The arrival of a New trough from the Atlantic will leave a weekend marked by heavy rains, strong storms. The heat will say goodbye to the north on Sunday with a temperatures plummet by up to 15 degrees.
This Saturday a total of Ten provinces are on alert for heat, rain and storms, According to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the rain alert in Huesca (Aragon) will reach orange level (important) from 2:00 p.m.
Heat warnings will be in effect in Córdoba, Huelva, Jaén and Seville (Andalusia); Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza (Aragon); and Girona (Catalonia). In addition, there will be Warning for rain and storms in Zaragoza, Teruel and Huesca (where the warning for rain will be orange); Lleida (Catalonia); and the Navarrese Pyrenees.
Meteorology predicts the passage of a front in the north of the peninsula which will leave overcast skies with precipitation that will move from west to east affecting Galicia, Cantabrian area and upper Ebroalthough it is not ruled out that they may reach nearby areas. In Galicia, the skies will tend to be slightly cloudy throughout the day.
In turn, low cloudiness is expected in the morning that will affect areas in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, and, in the afternoon, cloudiness will develop in the centre and interior of the eastern third. This will be more abundant in the northeast, where cloudiness is expected. Showers accompanied by thunderstorms in large areas of Navarra, Aragon and western Cataloniawithout ruling out nearby areas or mountains in the southeast.
These showers They will reach strong levels and will be accompanied by hail in the central and western Pyrenees, with the probability of reaching very strong levels in Huesca. In turn, they will also be very likely in areas of eastern Iberia.
Maximum temperatures will fall in the northwest of the peninsula, but will rise in the Gulf of Cadiz, the eastern Cantabrian Sea, the upper Ebro and inland areas of the Valencian Community; in the rest there will be few changes; they will exceed 35 ºC in large areas of the southern half and valleys of the northeast of the peninsula, as well as in Ampurdán; they will exceed 38-40 ºC in the Guadalquivir and occasionally in the Ebro. Minimum temperatures will fall in Galicia, the Canary Islands and the southeast of the peninsula, with increases predominating in the rest. The provincial capitals that will record the highest values will be Córdoba and Zaragoza with 39ºC; Seville with 38ºC; and Granada, Jaén, Murcia and Toledo with 37ºC.
On Sunday, cloudy skies will predominate in the extreme north of the peninsula, with light rainfall from the early hours in the Cantabrian area. These will be more intense and in the form of showers in the western Pyrenees area, although they may become heavy. There will also be abundant cloudiness in the east of the peninsula, with possible light rainfall from the early hours in the south of Valencia.
In the afternoon, there will be more intense showers and storms that will affect large areas of the eastern third. In this sense, it is not ruled out that these They may become locally strong and may cause hail in the east of Castilla-La Mancha, eastern Iberia and surrounding areas, as well as in Catalonia.. Likewise, the occasional shower or storm is not ruled out in the mountains of the central peninsula or at the end of the day in Balearics.
As regards thermometers, AEMET foresees a sharp drop in maximum temperatures in much of the northeastern half of the peninsula and northern Balearic Islandss, with increases in the south of Galicia. The drop will be 15 degrees in Vitoria (which will go from 35 degrees on Saturday to 20 on Sunday), 12 in Burgos (from 34 to 22), Logroño (from 36 to 25), Pamplona (from 34 to 23), Soria (from 34 to 26), Palencia (from 33 to 26) and Oviedo (from 27 to 21).