Spring takes a break to give way to a scenario more typical of March. Unstable weather will continue to dominate much of Spain over the next few days, with rains, storms, lower temperatures and even new snowfalls in mountain areas. According to weather forecasts, the week will be marked by the passage of a storm located west of Portugal and the subsequent arrival of a cold air mass that will cause thermometers to plummet in much of the country.
This Tuesday the rains may extend to practically the entire territory. From the early hours of the day, showers are expected in communities such as Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid, as well as some points in the southeast and the Balearic Islands.
As the day progresses, the storms will gain intensity and extent. Galicia, Aragón, Navarra, La Rioja, Catalonia and the Valencian Community are among the areas with the greatest probability of registering stormy phenomena, reports eltiempo.es. In areas of the upper Ebro valley and inland Catalonia, the storms could be accompanied by hail and strong gusts of wind.
Seven communities on alert
In fact, seven autonomous communities in the northeast of the peninsula remain under warning for rains and storms. Catalonia is at orange level due to significant riskwhile Aragón, Castilla y León, Navarra, the Basque Country, La Rioja and the Valencian Community They are on yellow notice. Almería also maintains a warning for winds that could reach 70 kilometers per hour.
In Catalonia, notable accumulations of rain are expected, especially in the central depression and on the pre-coastal of Barcelona, where they could exceed 40 liters per square meter in one hour. In other areas under yellow notice, accumulations of between 15 and 20 liters per square meter are expected in just one hour.
In addition to the rains, Snow could reappear at medium and high altitudes. During the next few days, snowfall is not ruled out in mountainous areas, especially in the Pyrenees, favored by the entry of cold air expected for the end of the week.
Storms will lose strength starting Wednesday
The storm will begin to weaken during Tuesday, although the atmosphere will remain unstable. According to eltiempo.es, the Wednesday The showers will continue, especially in the north, west and areas of the interior of the peninsula. Provinces such as Salamanca, Ávila, Segovia, Madrid, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Castellón and Albacete could register more intense rainfall.
Facing the Thursday, instability will tend to concentrate in the north of the peninsula due to the arrival of a northern air flow. This change will bring with it a colder environment and will favor new snowfalls in mountainous areas.
Temperatures up to 10 degrees below usual
Drop in temperatures
He fresh atmosphere will continue to be the protagonist throughout the week. Eltiempo.es reports that until Wednesday, many inland areas will barely reach the 20 degreeswhile cities like Burgos, Soria or Lugo could stay around 15 degrees maximum. In contrast, the south and the Mediterranean coast will maintain milder values, with temperatures that could exceed 25 degrees in parts of Andalusia, Murcia or Valencia.
However, The most pronounced thermal drop will arrive from Thursday with the entry of a cold air mass. He Friday could become the coldest day of the weekwith maximums clearly lower than usual for this time of year. In cities like Cuenca or Guadalajara it will barely reach between 16 and 18 degrees, while in Soria, Burgos, León or Oviedo the thermometers could remain around 14 or 15 degrees.
The minimums will also fall noticeably, especially during the early hours of Friday to Saturday. In much of the interior and northern peninsula temperatures below 6 degrees are expected and frost could even occur in some elevated areas.