The Storm Benjaminthe second most impactful of the season, is leaving this Thursday hurricane-force winds and a strong maritime storm, with waves of up to eight meters and gusts that have reached 167 kilometers per hour in Matxitxako (Vizcaya) and 136 km/h in Valdezcaray (La Rioja).
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) maintains warnings for wind and adverse coastal phenomena in almost all of Spainexcept in Andalusia, the Canary Islands and Extremadura, with special impact on the Cantabrian façade, where the storm is being more severe.
The meteorological agency recommends “exercise caution” and consult updated notices before traveling or doing outdoor activities. The wind will also strengthen in the afternoon in the east of the peninsula and in the Mediterranean area. with the advance of the front associated with the storm,
Unstable weekend with new storms and widespread rain
A more stable day is expected on Friday, although rain will persist in the north and center of the Peninsula. The winds will decrease compared to Thursday and temperatures will rise, especially in the south, where Cities such as Huelva, Córdoba, Seville, Granada or Málaga could reach 32 to 34 degrees.
Starting on Saturday, the arrival of new Atlantic storms and the formation of a low in the Mediterranean will maintain unstable weather, with rains spread over a good part of the territory. That day, the rains will mainly affect the north and center, while on Sunday they will extend to the Cantabrian, south, eastern peninsula and Balearic Islands.
A more active front will bring heavy rain
For its part, eltiempo.es indicates that late on Friday, a much more active front will arrive in the west of the peninsula causing widespread and intense rains during the weekend, in addition to a sharp drop in temperatures due to the arrival of a cold air mass from the north.
During the madrigada and Saturday morning, the front will advance through much of the northern half of the peninsula, leaving intense rains in Castilla y León, the west of the Central system, the Cantabrian mountain range, the north of the Iberian Peninsula, Aragon and even Catalonia. According to the meteorological information portal, rainfall will continue during Saturday afternoon in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, Madrid and northern Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha.
On Sunday, the front will move south, with rains that will cover a large part of the peninsula and even the Balearic Islands.. Eltiempo.es points out that the most affected areas will be Madrid, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, northern Andalusia, interior of the Valencian Community, Murcia and Teruelwith rains that could also be heavy in the east of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
Rain accumulations could reach between 50 and 70 mm in areas of southwestern Galicia, southern Castilla y León, northern Extremadura, the eastern Cantabrian, northern Iberian and the Pyrenees.
thermal crash
The thermal drop will be notable in the north, where cCities like Huesca or Burgos will not exceed 15 degreeswhile in the Guadalquivir valley it will still reach 30 to 32 degrees, according to the AEMET forecast. Already on Sunday, a general drop in temperatures is expected, with values 3 to 5 degrees below usual in the north and more normal for the time in the south.