He time in Spain will be conditioned in the coming days by the presence of the high-impact storm Claudia, which will mark an episode of generalized instability both in the Canary archipelago and in a good part of the peninsula, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
A cold front associated with the storm will distribute persistent rains in the west of the peninsula, where in some areas more than 100 l/m2 will fall. At the same time, Claudia will affect the Canary Islands between Wednesday and Thursday, with strong or very strong showers, accompanied by storms and intense winds.especially in the western islands.
Temporary in the Canary Islands
The AEMET predicts that Claudia’s system of fronts will reach the archipelago from Wednesday, leaving Persistent rainfall in La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera and Tenerifewith the possibility of ravine flooding and local floodingespecially on the southwestern slopes.
The rains will be accompanied by strong gusts of wind from the southwest, which could cause branches, trees or construction elements in poor condition to fall, as well as a coastal storm that will affect ports and promenades.
Instability will be more pronounced in La Palma, where very strong showers could be recorded from the early hours of Wednesday. During the afternoon and evening, the rains will extend to the rest of the western province and will continue on Thursday towards the central and eastern islands, although with less intensity.
The southwest wind will strengthen from the early hours and will reach very strong gusts on summits and midlands, shifting to the west after the passage of the front and tending to subside at the end of the day.
The storm will also affect the peninsula
On the peninsula, Claudia is deepening to the northwest, where it will remain stationary for much of the week. The first territory to be affected will be Galicia, from Tuesday afternoonwith persistent rainfall, occasionally heavy and accompanied by storms, in addition to very strong gusts of southerly wind and sea storms on the Atlantic coast. The Xunta de Galicia has already activated the orange alert due to coastal storms on the coast of Coruña and Pontevedra.
Intense gusts will extend throughout the day to the Cantabrian coast and mountain areas of the western halfwhile the rains will be especially abundant in the western half of Galicia, where they could cause river flooding and landslides.
The storm will last for the next few days and could also extend to the southern slopes of the mountain systems and west of Andalusia at the end of the week, with persistent rains and significant accumulations.
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.
Almost summer heat until this day
The arrival of the storm coincides with a meteorological week marked by a general rise in temperatures in much of Spain, which will reachn values higher than normal for these dates. The maximum temperatures will be unusually high on Wednesday: Seville and Granada will be around 28 degrees, Bilbao, Toledo, Murcia and Palma around 25, and Madrid will reach 22 degrees, between five and ten degrees above normal.
Temperatures will rise a little more on Thursday, especially at night, which may not drop below 18 degrees in the Andalusian Mediterranean and the eastern Cantabrian Sea. During the day, temperatures will exceed 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.
The arrival on Friday of a mass of cooler air will cause a sharp drop 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.