The arrival of a storm and a new DANA activates the alerts

First week of September with heavy rain and storms in Spain. The precipitation will continue to affect the north of the Peninsula during the beginning of the week, influenced by a new storm that will also reach areas of the east from Wednesday, according to Luis Bañón Pereirín, spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Temperatures will drop, although in the south of the Peninsula they could still reach 35ºC. For its part, eltiempo.es warns that a DANA could occur between Thursday and Friday.

Bañón has advanced the arrival of a New storm from the Atlanticwhose cold front is already affecting the northern third of the peninsula with rain. In the afternoon, storms will develop in the eastern interior of the peninsula, which will intensify in the afternoon and extend to the northeast and the Balearic Islands, with the possibility of being strong and persisting until the evening. In the Canary Islands, there will be intervals of low clouds in the north with probable light rain, while in the rest of the country stable weather will prevail.. Daytime temperatures will drop significantly in the northwest of the peninsulawhile temperatures will rise in the centre and northeast, reaching 34ºC in the Guadalquivir valley. Trade winds will blow in the Canary Islands and light winds in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, stronger on the coasts.

He Tuesdaythe Atlantic storm will intensify its influence on the Peninsula, so it is expected showers and thunderstorms in the northeast quadrant of the peninsula, which could be strong and accompanied by hail. Temperatures will drop in much of the country, especially in the northern third, while in the south they will reach 34ºC. The winds will be weak in general, but stronger on the Galician coast and trade winds in the Canary Islands. During the day of the Wednesdaythe storm centred on the British Isles, will extend its radius of action towards the north, so there will be atmospheric instability in large areas of the north, east and southeast of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with showers and storms from the early hours. Temperatures will tend to fall, except in the extreme west of the peninsula, where they will rise, and strong winds could blow in Galicia, Ampurdán and the Canary Islands.

For Thursday, the AEMET spokesperson admitted that there is uncertainty regarding the position and extent of the storm, but he pointed out that it is most likely that atmospheric instability will decrease that day. The rainfall would be concentrated only in the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Coast and some areas in the east of the peninsula.with cool temperatures in the northeast. Strong winds could also blow along part of the Galician coast, the Ampurdán and the Canary Islands.

Weather forecast for the weekend

He Fridaythe storm will move towards the Cantabrian Sea, mainly affecting the northern third of the peninsula with heavy rainfalls. During the Saturday, The rains could be very intense in the northeast, but on Sunday they will be limited to the Pyrenees. Temperatures will drop on Saturday and rise on Sunday.

For the week of September 9-16, Bañón anticipates that Thermometers will show values ​​below normal for the time of year, except in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, where temperatures will be close to normal or even higher. Precipitation is expected to be higher than usual in the northwest and the Cantabrian coast, while in the rest of the country it is expected to be normal or lower.

Up to 150 l/m2 in Huesca, Lérida and Navarra

Eltiempo.es warns that the accumulated rainfall could exceed 150 l/m2 in parts of Huesca, Lérida and the north of Navarra until Sunday, with more than 100 l/m2 in many areas of the northeast. Maximum temperatures will be below normal, with anomalies of up to -12ºC in the north of the peninsula on Wednesday, and many parts of the north will not reach 30ºC. For the weekend, temperatures will continue to drop.