Spain watches the weather radar Faced with the arrival of an episode never seen before in this century, we are faced with a DANA exceptional. The images that come from Valencebut also other communities, they show the harshness of an era which has sometimes changed. This cannot be predicted exactly, alerts are activated, but the same weather map can change within hours. The alerts were triggered at ground zero of this phenomenon, but what was experienced is quite exceptional.
In order to become aware of these phenomena, the AEMET alerts are modified, but it is the radar that reigns. Real-time satellite imagery can provide exceptional data on the process followed by precipitation. In recent hours, all forecasts have been exceeded with more than 400 liters per square meter, the water has destroyed infrastructure and washed away everything in its path. It is unstoppable, but as far as possible, we must be very attentive to emergency services, civil protection and AEMET during phenomena of this type.
Real-time rain radar
We can download applications that put us face to face with this phenomenon. In an increasingly connected world, it’s important to have the tools to ensure what we want most. AEMET It has real-time radars throughout the territory, which allows you to be informed of the main alerts and nearby points becoming dangerous.
The accumulation of rain in a short time is one of the characteristics of this DANA, which arrives with hurricane force winds that give it a more destructive capacity. No one was prepared to deal with a change that could end up becoming a bigger problem. From a rain that would a priori be welcome, it transformed in a few minutes into torrential storms. Although there was a warning about the arrival of this DANA, no one can predict its virulence. Rain radar in Barcelona.
Barcelona is the next point on the path of a rising DANA in the territory. The AEMET weather forecast warns us that: “Cloudy or overcast skies. Showers and thunderstorms are expected more likely in the afternoon; In the far south, it is likely that they will reach a very high intensity in the event of isolation and this is not excluded in the rest; Hail is also not excluded locally. Minimum temperatures uphill and maximum temperatures downhill slightly or without changes. Moderate northeast wind, with strong intervals and very strong gusts on the south coast the first half of the day, decreasing slightly in the afternoon. The Barcelona rain radar indicates the movement of this phenomenon in the territory.
Here are the accessible and free models to check the weather in Spain in real time:
Rain radar in Valencia
AEMET does not hesitate to warn that, even if the worst seems to be over, Valencia remains on alert. So we will have to be aware of a forecast that does not bring good news. Valencia will benefit from a slight respite, but we must not let our guard down, the rains will continue to be particularly abundant: “Cloudy skies opening up clearings from south to north. Very heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected in the northern half, which will ease in the afternoon from south to north; It is not excluded that they will reach torrential intensity and be accompanied by hail and very strong gusts of wind in the early morning. Minimum temperatures on the way down and maximum temperatures on the way up. Moderate easterly wind to the north in the morning, diminishing to light in the afternoon; in the rest, light wind of variable direction, tending to be light from the south in the afternoon.
Rain radar in Spain
All of Spain is on alert and the greatest caution is requested to be able to cope with an episode of rain which will affect practically all the autonomous communities. AEMET specifies that: “The peninsula should be under the influence of an isolated cold depression, with abundant cloudiness and precipitation with storms over a large part of the territory, unlikely and scattered in Galicia, in the Cantabrian Sea , in La Manche and the south-east. It is not excluded that they occasionally reach the Balearic Islands, more likely Mallorca or Menorca, with a tendency to remain slightly cloudy. They are expected to be more abundant, with the likelihood of becoming strong and/or persistent in western Andalusia and large areas of the northeast quadrant; they could even be very strong in the area around the eastern Iberian Peninsula and inside Valencia. It could be snow in the Sierra Nevada. In the Canaries, little cloudiness in general, but with the possibility of scattered rain on the mountainous islands.
Extreme precautions are requested and avoid travel as much as possible. Above all, pay attention to the indications and alerts from civil protection. If you have any questions or alert situations, the emergency services should receive the corresponding calls, before the situation becomes complicated or you do not have time, do not hesitate to contact them . Social networks are also a way to see the weather in real time, which can help us react to an emergency situation.
