in the Peninsula, except in the southeast of the country. The heaviest rains, without ruling out that they may be accompanied by storms, will be recorded again in the west, especially in Galicia, southern Castilla y León, northern Extremadura, western Andalusia, as well as in the mountains of northern Aragon. and Catalonia, where snowfall is expected.
Since temperatures will drop during this day, The elevation will be between 800 and 1.00 meters in the north and center of the Peninsula. That day, “especially in the afternoon,” it could snow “in some parts of the interior of the northern half, not only in mountain areas, but at plateau points“says the spokesperson. In Andalusia, the snow level will be between 1,300 and 1,500 meters.
The most adverse day of the storm
Saturday could be the most adverse day of this winter episode. The arrival of a new and deep Atlantic stormalso accompanied by cold air, will lead to widespread rain and snowfall not only in the mountains, but “also in areas at lower altitudes,” warns Del Campo.
The storm will leave intense winds, with widespread rainfall, most abundant in Galicia, west of the Central System and large areas of eastern Andalusia, eastern Castilla-La Mancha, as well as in the north of Aragon and Catalonia. In these areas “Intense, strong and persistent” precipitation is expected, which will be “accompanied by a storm.”
The snow level will decrease throughout the day until reaching between 600 and 800 meters in the northern half, around 800 meters in the central area and around 900 to 1,200 meters in the southern half. In the mountains it may also snow in lower areas, especially in the interior of Galicia, on the northern and eastern plateau of Castilla La Mancha.
On Sunday, the storm will move away towards the north and will lose intensity. Although there will still be rain and snowfall in general, the greatest probability is that they will be less abundant than on Saturday.