The AEMET warns of significant danger due to heavy rains in Catalonia and the province of Castellón

Catalonia and the province of Castellón are this Monday in orange alert due to heavy rains that could reach 50 liters per square meter in just one hour, with the possibility of intense storms and hailaccording to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Ayellow visa for Aragon and Extremadura.

The orange alert will continue in Catalonia until noon and in Castellón until 9:00 in the morning. In the north of the Tarragona coast, rainfall could accumulate up to 50 liters in one hour, and up to 150 liters in a period of twelve hourswhich is also expected in the prelittoral and southern area of ​​the coast.

For its part, in the northern interior and northern coast of Castellónrains of up to 40 liters per square meter are expected in one hour, although they will be irregular and nearby towns could have very different accumulations. In twelve hours, in some areas of Castellón, as well as on the coast and pre-coastal of Barcelona, ​​it is expected that the Accumulation reaches up to 100 liters per square meter.

Besides, The north of Cáceres and Bajo Aragón in Teruel are on alert due to intense rainsalthough the risk level in these areas is lower, yellow.

The AEMET predicts locally strong and/or persistent showers and storms on the coasts and pre-coastal areas of Catalonia and northern Levante for this Monday, without ruling them out in the late hours in Huesca.

Specifically in the Valencian Community, the most affected by DANA, stormy showers are expected in Castellón, Valencia and north of Alicante during the first half of the day that could be locally strong or very strong, and persistent in Castellón and on the northern coast. from Valencia.

On the other hand, a frontal system that also approaches the west of the peninsula will leave rains in Galicia, the western end of Andalusia, the west of Castilla y León and Extremaduraas well as in the western Central system. In the north of Extremadura, these precipitations could be particularly persistent.

In addition, Showers and storms are expected to continue in the north of the peninsular Mediterranean area, Navarra and Aragon, with the probability of scattered rains in parts of the southeast, the Strait and the Balearic Islands. In the Canary Islands, some light rainfall is possible on the mountainous islands during the afternoon.

In terms of temperatures, maximum temperatures will decrease in the western third of the peninsula and rise in the eastern part of Andalusia, while in the rest of the country few changes are expected, including minimum temperatures.