The weather in Spain this week will be marked by the arrival of new Atlantic fronts that will leave heavy rains in several areas of the country. The activity will be especially notable from mid-week, and once again, the most affected communities will be those in the west of the peninsula.
This Monday, the front that reached Galicia late on Sunday will advance towards the interior of the peninsula, although it will lose intensity as the hours go by. Even so, it will leave rains in Galicia, Cantabrian Sea, western Castilla y León and northern Extremadura, according to the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
Night temperatures will rise clearlydue to greater cloudiness and wind, which will prevent the formation of frost. On the other hand, the daytime weather will barely vary and the frosts will be restricted to isolated points in the interior, such as Teruel, where it could be around 0 degrees.
The day will also be marked by the yellow alert in Galicia due to waves. Specifically, the warning will be activated in A Coruña by combined sea from the west or northwest, with waves of four to five meters, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
A storm will come off Portugal
During the Tuesday and Wednesday, the arrival of new fronts associated with Atlantic storms is expected, that will leave rain in the western third of the peninsula, especially in Galicia, western Castilla y León, Extremadura and western Andalusia.
According to Meteored experts, a storm will occur off the west of the peninsula, sending a succession of fronts and a very soft air mass. The European model aims to Galicia will be the epicenter of the rainswhere they could accumulate more than 200 l/m² in the Rías Baixas and points in the southwest of A Coruña.
In the second half of Tuesday, a cold front will penetrate the northwest of the peninsula. From Meteored they indicate that they expect heavy rains“with accumulated values greater than 30 l/m2 in 24 hours in the western half of the provinces of A Coruña, Pontevedra and Lugo.” In the rest of the country there will be stable weather, with some light rains in the west of Extremadura and the Cantabrian Mountains.
between the Wednesday and Thursday, Precipitation will continue to beabundant and intense in Galicia, although the fronts will not enter the Peninsula.
On Friday, the rains will extend to more regions
From FridaylThe rains will spread across Extremadura, the western half of Andalusia, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha and Asturias, even reaching the Community of Madrid. In areas of the Central System and the mountains of western Andalusia, the accumulated levels could exceed 100 l/m² at the end of the week.
Temperate environment and arrival of Saharan dust
He environment will be temperate by south-southwest winds. According to the meteorological portal, lThe minimum temperatures will range between 5 and 8 ºC in the interior and more than 15 ºC in Galicia, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, while the maximum temperatures will reach between 20 and 23 ºC, even reaching 26 ºC in Andalusia.. An advection of suspended dust towards the Mediterranean is also expected, which could cloud the sky.