Aitorthe first High-impact autumn stormwill bring Heavy rains, strong winds and stormy seas northwest of the peninsula in the next few hours, according to the information provided on Tuesday by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
In provinces such as A Coruña and Pontevedra, it is expected that they will fall up to 80 liters per square meter in just 12 hourswhich has led to the activation of the orange alert due to significant risk in these areas. In other areas of Galicia, accumulations of 50 litres per square metre are expected in the same period.
In addition, the Strong gusts of wind, reaching between 80 and 90 km/h, have forced the activation of the yellow alert in the Galician community, in Asturias, Cantabria and large areas of Castile and León.
Thus, between Wednesday and Thursday, ‘Aitor’ will leave abundant rain in Galicia, especially in the west of this community, and the precipitation will extend to a good part of the Cantabrian communities, Castile and Leon, Extremadura and western Andalusia. The precipitation will be much more abundant than normal in the northwest, especially in the area around the Rías Baixas and the south of Galicia.
The precipitation will not affect the Mediterranean area, where it will not rain and, even, temperatures will be above normal. In this way, the AEMET has announced that In the Mediterranean area, temperatures can reach 34-35ºC in cities such as Murcia or Alicante.
Facing the weekendthe storm will retreat but after its passage a passage of cold winds in the northwestwhich will bring a cold air mass that will remain in Spain on Saturday and Sunday, so clearer skies and lower temperatures are expected at night.
On the other hand, Meteored warns that The peak of the storm will arrive between Wednesday and Thursday, when the rains will be more intense and persistent in Galicia, the Central System, the northwest of Castilla y León, the Cantabrian Sea and the south of the Pyrenees, with accumulations greater than 100 liters per square meter in some areas.