The extensive and deep storm Nelson, named after the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), will mark the time for both this Wednesday and the next few days. It will induce a southwesterly flow over the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands that will transport a warmer air mass and the passage of successive Atlantic fronts that will leave cloudy skies and widespread rainfall. This Wednesday Nelson maintains The warnings have been activated throughout Spain, except for the Foral Community of Navarradue to wind gusts of up to 90-100 km/h, rain that will accumulate up to 40 liters in 12 hours, strong waves or snowfall.
Andalusia There is an orange warning in the province of Almería due to wind gusts of 90 km/h and strong waves and in Granada, due to adverse coastal phenomena. In the rest of the provinces there is a yellow alert for wind, waves and also for rain in Granada. In Castilla la Mancha There is only orange level in Albacete due to maximum gusts of 90 km/h with wind from the west and southwest, more likely on summits. In the rest of the provinces there is a yellow alert for rain, snow or wind of up to 70 km/h.
Galicia It continues with an orange level along the entire coast by combined sea from the west or northwest of 5 or 6 meters, increasing in the afternoon to 6 or 7 meters and wind from the southwest of 50 to 61 km/h (force 7), increasing to 62 to 74 km/h (force 8) starting at noon. In the province of Pontevedra there is also a yellow warning for rain, 40 liters in 12 hours. Balearic Islands, Region of Murcia and the province of Valencia They continue with an orange warning due to gusts of wind that will reach up to 100 km/h or strong waves with waves that will rise to 4-5 meters. In Catalonia There is only a yellow level due to snow in the Pyrenees and due to waves in the rest of the provinces.
Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, La Rioja and Castilla y León isThey are yellow due to rain, snow, winds or waves, while in the interior of the country, the Madrid's community It has a yellow warning for gusts of wind that will rise to 70 km/h. Estremadura The yellow alert continues throughout the community due to abundant rainfall that will accumulate 40 liters in 12 hours. In the Canary Islands There is a yellow level due to bad seas on the island of Lanzarote, while the cities of Ceuta and Melilla continue with a yellow warning due to adverse coastal phenomena and wind gusts up to 70 km/h.
The temperatures will increase in the Peninsula, except for the minimums that could decrease in the eastern third and the Balearic Islands, and in the Canary Islands there will be few changes. The highest maximums will be in Murcia and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where 23ºC will be reached; Alicante and Castellón de la Plana, where 22ºC will be recorded; and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Valencia, where it will be 21ºC.
There will be snow in the mountains, with accumulations of five centimeters in the extreme north, as well as weak frosts in the mountains of the northern and southeastern half, without ruling out surrounding areas, and more intense in the Pyrenees. The snow level will be between 1,000 and 1,600 meters, dropping to 600/1,200 meters in the northwest; between 800 and 1,200 meters rising to 1,200/1,800 meters in the center and northeast, between 1,000 and 1,200 meters rising to 1,600/2,000 meters in the western Central system and between 1,200 and 1,600 meters rising to 2,000 meters in the southeast .
What will the weather be like in the next few days?
Meteorology details that although the storm will weaken, during the Thursday and Good Friday generalized instability will continue on the peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, with the crossing of Atlantic fronts that will leave rainfall in almost all areas, but with less probability and intensity in the Mediterranean area. The most abundant will be in Galicia, west and south of Castilla y León, Extremadura and western Andalusia. On Thursday there will be a general increase in temperaturesnotable in the minimum temperatures in the eastern third, which will cause the frosts to lose their extension and intensity.
The atlantic storms They will continue to arrive during the weekend, when rains are expected especially in the west and in the central area of the country. The rainfall could become widespread and even reach, especially on Sunday, the Mediterranean coast of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.