A DANA will leave this Tuesday for most of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Precipitation could be heavy in Girona, in the Iberian system, east of the southern plateau, in the Levant, where it will be very heavy in Valencia, and in the south of the peninsula. Temperatures will rise in much of the country, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Nine communities remain on alert this Tuesday due to heavy rain, storms, rough seas and strong wind gusts of up to 80 km/h, particularly in the Mediterranean arc, where precipitation will accumulate between 30 and 50 liters per square meter in one hour. .
According to the agency, this Tuesday should be the peak day of the episode, with more intense precipitation and storms in the Strait area, in eastern Andalusia, in Murcia, in eastern Castile -La Mancha and the Valencian Community. The Valencian Community has activated the orange level (significant risk) in the province of Valencia due to rains that will leave 40 liters per square meter in one hour or 140 liters in 12 hours; In the rest of the community, there is a yellow level (risk) due to rain, storms, coastal phenomena and wind gusts of 80 km/h.
Showers will affect the Balearic Islands, they will affect the north and east, there could be snowfall in the Sierra Nevada and the Canary Islands, precipitation is likely on the mountainous islands.
Temperatures will increase in much of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, although maximum temperatures will decrease in southwest Andalusia, while in the Canary Islands they will decrease.
Intense winds from the north and east will predominate in the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with strong intervals on the coasts of Galicia and the Mediterranean area and with very strong gusts in the interior of Valencia and Teruel, while that in the strait, variable winds will blow. first then intensify towards the east and in the Canary Islands the trade wind is expected to lose intensity, which weakens with a northern component.
The entire region of Murcia is on alert, with a higher incidence in the areas of the northwest, Segura Valley, Guadalentín Valley, Lorca and Águilas, where 30 liters will accumulate in one hour; In the rest of the region there is a yellow warning for storms or rough seas.
In Castile-La Mancha, the orange warning for heavy rain affects the provinces of Albacete and Cuenca due to precipitation of between 30 and 40 liters in an hour or 100 liters in 12 hours, while in the rest of the community , precipitation will accumulate 15 liters. in an hour.
Andalusia has an orange warning in the provinces of Almería, Granada and Málaga due to precipitation which will vary between 30 and 50 liters per square meter in 1 hour and an orange warning in Almería due to strong storms; In Córdoba and Jaén, the yellow alert persists for precipitation of 20 liters in one hour.
The provinces of Teruel (Aragon) and Ávila, Segovia and Soria (Castile and León) and the communities of Catalonia, Madrid and the Balearic Islands are subject to a yellow rain warning with accumulations of 15 to 20 liters in one hour, in due to storms, gusts of wind or rough seas.
With the orange alert there is a significant weather risk, with a certain degree of danger for usual activities, and with the yellow alert there is no weather risk for the general population, although there is exists for certain specific activities.
Prediction by the autonomous communities
GALICIA: Lightly cloudy skies are expected in the southern half and cloudy intervals in the rest, which will be more abundant in MariÒa de Lugo and neighboring inland areas. Scattered mist and fog likely inside at the start and end of the day. Possibility of light precipitation in La Mariña de Lugo. In the southeast, temperatures will increase, while in the rest they will undergo slight changes in which increases in maximum temperatures will predominate.
Winds will be light and moderate from the northeast, with strong intervals on the coast between Finisterre and Estaca de Bares.
ASTURIAS: Cloudy skies and mists and probable scattered fog are expected indoors at the beginning and end of the day. Temperatures will change little but increases in maximum temperatures will predominate. Light winds will predominate from the eastern component and will be a little more intense on the coast.
CANTABRIA: cloudy skies and mists and probable scattered fog are expected indoors at the beginning and end of the day. Temperatures will increase, more pronounced in the east. The winds will be weak and variable with a predominance of an easterly component on the coast.
BASQUE COUNTRY: cloudy skies and mists and probable scattered fog are expected indoors at the beginning and end of the day. Temperatures will rise. The winds will be weak and variable with a predominance of an easterly component on the coast.
CASTILLA Y LEÓN: we expect a sky with cloudy passages which will tend to be cloudy with precipitation in the afternoon, which could be heavy in the Central System and in the eastern half and sometimes accompanied by thunderstorms, while in the northwest precipitation will be weaker and more scattered, one day with probability of fog and fog banks to the east and south. Temperatures will increase slightly in general. East and northeast winds will blow with strong gusts.
NAVARRE: cloudy skies are expected, although clear skies will open sporadically in the central hours, and probable scattered fogs in the northern half at the beginning and end of the day, a day with a probability of some precipitation in the Ribera del Ebro during central hours. Temperatures will increase, which will be more pronounced in maximum temperatures. Winds will be light and variable, with a predominance from the north and northwest.
LA RIOJA: The sky will be overcast and with precipitation, especially in the second half of the day, a day with a probability of mist and fog banks in mountainous areas. Temperatures will not change. East winds will generally be weak.
ARAGON: Cloudy skies are expected, except in the northern third where there will be intervals of clouds, and in the southern half there will be showers with thunderstorms which, in Teruel, will probably be strong and persistent from the morning.
Minimum temperatures will not change, while maximum temperatures will increase. The light easterly wind will increase in the southern half to moderate in the afternoon, and will come with very strong gusts in eastern Teruel at night.
CATALONIA: the sky will be overcast and showers accompanied by thunderstorms are expected in the south, which could be heavy or very strong and persistent, while in Girona showers accompanied by thunderstorms could be heavy in the early hours of the morning . Minimum temperatures will increase slightly or not change and maximum temperatures will see little change.
On the coast, the moderate northeast wind will come with strong intervals in the southern half, while in the rest the east wind will be weak with moderate intervals in the southern half, and very strong gusts of wind from the northeast will be likely in the southern half. .to the south at night.
EXTREMADURA: Skies with cloudy intervals are forecast which will become cloudy with precipitation, especially in the second half of the day, where it can be heavy or persistent and accompanied by a storm. Temperatures will rise, which could be notable in the minimum temperatures. Winds from the northeast to the east will come with strong gusts.
COMMUNITY OF MADRID: we expect cloudy skies, which will tend to become cloudy from midday, and showers in the afternoon which will spread from south to north and gain intensity towards the end of the day, where they can be strong. Minimum temperatures will increase, while maximum temperatures will not change. The wind will blow from the east and northeast.
CASTILE – LA MANCHA: cloudy skies, probable mists and fog banks are expected in high mountain areas and rains that will be intense and persistent in the southeast and east half, a day when precipitation will move from south to north and may be strong and accompanied by storms. Minimum temperatures will see a general increase, while maximum temperatures will not see significant changes. Light easterly and northeasterly winds will come with more intense intervals during the afternoon.
VALENCIA COMMUNITY: the sky will be overcast and very heavy showers with thunderstorms and hail are expected, widespread and persistent, on a day when it is not excluded that they will be of torrential intensity in Valencia and Castellón. Minimum temperatures will increase, while maximum temperatures will not change. The wind will be moderate with strong intervals and very strong gusts from the northeast, and will turn to the east from midday.
MURCIA REGION: Very cloudy skies are expected with widespread, heavy or very heavy and persistent precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms. Temperatures will increase, except for maximum indoor temperatures, which will not change. The moderate easterly wind will be strong with sometimes very strong gusts in the first part of the day on the coast.
BALEARIC ISLANDS: Skies with cloudy periods are expected and some isolated and light precipitation which could be accompanied by mud and sometimes thunderstorms are not excluded in Menorca and the north of Mallorca. Nighttime temperatures will increase and daytime temperatures will not change. The wind will be moderate to strong from the east with gusts of up to 70 km/h in Ibiza, Formentera and in the Sierra de Tramuntana.
ANDALUSIA: Cloudy skies will predominate and will be accompanied by widespread rain and occasionally storms, which will be strong or very strong and persistent on the Mediterranean slope, on a day with a snow level above 2,000 meters. Minimum temperatures will increase and maximum temperatures will also increase in the Sierra Morena, but with little change in the rest.
The winds will be light to moderate with an easterly component, and will be more intense on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, where very strong gusts cannot be ruled out in the first part of the day.
CANARY ISLANDS: In the north of the largest islands, cloudy skies are expected with likely generally light rain, mainly in the morning and with clearings opening on the coasts in the afternoon, while in the rest of the areas, cloudy skies are expected. cloudy periods with a low probability of some occasional light rain in the afternoon, a little more likely in southern Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
Temperatures will see little change apart from a slight drop in minimum temperatures, and on the southern coasts of the central islands where there will be a slight drop in maximum temperatures. The wind will initially be moderate from the north in the eastern islands and Tenerife, and from the northeast in the western ones, and will decrease slightly after midday.
