The arrival of a DANA to the peninsula keeps eight communities on alert for heavy rain, waves, wind or snow. The Mediterranean areas, especially the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and the Valencian Community, have activated orange alertsmainly due to coastal phenomena and heavy rainfall, which could reach up to 40 liters per square meter in one hour.
In the Balearic Islands, The islands of Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca are under orange noticewith a significant risk of rain that will reach 40 liters per square meter in one hour or 100 liters in 12 hours. Storms are also expected, and Menorca remains at yellow level with rainfall of 20 liters per hour, as well as northerly winds of between 50 and 60 km/h and waves of up to 3 meters.
In Catalonia, Girona has issued an orange alert for adverse maritime conditions, with winds of up to 70 km/h and waves that could reach up to 7 meters. The provinces of Barcelona and Tarragona are on yellow alert due to storms and rains that will leave about 20 liters per square meter in one hour.
The Valencian Community has activated the orange alert in Valencia and Alicanteespecially in coastal areas, due to intense rainfall of up to 40 liters per hour and the possibility of storms. The alert in this region is expected from 9:00 p.m. Castellon It maintains a yellow warning due to rain that could leave 20 liters in one hour. In Murciayellow level is expected in the Guadalentín valley, Lorca, Águilas, Campo de Cartagena and Mazarrón, with rains of 20 liters per hour and storms.
Asturias There is a yellow alert for snow in the Cordillera and Picos de Europa, with accumulations of up to 5 cm above 1,100 meters. In Castile and Leónit is expected snow in the Cantabrian mountain range in León and Palenciafrom 1,200 meters altitude. Aragón is on yellow alert due to winds that will reach up to 70 km/h on the banks of the Ebro, while in Galicia, A Coruña will experience adverse coastal phenomena below the yellow level.
Collapse of temperatures
Temperatures will drop across the board, notably in the Pyrenees, while in the southern third of the peninsula they will only drop slightly. Weak frosts are expected in the main mountainous areas of the north, with greater intensity in the Pyrenees. The highest temperatures will be recorded in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 26 ºC, followed by Huelva with 23 ºC, and Alicante, Cádiz, Málaga, Murcia and Seville with 22 ºC.
Where is it going to rain on Wednesday?
On Wednesday, the most pronounced instability will be recorded in the Balearic Islands, east, south and center of the peninsula with heavy or very strong and persistent rainfall in the Balearic Islands, the Levant area and southern Andalusia. The thermal drop will persist, more pronounced in the southern half, with a cold, almost winter-like environment and frost in mountain areas, moors in the center and east of the peninsula. The snow level will be between 800 to 1,000 meters in the mountains of the North and East of the peninsula in the early hours and around 1,200 to 1,500 meters in the Cantabrian mountain range of the Pyrenees, where it may be copious with accumulations of 10 cm of snow or more throughout the day.