The arrival of a front associated with Storm Bruna, located west of the Peninsulawill leave this Sunday, November 8, a day marked by meteorological instability. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) predicts heavy rains accompanied by storms in several areas of the country, especially during the last hours of the day, when the rainfall will gain intensity in the west of the peninsula.
The episode will be especially significant in western Andalusia, Extremadura, the Montes de Toledo and the Central systemwhere important accumulations are expected. The situation will also be adverse in Galicia and the Cantabrian mountain range. In the Canary Islands, the forecast points to an even more complicated scenario, with widespread, strong and even very strong showers and storms, which could be persistent and accompanied by hail on the mountainous islands.
The wind will be another of the protagonists of the day. The AEMET warns of very strong gusts, exceeding 70-90 kilometers per hourin different parts of the territory, including the Canary Islands, the Galician coastlines, the northern mountains and the area around the Gulf of Cádiz and the Strait.
Storm Bruna will leave heavy rains and storms in the western peninsula and the Canary Islands
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The front will advance over the Peninsula throughout the day and will cause a progressive increase in cloudiness. Cloudy or overcast skies will predominate, although the most important rainfall will arrive in the later hours. During the afternoon, light rains will be likely in the western third, before the passage of the front gives rise to episodes of heavy rain and storms.
The areas with the highest risk of significant accumulations will be Western Andalusia, Extremadura, the Montes de Toledo and the Central system, where the AEMET expects the most significant rainfall. Significant rains are also expected in Galicia and the Cantabrian mountain range.. The eastern half of the peninsula will remain, in principle, untouched by this episode, although some isolated showers could occur on the northeastern coasts.
In the Canary Islands, the scenario will be more adverse. The front will leave overcast skies and widespread, strong and locally very strong storms, with the possibility of persistent rainfall accompanied by hail on the mountainous islands.
In the Balearic Islands, slightly cloudy skies will initially predominate, although they will tend to become cloudy at the end of the day and some light showers may be recorded. Also Morning mists and fogs will be probable in areas of the northern plateau, Alborán and the northern and eastern thirds peninsular.
Wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and temperatures: Seville will reach 28 degrees
The wind will blow from light to moderate, mainly from the south and east in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. However, Strong intervals and very strong gusts are expected in the Strait and the coasts of the Gulf of Cádiz. Starting in the afternoon, the wind will also gain intensity in Galicia and the northern mountains. In the Canary Islands, winds from the south and southwest will predominate, with the possibility of exceeding 70-90 kilometers per hour.
As for temperatures, the maximum temperatures will rise in the northeast quadrant of the peninsula, the northern coasts and the eastern Canary Islands. On the contrary, they will decrease in Andalusia and the rest of the Canary archipelago. The minimum temperatures will increase slightly or moderately in much of the country, except in the east and southeast, where they will barely change. Light frosts are expected in the Pyrenees.
Seville and Santa Cruz de Tenerife will reach 28 and 29 degreesrespectively, while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will reach 28. Huelva will register 25 degrees and Córdoba and Jaén, 25. In the north, Bilbao and Santander will reach 21 degrees, while Oviedo will remain at 20. Madrid will have a maximum of 16 degrees, with a minimum of eight, and Ávila will be one of the coldest capitals, with a maximum of 15 degrees and a minimum of three.