This week we look closely towards the Atlantic, where large and powerful storms have been forming in recent days. The Hermini storma, which is already affecting the northwest of the peninsula with red warnings in Galicia, will continue to impact during the beginning of the week. However, It will not be the only one: another storm of notable intensity will arrive on Wednesday that will once again put several communities on alert.
All of Spain, except Navarra and the Canary Islands, has warnings this Monday due to the strong storm of rain, wind, snow and rough seas, reports the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on its website. The most significant will be the entry of a colder polar maritime air mass during the second half of the daywhich will lower the snow level to around 800-1,000 m in the northwest quadrant and to 1,200-1,400 m in the Pyrenees, Iberian system and Central system, with significant accumulations being possible.
Red alert in Galicia
Galicia has activated the red level in the provinces of A Coruña and Pontevedra by sea combined from the northwest with waves of 8 to 10 meters temporarily increasing from 10 to 12 meters, while in Lugo the warning is orange for winds from the west or southwest of 62 to 74 km/h (force 8), occasionally 75 to 88 km/h offshore (force 9), and waves increasing to 5 to 7 meters. Likewise, Meteorology warns that in Lugo and Ourense there is a yellow alert due to snow that will accumulate 10 centimeters in 24 hours above 1,000 meters and a warning, also yellow, throughout the community, except Ourense, for wind gusts of up to 80km/h.
Orange and yellow warnings for wind, sea storms and rain
Asturias, Basque Country and Cantabria They are in orange due to strong storms with combined seas from the northwest with waves of 5/6 meters rising to 8 meters, and yellow level in Cantabria and the Basque Country due to maximum wind gusts that will range between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour. The Valencian Communitya is on orange alert due to gusts maximums that will rise to 100/90 km/h in Castellón and Valenciawhile the Murcia Region has an orange warning for southwest coastal winds of 60 to 75 km/h (force 8) and waves of 3 to 4 meters at points of Mazarrón, Cartagena, Guadalentín valley, Lorca and Águilas.
In Andalusia Herminia will hit with more intensity in Almeríaon orange alert, for maximum wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and for coastal winds from the west and southwest of 60 to 75 km/h (force 8) and waves of 3 to 4 meters; In the rest of the provinces, except Huelva, the yellow alert is maintained for rain, wind or rough seas. The province of Teruel (Aragón) has an orange warning for southwest winds with maximum gusts of 100 km/h and in the rest of the community there is a yellow warning for rain, 15 liters in one hour or 60 liters in 12 hours, and for winds of 80 km/h.
All of Castilla y León, in yellow due to snow
All of Castilla y León is in yellow due to snowfall, except Valladolid, which They will leave between 2-10 centimeters in 24 hours from 1,000-1,100 meters and yellow alert for maximum wind gusts between 70-90 km/h. The rain will affect the provinces of Ávila, León, Palencia and Salamanca, with accumulations between 60-40 liters in 12 hours or 15 liters in one hour.
Castile-La Manchafor its part, has orange level in Albacete due to gusts of wind that will rise to 90-100 km/h in areas of Alcaraz, Segura and La Manchaand yellow alert in Toledo for rains of up to 40 liters in 12 hours. In the rest of the community, also at the yellow level, the wind will blow between 70/80 kilometers per hour. The Community of Madrid is in yellow due to snow in the mountains that will leave 8 centimeters in 24 hours above 1,100 meters in the Somosierra area and due to strong gusts of wind between 70-80km/h throughout the community. Finally, in La Rioja, Extremadura, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands there is a yellow alert due to strong wind, rain or rough seas.
New storm starting Wednesday
After the passage of Herminia, a new storm will arrive that between Wednesday and Friday will leave rainfall from west to east, which will arrive with greater force in the Mediterranean area, reports eltiempo.es. Although this storm is smaller than the previous onewill get closer to the Cantabrian coast, where the wind and strong waves will once again be protagonists.