An Atlantic front will cross the Peninsula this Friday and will leave almost widespread rainfall from west to east, which may be strong and persistent in areas of the east and northeast, the Plateau and northwest of Galicia, according to the forecasts of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). ), which also foresees a drop in temperatures. In addition, there are ten communities that are on yellow alert (risk for certain activities) due to heavy rains, with the possibility of hail and storms.
Specifically, the communities of Andalusia, Aragon, both Castiles, Catalonia, Murcia, Navarra, the Basque Country, La Rioja and the Valencian Community are under warning due to these inclemencies. Galicia is added to them, although due to coastal phenomena.
The rains may be accompanied by hail, especially in northern and mountain areas, as well as in the extreme east of the peninsula, according to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) on its website.
As the front passes, the skies will tend to be slightly cloudy, with occasional showers, which will be less likely and intense in the west of the Meseta and Andalusia, as well as on the southeastern coasts, while in the Canary Islands the probable rainfall will be weak. In the north of the islands there will be greater relief and in the rest the skies will be clearer.
There will be possible snowfall in the mountains of the northwest and peaks of the Pyrenees, on a day in which the snow level will drop to 1,200 and 1,600 meters in the mountains of the northwest and will be higher than 2,200 on the peaks of the Pyrenees.
Temperatures will suffer an almost generalized decrease, which will be notable in the minimum temperatures in areas of the west and in the maximum temperatures in the northwest, while in the Canary Islands and in the eastern Mediterranean area they will not change, on a day with possible isolated weak frosts in the mountains of the center, north and in the Sierra Nevada.
The east will roll to the west in the Strait and Alborán, and the south component wind will predominate in the rest of the Mediterranean area, while in the rest of the Peninsula the wind will be from the west, with probable intervals and strong gusts on the coasts of the Cantabrian and northern Galicia, and in the Canary Islands the trade wind will be moderate with strong gusts in exposed areas.
PREDICTION BY AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES
GALICIA: skies with cloudy intervals are expected that will end up being covered, there will be the possibility of scattered mists and fogs in high areas of the southeast at the beginning and at the end of the day and weak or moderate rainfall is expected on the coast up to Estaca de Bares and they may be heavy and go stormy on the coast between Finisterre and Estaca de Bares, but they will subside in the interior in the afternoon. Temperatures will decrease, which will be notable in the maximum temperatures. The westerly winds will be weak and moderate.
ASTURIAS: skies are expected with cloudy intervals that will end up being covered, scattered mists and fogs in the interior at the beginning and at the end of the day and weak or moderate precipitation in the eastern half and in the southwest and that could be accompanied by a storm, in a day when it could snow on the summits of the Cordillera. Temperatures will decrease, which will be noticeable in the maximum temperatures. Moderate westerly winds will come with strong intervals in exposed areas of the coast.
CANTABRIA: Scattered mists and fogs are expected in high areas of the Cordillera at the beginning and at the end of the day, the skies will be clear and rains are expected that could be strong and persistent at dawn in the interior and that could be accompanied by a storm. Precipitation tends to subside in the afternoon. Temperatures will decrease, which will be noticeable in the maximum temperatures.
On the coast, westerly winds will come with strong intervals in exposed areas, while in the interior the winds will be weak and variable with a predominance of the southern component at the beginning of the day.
BASQUE COUNTRY: scattered fog is expected in the interior at the beginning and end of the day and cloudy skies and showers are expected during the early hours and in the morning, when they could be strong and accompanied by a storm, but which in any case will tend to subside by the afternoon.
Temperatures will decrease, which will be notable in the highs of Álava and Vizcaya. Light winds will come from the west on the coast and will be variable in the interior.
CASTILLA Y LEÓN: the skies will be overcast and rainfall is expected, which could be stormy and may be strong in the northeast, although during the day the cloudiness will decrease and the rains will subside but will persist in the north. Temperatures will decrease, which will be notable in the maximum temperatures, on a day with weak frosts at high altitudes. The winds from the southwest to the west will be weak in general and will come with some strong gusts in the mountains.
NAVARRA: morning fog banks are expected in the Ebro, cloudy skies and showers that can be strong and persistent and could be accompanied by a storm, although the rainfall will subside at the end of the day. Temperatures will decrease. Light and moderate winds will come from the south at the beginning of the day and with very strong gusts in the Pyrenees, but they will turn weakly from the northwest and north and there will be a gale of wind in the Ebro.
LA RIOJA: overcast skies and precipitation are expected that may be strong and stormy, but in the afternoon the cloudiness will decrease and the rains will subside. The minimum temperatures will decrease and the maximum temperatures will decrease significantly. The winds will come from the southeast and from the southwest to the northwest and will be weak in general, although some strong gusts in the mountains are not ruled out.
ARAGON: fog banks are expected in the morning, cloudy skies and precipitation throughout the day, first in the northern half, which will increase in intensity and extend to the southern half in the afternoon, when they can be strong, persistent and with storm The minimum temperatures will not change, while the maximum temperatures will decrease in Huesca and Zaragoza. The wind will be light to moderate and will come from the southwest in the Iberian System, and from the east and southeast in the rest, and will turn northwest in the afternoon in the Ebro valley.
CATALONIA: mists and cloudy skies are expected in the morning, as well as rainfall in the afternoon that will advance from west to east and that could be strong and with storms in the late hours of the day. Temperatures will not have significant changes. The light and variable wind will tend to be from the south and east in the afternoon with moderate intervals on the coast.
EXTREMADURA: the skies will be overcast and there will be rainfall in the north, which may be heavy and accompanied by a storm, although it is not ruled out in the rest, on a day in which cloudiness and rain will tend to decrease. The minimum temperatures will decrease and the maximum temperatures will decrease significantly. The winds from the southwest to the northwest will be weak in general with some strong gusts.
COMMUNITY OF MADRID: Fog is expected at dawn and in the morning in the Sierra and cloudy skies, but this cloudiness will decrease in the afternoon, and intermittent showers accompanied by storms are expected, which will subside in the afternoon. Temperatures will decrease, and the minimum temperatures will be reached at the end of the day. The light and variable wind will turn into a north and northwest wind in the morning and will become moderate in the Sierra.
CASTILLA – LA MANCHA: overcast skies are expected, although they will tend to be slightly cloudy in the afternoon in the west, in addition to morning mists in the east and rains that will move from west to east and will be accompanied by storms, without ruling out that they will be strong especially in the eastern half.
The minimum temperatures will decrease, except in the eastern third of the Community where they will not change, and the maximum temperatures will also decrease, except in the southeast, where few changes are expected and which may be notable in the southwest. The light wind from the south and southwest will turn from midday to a northwest wind.
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY: fog banks are expected in the morning and cloudy skies, while during the afternoon showers are expected, mainly in Castellón, Valencia and in the interior of Alicante, where they can be strong and stormy. Thermometers will not vary significantly. In Alicante, the wind will be light to moderate and will be from the south, while in the rest the wind will be light and variable.
REGION OF MURCIA: morning mists and cloudy skies are expected with a tendency to become completely covered, in addition to occasional showers accompanied by storms starting at midday and which will be more likely and intense in the north of the region, where they can be strong. Temperatures will change slightly. Light and variable winds will tend to the south or southwest and will come with moderate intervals on the coast during the afternoon.
BALEARIC ISLANDS: Skies are expected with cloudy intervals that will increase until they are covered, with the probability of some showers starting in the afternoon that could be accompanied by storms mainly in Menorca and northeast of Mallorca, on a day with morning mists. Temperatures will not change. The light wind from the south will increase to moderate in Ibiza and Formentera.
ANDALUSIA: cloudy skies are expected with widespread showers that will extend from west to east throughout the day, although clearings will open in the west starting in the afternoon, and the precipitation will occasionally be accompanied by storms in the mountain ranges of the eastern interior, where they could be strong, on a day in which morning fogs on the Atlantic slope are not ruled out.
Temperatures will not change on the Mediterranean side but will decrease in the rest, where the minimum temperatures will occur at the end of the day. The weak westerly winds will increase to moderate with strong westerly intervals on the Almería coast, while the easterly winds will be moderate in the Strait and will turn westward from midday.
CANARY ISLANDS: In the north of the most important islands, cloudy skies are expected, although they will become clear in the afternoon and there will likely be weak and occasional rains at the end of the day, while in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura the skies will be cloudy in the early and late hours. although they will tend to be slightly cloudy with occasional intervals in the north, and in the rest of the areas slightly cloudy skies with occasional cloudy intervals will predominate.
Light haze at altitude in the eastern islands during the first half of the day. Maximum temperatures unchanged or slightly decreasing, minimum temperatures unchanged or slightly increasing. Moderate northeast wind with strong intervals in low areas of the southeast and northwest, increasing at the end of the day. Probability of locally very strong gusts in the late hours on summits and southeast and northwest slopes of La Palma and La Gomera.
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