Storm Aitor, the first major storm of the 2024-2025 seasonwill leave from this Wednesday a strong storm with strong winds, heavy rains and intense waves. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated the alert in seven communities due to strong gusts of wind winds up to 80 km/hmaritime storm and heavy rains that will accumulate in Galicia up to 80 liters per square meter in 12 hours.
Seven communities on alert
Galicia is under orange warning for heavy rains in A Coruña and Pontevedra with an accumulated rainfall of 80 liters in 12 hours. In the rest of the community there is a yellow alert for rain, waves and maximum wind gusts between 80-90 km/h, in elevated and exposed areas. In Asturias There is a yellow level due to rains that will leave 40 liters in 12 hours in southwestern areas and due to southwesterly winds with gusts of 90 km/h in the Cordillera and Picos de Europa.
Castile and Leon has put the provinces of on yellow alert Burgos, Leon, Palencia and Zamora due to gusts of wind between 70-80 km/h. There is also a yellow warning in León and Zamora for rainfall of 40 liters in 12 hours. The communities of Cantabria, the Basque Country and La Rioja They have yellow level due to maximum gusts of southwesterly winds that will range between 70-90 km/h; In the Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera They continue with a yellow warning for southwest winds with intervals of 40 to 50 km/h.
Where will it rain the most?
The heaviest rains will be concentrated in Galiciaespecially in mountainous areas of the western interior of that community, where they may be accompanied by storms and also, due to the orographic enhancement effect, accumulate amounts greater than 80 mm in 12 hours. Rainfall is also expected significant accumulations in mountain areas of northwestern Castile and León and southwestern Asturias.
Rain will be less likely the further southeast you go and They could appear weakly in areas of southern Extremadura, the west and north of Castilla-La Mancha, the middle Ebro and the interior of Catalonia.
The other significant phenomenon during the day will be the intensification of the wind, with strong intervals in much of the northwest quadrant of the peninsula, and Very strong gusts are likely around high areas of the interior and northern coast of Galicia, as well as in a large part of the Cantabrian mountain range and the north of the Iberian system.. Associated with the intensification of the wind, a worsening of the state of the sea is expected, with maritime storms that will affect a large part of the Galician coast.
Rising temperatures
As regards temperatures, an increase is expected in almost all of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with minimum temperatures being more pronounced in the eastern half of the peninsula and maximum temperatures on the Cantabrian coast, Ampurdán and in central areas. In fact, this rise could be significant in the northern plateau. At the same time, light frosts could occur on the peaks of the Pyrenees.
The provincial capitals that will record the highest values will be Valencia with 33ºC; Malaga and Murcia with 31ºC; and Alicante with 30ºC..
Forecast for Thursday
During the Thursdayit is expected that The rainfall will continue to be persistent in much of Galicia and the area around the westernmost Cantabrian mountain rangemoving throughout the day, while losing intensity, to the rest of the Atlantic slope of the peninsula and the Pyrenees area, except on the southern slope of the western Pyrenees, where rainfall may be more intense and persistent.
That day, theVery strong gusts of wind will extend to a large part of the northwest quadrant and the Iberian systemwith strong intervals affecting the rest of the interior of the peninsula. In turn, The maritime storm will move to a large part of the Cantabrian coastimproving the situation on the western coast of Galicia.
Thermometers plummet over the weekend
From the Fridaywith the departure of the storm Aitor and the approach of an anticyclone from the Atlantic, The situation will tend to stabilize in much of the countryexcept for the Cantabrian coast, where rainfall will continue. Despite this, a general drop in temperatures is expected.
Winds will begin to arrive from the northwest and the north, which will carry a colder air masswhich will remain stagnant on the peninsula for Saturday and SundayThe weather will be cold for this time of year and we may even see the first frosts in mountain or moorland areas in the interior of the peninsula. Cities such as Ávila, Segovia, Soria, Teruel and Vitoria could see temperatures drop to between two and four degrees.