A approaching radical time change to Spain. Although experts in the field had been warning for days about the arrival of a possible DANA, it was now that the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has confirmed the arrival of this storm that will be accompanied by a cold air massthat will discharge rains in many areas of the country and will leave frost in large parts of the Peninsula.
They have warned this through their social networks, explaining that, throughout the weekend, instability will mark the weather in our country: “In the coming days, a cold air pocketing will be isolated from general circulation, giving rise to the formation of a DANA. It will approach our environment, with rains and showers starting on Saturday, although with uncertainty still about the areas with the highest probability,” the meteorology agency has stated.
In the coming days, a pocket of cold air will be isolated from the general circulation, leading to the formation of a dana.
It will approach our environment, with rain and showers starting on Saturday, although with uncertainty still about the areas with the highest probability. pic.twitter.com/z6SIT72Dbo— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) October 23, 2024
It will be this Friday, October 25, when a cold mass coming from the Atlantic will bring winter thermometers to Spain, with maximums that could drop up to 10 degrees in just a few hours and that they will leave snow in some parts of the Peninsula. In this way, after several days of mild temperatures and little precipitation, with the exception of the north and the Mediterranean area, we will have a sudden thermal collapse and heavy rainfall in many corners of the country.
A mass of cold air brings a thermal collapse and snow to Spain
It is expected that this weekend a cold air mass which will make a dent in the temperatures after a few very stable days. This Friday we will have a general drop in thermometers, which will be especially notable in points of the northwest such as Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León and Badajozwhere, according to eltiempo.es, the maximums could “lower between 8ºC and 10ºC». Few changes in the Mediterranean and Balearic Islands.
Throughout Saturday, we will continue to have decreases in the country’s maximumswhich this time will reach the east of the peninsula, while on Sunday there could be some rises in the west. Only in Andalusia, the Levante, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands could maximum temperatures remain above 20 degrees.
We take a breath before the arrival of a new round of rain. From the Atlantic the front is already appearing and the cold air is appearing that will plummet temperatures and snow levels.
The #DANA will keep us entertained at the end of the week.
Satellite images… pic.twitter.com/QnHLgIjPyZ
— Meteored | tiempo.com (@MeteoredES) October 24, 2024
During these days, this mass of cold air could also cause night frostswith many regions that could go below 10 degrees early in the morning. We will also have some snowfallin principle weak, in the Cantabrian area and somewhat more forceful in some mountains of the northern half, especially in Pyreneesabove 1,400 to 1,800 meters.
The areas where DANA will dump the most rain during the weekend
For the moment, Aemet warns that there is no certainty about what will happen with the trajectory of this new DANA which arrives in Spain this weekend. According to eltiempo.es, everything indicates that the areas most affected by these new rains caused by the storm will once again be the northern communities, highlighting the Cantabrian Sea, Pyrenees, the upper Ebro and the coast of Catalonia.
Despite this, we will continue to see important accumulations of water in areas of the peninsular interiorthe east of the Peninsula and even Balearics throughout the weekend. For its part, the north of the Canary Islands It could also be affected by these storms, although rainfall will be much less abundant than in the rest of the country.
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