Aemet warns of more than 100 l/m2 of rain in these areas, snow and strong storms

A facade associated with A new storm Coming from the Atlantic, it will bring cloudiness to the Atlantic slope and leave heavy last-minute rains in western Galicia, in addition to some precipitation in the northwest and far west areas of the peninsula. The big change will occur between Friday and Saturday, warns the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), during training an area of ​​low pressure or damage in the Gulf of Cadiz

Galicia is located in yellow alert (risk for certain activities) by precipitation greater than 15 liters per square meter in an hour, in addition to a maritime storm, to which are added four other communities under warning due to fog which will leave poor visibility in scattered areas until noon.

The rains will be particularly intense in the Rías Baixas (Pontevedra) and in the La Coruña region, where accumulations could exceed 40 liters per square meter in twelve hours. La Coruña is on yellow alert due to maritime storms in the northwest and west with waves of 4 to 5 meters, mainly swell.

In the early hours, fog will form in the interior of the country, which will persist on the two plateaus, the Ebro Valley and the interior of Catalonia, and temperatures will drop slightly in the Mediterranean, remaining without significant changes in the rest of the country.

Throughout Friday, the front will advance across the peninsula and leave heavy rain in the western half, as well as snowfall in the Toledo Mountains and Central System with altitudes starting between 1,200-1,400 m in the northwest and 1,500-1,800 m in the center. Due to the front and the formation of the dana near the Gulf of Cádiz, temperatures will drop.

The heaviest rains will occur in the western half, Aemet warns, especially in mountainous areas like the Cantabrian Mountains and the central area. In western Andalusia they will also be abundant, with showers that can be heavy and accompanied by storms.

The dana will cause showers and thunderstorms in the south of the peninsula and the Mediterranean during the weekend, according to the forecasts of Meteored expert José Miguel Viñas. It will be located over Morocco, particularly affecting the Alborán region, Andalusian Mediterranean coast, Ceuta, Melilla and Murcia region. Temperatures will decrease in areas under its influence and increase in the northwest quadrant of the peninsula.

In the Canary Islands, it is expected heavy showers and thunderstormsand in snow form above about 2000 m. These showers will be accompanied by very strong windswarns Aemet, with significantly lower temperatures. This situation of instability with rains over a large part of the archipelago, particularly to the north of the most mountainous islands, will continue throughout Sunday.

“Until Sunday, the highest accumulations would occur in the windward areas of the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, which could perfectly exceed 100 l/m2, or even approach 200 l/m2 offshore”, warns Gabriel Bernabé García, of Weatherized. “In the rest of the archipelago, accumulations could reach or even exceed 20 l/m2, with the exception of El Hierro, where they would barely reach 10 l/m2.”

The Dana will cross the southwest Mediterranean early next week towards northern Algeria and Tunisia, which will also affect the Balearic Islands. According to José Miguel Viñas, Weatherizedthis will cause rain on the peninsular Mediterranean coast and the Balearic archipelago and possible locally heavy thunderstorms.

“Instability could continue in the Mediterranean area on Monday, while a front would reach the Galician community on the same day, advancing across the peninsula the next day and leaving rain on large areas of the peninsular territory. On that day, rain is also expected on Tuesday in the Balearic Islands”, concludes Aemet.