The storm “Emilia” arrives, which will leave intense winds and rains during the weekend in the south of the peninsula and the Canary Islands | The weather today in Spain and around the world

Bad weather will be the center of attention this weekend across much of Spain. An Atlantic front will leave heavy rains this Friday in the west of the peninsula, particularly in Huelva, before the storm Emiliewhich will form in the southwest of the peninsula, will trigger instability between Saturday and Sunday. The National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) predicts very heavy and persistent precipitation around the strait and in the Canary Islands, in addition to intense gusts of wind and marine storms in the most exposed coastal areas.

Friday: rain moving from west to east

The Atlantic front will cause cloudy skies and precipitation in much of the western half of the peninsula, while on the eastern side it will be more scattered and occasional. The Balearic Islands will be left behind, with cloudy periods and only a few isolated showers. The largest accumulations will be concentrated in Huelva, where rains could be locally heavy and persistent. Throughout the day they will tend to extend towards the Strait and the Malaga areas. Rain is also expected in Galicia, more intense initially on the Atlantic coast.

In the Canaries, the sky will be cloudy or overcast, with precipitation which may be persistent in the north of the mountainous islands and which, at the end of the day, could be heavy and accompanied by storms on the eastern islands. The wind will blow with very strong gusts from the north over the archipelago. Snow will appear in the mountains in the northwest of the peninsula between 1,500 and 1,800 meters, while in the Canary Islands it will fall above 2,000 meters. In the northeast of the peninsula, light frosts are likely. Maximum temperatures will decrease everywhere, while minimum temperatures will increase in the western half.

Saturday: “Emilia” intensifies instability

The formation of the storm Emilie southwest of the peninsula will lead to a marked increase in instability in the Canary Islands, the south of the peninsula and in the Mediterranean. Cloudy or overcast skies will prevail and precipitation is expected in the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, southern Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla and much of the eastern third. The largest accumulations are expected in Cádiz, Ceuta, Málaga and, above all, in the north of the mountainous Canary Islands, where rains could be heavy, persistent and accompanied by storms. Locally, they could exceed 100 liters per square meter. With less probability, significant accumulations could also be recorded in parts of the southeast of the peninsula.

The snow level in the Canary Islands will be between 1,700 and 2,000 meters and may occasionally go down to 1,400 meters. Maximum temperatures will increase in the western half of the peninsula and drop sharply in the Canary Islands. Minimums will decrease in the Cantabrian Sea, the northwest quadrant and the archipelago, and increase in the Mediterranean and Andalusia. The north wind will blow strongly in the Canary Islands, with very strong gusts, and there will be episodes of intense easterly winds in the Strait and in Alborán. Morning fog banks will also form in areas of the eastern third and north of the peninsula.

Sunday: intense rains in the east and the Canaries

The instability will continue on Sunday, with the storm Emilie still located in the southwest of the peninsula. The clouds will tend to move towards the northeast, while in the Canary Islands clearings will begin to open. Over the rest of the territory, light cloudiness will prevail. Rainfall is expected in both archipelagos, the Alborán Strait and most of the eastern third of the peninsula, with the possibility of extending to other areas of the southeast. They could be strong and accompanied by storms and even occasional hail on the eastern side and in the north of the mountainous Canary Islands, where they will probably appear as snow above 2,000 meters.

Fog banks will persist in the interior of Galicia, in the north-central and eastern third, and may be locally persistent. Maximum temperatures will increase in the Cantabrian Sea, the Canary Islands and Melilla, while in the rest they will barely vary. Frosts will continue to be light in the mountainous areas of the northern half and in certain parts of the Northern Plateau.

The winds will provide a bit of a reprieve from previous days. In the Canary Islands they will continue to blow with intensity at the start of the day, but they will gradually ease. On the peninsula, easterly winds will predominate, with strong easterly intervals in the Strait and in Alborán, where very strong gusts can still be recorded.