The arrival of a trough coming from the Atlantic has put an end to the recent heat wave in Spain by favoring the arrival of a cooler air mass. This change in weather has not only caused a drop in temperatures, but also an increase in atmospheric instabilitywith rains and storms in many areas over the next few days, a situation that could intensify and last until weekend.
Warnings for heat, rain and wind
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) activated this Wednesday high temperature warnings in Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia and the Canary Islands. Furthermore, it has issued alerts for heavy rain and storms in the Teruel regions of Gúdar and Maestrazgo, as well as in the northern interior of the province of Castellón.
The most significant warning is orange level in Gran Canaria, where temperatures can reach 37 degrees in the east, south and west of the island. Yellow heat warnings also remain active in La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife.
The Canary Islands will also be one of the communities most affected by the wind and surf. Gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour and strong waves in Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife. Lanzarote is also under a wind warning.
On the Peninsula, heat warnings are concentrated in the Malaga region of Sol and Guadalhorce, La Mancha in Albacete and the Serranía de Cuenca, the Ribera del Ebro in Zaragoza, the central depression of Lleida and the Ampurdán, in Girona. In the Balearic Islands, the interior of Mallorca remains under a yellow warning due to temperatures that will reach 36 degrees.
Looking ahead to Thursday, eltiempo.es indicates that the trough could intensify over the northeast of the peninsula, favoring stronger storms in Aragon, the north of the Valencian Community and, especially, Catalonia. In addition, temperatures will begin to drop more generally, especially in the north, a trend that will spread to the rest of the country heading into the weekend.
Weather for the weekend: storms in these communities
Precisely during the weekendMeteored anticipates a new episode of instability due to the arrival of a trough that will cross the Peninsula. During Friday afternoon, isolated storms will form in the Pyrenees, the interior of the eastern peninsula and the eastern mountains of Andalusia, with the possibility of leaving heavy rain, hail and strong gusts of wind.
He Saturday It will be the most adverse day, with locally strong storms accompanied by intense rains, hail and strong gusts of wind, especially in Navarra, La Rioja, Aragón, Catalonia, inland of the Valencian Community, northwest of the Region of Murcia and east of Castilla-La Mancha. Although the evolution of the trough still presents uncertainty, it could also be recorded heavy downpours in Asturias.
For Sunday, the storms will tend to concentrate in the north and northeast of the peninsula, with a greater probability of affecting Aragon, Catalonia, the north of the Valencian Community, Cantabria and Asturias, although to a lesser extent than on Saturday. Even so, they could continue to leave intense showers, hailstorms and strong gusts of wind.