The fresh days that have marked the beginning of the week have the hours counted. As of this Thursday, it will be imposed, in general, stable, with rising temperatures in much of Spain. Own values of the end of September or even higher than usual, exceeding 32 ºC in areas of the southern peninsular.
However, stability will not last long. Sunday is expected that Hurricane Gabrielle, already turned into storm, arrives at the Peninsulawhich could cause poor state of the sea, intense winds and rains.
Thursday will be marked by the Precipitation that will be locally strong in coastlines of Catalonia, with Barcelona in notice for rains up to 20 per square meter (L/m2)according to the forecast of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet). Occasional showers are also probable in Mallorca and Menorca, which can be locally strong.
For the day, the maximum temperatures will be higher, especially in the south, where the 30 ºC will be exceeded in the Guadalquivir Valley.
The summer of San Miguel arrives
Already on Friday, the thermal ascent will be generalized, with maximums that will exceed 32ºC at points of Andalusia and inside the Valencian Community. In the center and half south of the Peninsula they will be touched or exceeded 25ºC. The storms will tend to refer, although they could reappear in isolation in the east.
On Saturday, temperatures will be higher, especially in the East and Balearic Islands, with more than 28ºC in the center and half south and with more 32ºC in the Guadalquivir and in points of the southeast. In addition, some rains are expected in Galicia and showers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
Hurricane ‘Gabrielle’
From Sunday, the situation could change significantly with the arrival of a deep storm associated with the hurricane ‘Gabrielle’, currently in the Atlantic. Although the tropical cyclone will lose strength and cease to be a hurricane upon reaching the surroundings of the Azores, it is expected to reach the peninsula and transform into extroatropical storms.
Eltiempo.es indicates that ‘Gabrielle’ is still a hurricane of category 3, but already shows signs of weakening, such as the disappearance of his eye in satellite images. The passage over colder waters will contribute to its transition on Borrasca, although they could maintain some intensity thanks to the interaction with a trough.
The exact torrasca route is not yet defined, but there are two possible scenarioss. The first contemplates that Borrasca could get closer to the north and would enter the Peninsula from the Portuguese coast. The second, a displacement towards the Gulf of Cádiz, where it would tend to dissipate progressively.
As for the effects I could have, Eltiempo.es advances that, If the scenario of entering the Peninsula is fulfilled, the system would be “even more active”, so there would be some “stronger” rain and gusts in many more areas of the country. If on the contrary, the scenario is fulfilled to the Southeast-South, the rains would be restricted to Portugal and areas of the Southwest Spanish.