The arrival of astronomical spring, which will occur next Thursday, March 20, will be marked by a Episode of heavy rains in much of Spain. The BORRASCA LAURENCE will remain until Tuesday, leaving generalized rainfall, which will be abundant in Andalusia, around the central system and areas of the Mediterranean areaaccording to the prediction of the spokesman of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), Rubén del Campo. Although on Wednesday a slight truce is expected, New Atlantic storms will bring more rains from Thursday, with accumulated that could exceed 200 mm in some areas.
Laurence leaves on Monday notices for rains, snowfall, storms, coastal phenomena and thaws, as well as fogs and minimal temperatures. As explained by the field, the snow level has begun on the day, but throughout the day it will rise from about 700 meters to about 1,400 meters as the warm air into the peninsula is entering and replacing the cold. By zones, It will rain in much of the center and south of the Peninsula, and it is not ruled out that it also does it in the Balearic Islands.
In Western Andalusia, these showers will be strong and persistent and will be accompanied by storms in the provinces ofHuelva, Sevilla and Cádiz. In the environment of the central system, In the north of the province of Cáceres, in the south of Ávila and in the Sierra de Guadarramaabundant rainfall They will melt the accumulated snow over the weekend and the channels of the area can experience important floodswarns the Aemet spokesman. In the Canary Islands, a front associated with Laurence could leave rainfall in the Western Islands, although the most prominent in the archipelago will be the waves, with waves that will reach between five and six meters high.
He Tuesdaystorm will enter the peninsula ACompany of a flow of wet winds from the Mediterranean. This situation will cause generalized rains in much of the peninsular territory and the Balearic Islands, with the exception of the northern third, where rainfall will be less significant. The rains will be especially abundant in the peninsular center, with special incidence in the environment of the central system, where It will be necessary to monitor the river channels. Intense rainfall is also foreseen inside and south of Andalusia, as well as in the Mediterranean area, with greater accumulation in the provinces of Valencia, Castellón and the south of Tarragona. In the Canary Islands, the most mountainous islands can register showers.
The wind will be another of the protagonists of the day, with very strong gusts at the ends of the Peninsula, especially affecting areas of the northeast and the southwest. Temperatures will experience a notable ascent, especially during the night, which will cause the almost total disappearance of frost. Even so, the atmosphere will remain cold in the daytime hours, with maximums that will barely reach 10-12 ° C in the peninsular interior. In the coastal areas of the Cantabrian and the Mediterranean, The values will be softer, around 18-20 ° C. The snow level will be at high levels, between 1,600 and 1,800 meters, limiting the snowfall to mountain areas.
Wednesday will be a transition day, although the showers will persist in Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Aragon. However, a front associated with a new Atlantic storm will begin to affect west of the Peninsula, with rains in Galicia, Castilla y León, Extremadura and Andalusia. According to eltiempo.es, The new storm will not touch land, but its fronts will continue to send rainfall to a large part of the country. Accumulated between 150 and 190 mm in western Galicia and the southern slope of the central system, while in the west of Andalusia they could exceed 100 mm. In the center and northeast peninsular, the rains will range between 40 and 60 mm.
Temperatures will experience remarkable ascent, with values that They will exceed 15 ° C in large areas of the country and reach between 20 and 22 ° C in the Cantabrian, the Guadalquivir Valley and the South of Andalusia. In addition, in the Canary Islands weak to moderate showers are expected in the islands of greater relief.
As of Thursday, the advance of the new fronts associated with the new storm will bring generalized rainfall in the Peninsula, except in the southeast end. The rains will be especially intense in southern Galicia, the Central and Andalusian Western System, while in the Balearic Islands do not expect rainfall. Looking ahead to the weekend, the employer will remain with abundant rains in the west peninsular and less probability of rainfall in the Mediterranean and BaleareS, although on Friday rains could be recorded in Catalonia. In the Canary Islands, the north of the islands of greatest relief will continue with the possibility of showers.