The high impact storm Caetano will intensify its activity this Thursday in Spain, generating a wind and sea storm that will last until Friday. However, eltiempo.es experts warn that in the face of at the weekend we have to keep our eye on it Atlantic. There a storm will suffer explosive cyclogenesis, also called bombogenesiss. This way, It will deepen rapidly between Friday and Saturday. Will we notice its effects in Spain?
Communities on alert
This Thursday fourteen autonomous communities are on alert due to intense gusts of wind and the sea stormor, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). The most affected regions are Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia, the Basque Country and the Valencian Community, which are at orange level (significant risk)with winds that could reach 90 km/h and waves of more than five meters in the Cantabrian Sea.
Besides, other regions are at yellow level due to wind: Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Murcia and La Rioja. In Asturias and Galicia, there are also warnings for heavy rain. The wind will be felt especially in the north of Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the surroundings of the Iberian system, the extreme east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands (Mallorca and Pitiusas).
Sea storm and rain
In it Cantabriana significant maritime storm is expected with waves that will exceed four or five meters, while in the Mediterranean, especially in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, waves will reach three meters.
As for the rains, they are expected in Galicia and the Pyrenees, intensifying and extending towards the north of the peninsula during the afternoon with the arrival of a front associated with the storm.. In the north and west of Galicia they could be persistent and locally strong, while in the Cantabrian Sea they will be less intense. There will also be scattered rains on both plateaus and central mountainous areas.
Snowfall and temperatures
In the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains, snowfall is expected, with a level that will drop from 2,000 meters to 1,300-1,700 meters, accumulating significant thicknesses in the high areas. Maximum temperatures will increase in the Cantabrian Sea, the northeast of Catalonia and the Canary Islands, while in the rest of the peninsula they will tend to decrease, especially in the southeast. The minimums will decrease in the Cantabrian Sea and the Guadalquivir, but will rise in the Northern Plateau and Extremadura, remaining frozen in the Pyrenees.
Forecast for the weekend: will explosive cyclogenesis arrive in Spain?
He Friday The strong or very strong wind will continue in the east of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with rain in the northern half and frost in mountain areas. He a storm will form in the Atlantic this weekend that, according to the latest forecasts, will undergo a process of explosive cyclogenesis, rapidly deepening. From eltiempo.es they explain that This storm will circulate very far from Spain and we will barely notice its effects, since its trajectory will take it to the United Kingdom on Saturday.
Although the effects of the new storm in our country will be limited, An associated front will begin to approach the northwest of the peninsula on Saturday, leaving rain in Galicia in the late hours of Sunday.or, according to the weather portal. This front will later advance through the northwest of the peninsula, while Its tail could generate rain in the Canary Islands.
Eltiempo.es advances that the wind will be one of the protagonists of the weekend. Strong gusts are expected in the northwest on Sunday afternoon, coinciding with the arrival of the front. In addition, a southerly wind flow, which will blow strongly on Saturday and Sunday, will be especially noticeable in Galicia, the Cantabrian Sea and other areas of the northwest. This southerly wind will contribute to an increase in temperatures, especially in the affected regions.