The episode of adverse weather that began with the arrival of Storm Regina, the seventeenth of the season, there will be no respite for the next few days.
Although the system named by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) tends to move, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated warnings regarding the formation of a new DANA which will be located in the vicinity of the Peninsula. This pocket of cold air at altitude will act as an engine of instability, generating a flow of humid winds that will leave widespread showers in much of the territory.
The AEMET has explained that Saturday is the most complicated day, especially in the Mediterranean area. The uncertainty The exact trajectory of DANA is high, but the models suggest that the most significant accumulations will be recorded on the Mediterranean coast and in the south of Andalusia.
The agency has detailed that heavy showers are expected in the Mediterranean area and southern Andalusia, but they may also occur, without being able to specify the areas yetin other parts of the eastern peninsula and in the Balearic Islands.
Persistent precipitation and thermal decline in the north
The Mediterranean arc will be one of the spotlights throughout the weekend. In communities like Valencian Community and Cataloniathe rains will not only be frequent, but could reach notable intensities.
In fact, the records of the AEMET have already reflected the impact of Regina in points such as pinet (Valencia), where the 70 liters per square meter in just twelve hours during the passage of the storm.
Storms could be accompanied by hail and gusts very strong of wind, which would complicate road traffic. The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has already asked drivers for caution in Asturias, where up to 80 liters per square meter could accumulate in mountain areas.
The panorama is completed with the presence of the snow and a general decrease in daytime temperatures. While on Friday the rains will affect almost any point on the Peninsula and the Balearic Islandsthe snow level will experience a notable decrease.
In the northwest of the peninsula, precipitation in the form of snow will appear from the 1,300 to 1,500 meterswith copious accumulations expected in the Cantabrian Mountains.
This thermal drop will accentuate the feeling of rough weather, although night temperatures will remain the same. no big changes.
For Sunday, the AEMET predicts that the instability will subside slightly, although the northern third will continue under the influence of overcast skies and scattered showers, ending a week marked by the return of winter in the middle of March.