The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has named this Monday the Claudia to a new storm “with great impact”which will cause strong winds and intense rainfall in the Canary Islands and will also affect the west of the peninsula from Wednesday.
The arrival of the storm coincides with a meteorological week marked by a general rise in temperatures in much of Spain, which will reach higher than normal values for these dates, with more than 28 degrees in Seville and Granada.
The spokesperson for the AEMET, Rubén del Campo. has indicated that throughout the week the temperatures will rise and that, in the middle, “they will be clearly higher than normal for the time of year in much of the country”, although Towards the end of the week a sharp drop in temperature is expected.
During the first days of the week, Galicia and nearby areas will register recurrent rains, accompanied by intense gusts of wind. On Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, Storm Claudia will leave abundant rains in the Canary Islands, which could be very strong locally and generate an adverse situation. On the peninsula, significant accumulations are also expected in Galicia and the west of the peninsula.
This Tuesday they are expected heavy rains in Galicia and in parts of Asturias and León, as well as in the western Canary Islands. There will be morning fog banks on the plateau and very strong gusts of southerly wind in the northern third. The maritime storm in Galicia could leave waves of more than six meters.
The southerly winds are temperate, so temperatures will rise. Temperatures will exceed 20 degrees in the Cantabrian Sea, in the Mediterranean area and in large areas of Andalusia. Murcia and Granada will be around 25 degrees.
Intense rains in the Canary Islands and Galicia
Claudia will reach the Canary Islands on Wednesdayleaving locally very strong showers and storms in the western islands. On the peninsula the rains will be limited to Galicia, where they may be persistent and with notable accumulations, and to the west of Asturias, Castilla y León and Extremadura, without ruling out some rain in the province of Huelva.
Highs will be unusually high: Seville and Granada will be around 28 degrees, Bilbao, Toledo, Murcia and Palma will be around 25, and Madrid will reach 22 degrees.between five and ten degrees above normal.
Almost summer heat and rain in the west
On Thursday, heavy showers will persist in the Canary Islands, while on the peninsula it will rain heavily in western Galicia. The rainfall will spread, although not with such intensity, to the rest of the Galician community, Asturias and to the west of Castilla y León, Extremadura and Andalusia.
Temperatures will rise a little more, especially at night, which could not drop below 18 degrees in the Andalusian Mediterranean and the eastern Cantabrian Sea. During the day, the 25 degrees in cities such as Bilbao, San Sebastián, Cádiz, Murcia or Ciudad Real, while Seville and Granada will be around 28 to 30 degrees and Melilla could reach 32.
Cold air arrives and temperatures drop
The arrival of a cooler air mass on Friday will cause a marked decrease in temperatures, which will remain at values more typical of November, although they will still be high in the extreme north of the peninsula and in the Mediterranean area.
The rains will spread across the west and center of the territory, a situation that could continue during the weekend, while in the Canary Islands the weather will tend to stabilize.