After two harsh meteorological blows, the weather will stabilize this weekend in most of Spain, although the last blows of a dana that is no longer dana will continue to leave rain in the southwest of the Peninsula and in the Canary Islands, where Precipitation may also be locally intense. According to Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), temperatures will be high for the time of year and may even exceed 25° in southern thermometers. “Next week will begin with similar weather, rain in the Canary Islands and a more stable environment in the Peninsula, although on Tuesday it will begin to rain in the extreme north, where it will continue to do so in the following days, when this rainfall will spread to other areas of the territory, especially in the northern half,” predicts Del Campo. Temperatures “will drop mid-week, but will likely rise again later.”
But this Friday, the second dana still has just a few hours of influence left on the Peninsula. In fact, because it is not, it is no longer even a dana. Throughout Thursday, towards the southwest and moving away from the Peninsula at the same time that it deflated and evolved into a BFA or isolated cold storm – both are low pressure systems, but while the low pressures associated with a dana appear at levels middle and upper troposphere, the cold storm also manifests itself at low levels, that is, it has a reflection on the surface.
This Friday, the now BFA “will tend to remain quasi-stationary in the southwest of the Peninsula”, which will mean that showers will still persist in the Mediterranean area, but now isolated and dispersed. Thus, the damage has passed through the Valencian Community without unloading at ground zero and without causing major damage. On the other hand, the most adverse situation is expected in the province of Huelva, “with very strong showers and storms that could also extend to the coast of the province of Cádiz.” It will also rain in the rest of western Andalusia.
On the map, with orange, the second level of a scale of three, in Huelva, where 30 liters per square meter are expected in one hour and 80 are expected to accumulate in 12, all accompanied by storms and possible sea waves. “There are already very strong storms, which will continue throughout the morning. Caution!”, . Almería, Cádiz, Granada and Málaga are in yellow, the lowest level, although only the warning for Cádiz is for rain and storms, the rest are for rough seas.
In addition, precipitation may occur in Extremadura and in parts of southern Castilla y León, but it does not even reach the yellow warning threshold. The rains will be locally strong and persistent around the Central system. In the Canary Islands there will also be locally intense rains and showers due to the proximity of the BFA. In the rest of the country, “the weather will be more stable and temperatures will continue to rise with an environment that is once again temperate for the season”, with more than 20° in the Cantabrian Sea and almost 25° in the Guadalquivir valley.
On Saturday, when the Aemet already puts an end to the episode of torrential rains caused by the second dana, the unstable weather will continue in the same areas as on Friday. Thus, there will be “precipitation in the Canary Islands, locally strong in the western islands and, again, in the Peninsula, around the central system, Extremadura and Western Andalusia.” They may be locally strong, persistent and stormy, but nothing to do with “the adversity experienced in the previous days.” “Some showers in other parts of the southern half and the Mediterranean area are not ruled out”, while the weather will be calm in the rest, with mild temperatures for the season. “Madrid will reach 18°, Barcelona and Bilbao at 20° and Seville and Huelva will be around 25°,” says the expert, adding that there will be suspended dust in the Peninsula, which will continue the next day. On the warning map, on Saturday.
On Sunday, there will be haze in the skies and fog banks in the interior of the Peninsula, especially at dawn and in the morning. “It will no longer rain on the Peninsula, maybe four drops in the southwest and in the extreme north, but it will continue to rain in the Canary Islands,” says Del Campo, who does not rule out that it will be in the form of showers, accompanied by a storm and that it will reach strong intensity, that is, there is no adverse phenomenon.
Temperatures “will rise a little more” and the environment will be very mild for the time, with “values between 5° and 10° higher than normal in large areas of the territory.” Thus, it will be around 20° in Salamanca and Toledo and 23° to 25° in cities in the southern half.
Next week’s weather: nortada in sight
Monday will be another calm day, with umbrellas not going to be needed either on the Peninsula or in the Balearic Islands, but in the Canary Islands, where it will continue to rain, with locally heavy showers, especially on the most mountainous islands. “The mists and fogs will continue in the interior of the Peninsula, especially in the early morning and early hours. The haze will begin to retreat and it will be a new mild day for the season because the temperatures will not vary too much,” Del Campo completes the forecast.
But on Tuesday, the thermometers “could begin to drop with the passage of a front associated with an Atlantic storm”, which will be accompanied by rain in the extreme north and snowfall in the mountains, that is, a norda. On Wednesday, the front will continue its passage and behind it, cold air will arrive, which will cause “a more pronounced thermal drop and more normal temperatures for the season.” On Wednesday, the rains will reach other areas of the northern half and the southern mountains, with snowfall in mountainous areas at relatively low levels, to the delight of skiers.
Looking ahead to the second half of the week, there is a lot of uncertainty, although today “it is most likely that it will continue to rain in areas of the north and west of the Peninsula, as a consequence of the passage of Atlantic fronts.” On this occasion, they will not touch a good part of the Mediterranean route, “except perhaps points in the north of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.” There is also uncertainty in the thermometers, but right now it is most likely that they will rise to higher values again than normal for the season starting on Thursdays. In the Canary Islands, after a few rainy days, the rainfall will subside.
