The Aemet calls for caution due to the new storm Caetano: strong winds, rain and snow in these areas of Spain

Although the thermometers are going to vary little, a change in weather awaits us in the coming days because, as the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has advanced through its social networks, it arrives in Spain a new storm that will hit almost the entire country hard.

This Wednesday, November 20, the storm Caetano to the north of the peninsula with the entry of a front that will leave cloudy or covered skies in the northern half with precipitation affecting Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the upper Ebro, northern Iberia, the Pyrenees and northeastern Catalonia, more abundantly in the eastern Cantabrian Sea. , where there is a probability of becoming persistent.

This storm is responsible for the intense winds that will occur in our country, causing the Aemet to have issued an orange warning for today maximum gusts of 90 kilometers per hour in the southern pre-coastal of Tarragona and in the southern interior of Valencia. In the Northwest of A Coruña, in A Mariña (Lugo) and on the western and eastern coasts of Asturias, the alert is also orange due to coastal phenomena, with waves of more than 4 or 5 meters in the Cantabrian Sea.

The meteorological organization has asked for “caution with “branches and objects that could fall from high areas” due to the strong gusts of wind expected.

rain and snow

Looking ahead to tomorrow, Thursday, November 21, the warning remains in place for strong gusts of wind in the indicated areas and the presence of locally persistent rains in Galicia and Asturias. They are also probable, but generally weak, in the southern plateau, the Balearic Islands, the mountains of Andalusia and the Strait. They are expected in the form of snow in the Pyrenees and Cantabria. In the Canary Islands, cloudy intervals will predominate and the probability of precipitation in the early hours, generally weak, on the mountainous islands.

On the other hand, precipitation is also present in the form of persistent snow early in the day in the Aran Valley. The snow level in the Pyrenees will be around 1600-2000 meters, and in the Cantabria it will drop to 1400-1600, expecting accumulations of up to 5 cm in the Pyrenees.

On Friday, the Caetano storm is expected to begin moving away from the peninsula, although the front associated with it will still be noticeable, affecting the northern half of the peninsula and the postfrontal discharge. Regarding the temperatures for November 22, We will have the lowest minimums in Soria and Vitoria, with 2 degreesand the highest maximums in the Canary Islands, where they could reach 29 degrees. On the peninsula, the highest maximums are 24 degrees in Alicante.