Storm “Caetano” will be more intense this Thursday in the north of the peninsula, and will leave overcast skies, with persistent rain in the north and west of Galicia and very strong gusty winds on the coasts of Galicia , Cantabria and the Mediterranean. .
The precipitation that will occur in Galicia and the Pyrenees will tend to intensify and become widespread in the north of the peninsula during the second part of the day, with the arrival of a front, while rains weak and scattered are not excluded in certain points of the peninsula. both plateaus and with greater probability in the central mountains, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
Precipitation in the form of snow is expected in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Sierra, with the level above 2,000 meters dropping to 1,300-1,700 meters by the end of the day, when significant accumulations are likely in higher areas.
In the Canaries, the remains of a depression at high levels (dana) will still leave unstable weather with cloudy periods and occasional showers likely with thunderstorms on the mountainous islands and which cannot be excluded in the rest.
There will probably be morning fog banks in mountainous areas on the Atlantic side and the Pyrenees, and light mists are expected in the Canary Islands.
Maximum temperatures will tend to increase in the Cantabrian Sea, northeast of Catalonia and the Canary Islands, and slight drops will predominate in the rest, which will be more pronounced in the southeast, while minimum temperatures will decrease in the Cantabrian Sea. and Guadalquivir, but will increase on the northern plateau and in Extremadura, and little will change in the rest, on a day of light frosts in the Pyrenees.
The intense wind will blow from the west over the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, and very strong gusts are expected in large inland areas of the northeast half, notably in northern Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the Iberian area , eastern interior, Majorca. , Ibiza and Formentera, while in the Canary Islands the wind will blow from the east.
Prediction by the autonomous communities
– GALICIA: Overcast skies are expected, as well as mist and fog in high areas, and scattered rain and showers are expected in the morning, which will become widespread at the end of the day and which could be heavy and persistent in La Coruña, north of Lugo and inland of Pontevedra.
Temperatures will not have significant changes. The southwest wind will be moderate, although with very strong gusts in the north of A Coruña and La Mariña, and will roll northwest and light at the end of the day.
– ASTURIAS: Overcast skies are expected, with scattered mists and fog in high areas, as well as widespread rain and showers in the afternoon, which can be heavy and persistent, especially in the southwest, a day with snow levels in the 1,400 meters at the end of the day.
Minimum temperatures will remain the same or decrease slightly, while maximum temperatures will increase in the eastern half and change little in the rest. The wind will be moderate from the southwest but will be accompanied by very strong gusts in the western half and in high areas.
– CANTABRIA: Overcast skies are expected, with widespread rain and showers in the afternoon, which could be heavy, especially in the east, on a day when the snow level will drop to 1,400 meters at the end day.
Minimum temperatures will change little and maximum temperatures will increase, except in the south where they will remain unchanged. The wind will be moderate from the southwest, but it will be accompanied by very strong gusts on the coast and in the south, and will shift to the northwest at the end of the day.
– BASQUE COUNTRY: Overcast skies are expected, with scattered mists and fog at altitude, and precipitation is expected at the end of the day, which could be heavy mainly in the northern half.
Minimum temperatures will change little, while maximum temperatures will increase on the coast and will not change in the rest. The moderate southwesterly wind will be accompanied by possible very strong gusts from the south, and will move to the northwest at the end of the day.
– CASTILLA Y LEÓN: cloudy skies and light precipitation are expected in the mountainous north, which will intensify overnight and may snow, especially in the Cantabrian Sierra and the Iberian Rioja system, although light precipitation are not excluded in rest.
Minimum temperatures will not change or will increase and maximum temperatures will change slightly. Moderate southwest winds, with strong and very strong gusts.
– NAVARRE: the sky will be overcast, with precipitation at the end of the day in the northern half and not excluded weakly in the rest, a day with a rise in snow levels, which will be greater than 2,000 meters but which will ultimately drop to 1,500 meters.
Minimum temperatures will change little but increase slightly in the Ribera, while maximum temperatures will increase in the northern half and will not change in the rest, on a day of light frosts in the high areas of the Pyrenees. The wind will be light from the southwest, but will shift towards the northwest at the end of the day.
– LA RIOJA: Cloudy skies are expected, with a probability of light precipitation which may appear in the form of snow in the Iberian system.
Minimum temperatures will not change or will increase slightly and maximum temperatures will remain the same. The winds will be southwest or variable in the valley, and may be moderate, with strong and very strong gusts in the Iberian system and in Rioja Alta.
– ARAGON: cloudy skies are expected and precipitation is expected in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, although this is not excluded in the western half of Zaragoza in a weak and scattered form at the end of the day, a day with the snow level in the Pyrenees around 2,000 and 2,300 meters.
Temperatures will change little. The wind will be moderate from the west, although at times strong and with very strong gusts in the Iberian system and adjacent areas.
– CATALONIA: we expect cloudy skies in the north and cloudy passages in the rest, as well as precipitation in the Val d’Aran, which will be more abundant in the second part of the day, a day when the snow level will be approximately 1,900-2,300 meters.
Temperatures will change little, apart from an increase in maximums in the northeast. The moderate westerly wind will sometimes be strong and with very strong gusts on the pre-coastal area, without excluding it reaching coastal points.
–EXTREMADURA: Cloudy skies are expected, with a probability of light and scattered precipitation, as well as morning mist and mists.
Minimum temperatures will increase slightly and maximum temperatures will not change or decrease slightly. Winds from the west or southwest will be moderate, but will be accompanied by strong gusts.
– COMMUNITY OF MADRID: the sky will be overcast, which will decrease in cloudy intervals during the afternoon to be overcast again at the end of the day, a day when there will be morning mists in the south and in high areas of the Sierra with possible scattered fog at dawn and likely scattered light rain in the Sierra.
Minimum temperatures will increase slightly in the northern mountains and decrease slightly in the southern half. Winds will be light to moderate from the west and southwest, but with strong gusts in high areas of the Sierra.
– CASTILLA – LA MANCHA: Overcast skies are expected although some clear skies will open in the afternoon, a day with mist and fog likely in mountainous areas which can extend to the Alcarrias and in La Mancha at the start and end of the day. Rain likely to be light and scattered, which will be more frequent in mountainous areas.
Minimum temperatures will not change or will increase slightly and maximum temperatures will decrease slightly. The winds will be weak and moderate from the west and southwest with strong intervals in mountainous areas and with very strong gusts from the west and northwest in the extreme southeast of the Community.
– VALENCIA COMMUNITY: we are expecting a sky with cloudy periods. Minimum temperatures will change little, while maximum temperatures will decrease slightly, which will be more pronounced in Valencia. Moderate west wind, sometimes strong and with very strong gusts, especially inside Valencia and Alicante.
– MURCIA REGION: Lightly cloudy skies are expected, with intervals of medium and high clouds. Temperatures will not change or will decrease slightly. Westerly winds will be moderate, with strong intervals and very strong gusts from the afternoon onwards, which will be more likely in the north of the region.
– BALEARIC ISLANDS: cloudy skies are expected without excluding some light and occasional precipitation, which will tend to cloudy periods in the afternoon.
Temperatures will not change or will decrease slightly. The wind will be light to moderate from the west, but will increase in the afternoon to become moderate to strong, with gusts possibly exceeding 70 km/h in Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca.
– ANDALUSIA: on the Atlantic side, cloudy skies are expected, with morning mists and fogs, without excluding light and scattered rain in the mountains, while on the Mediterranean side, with a predominance of slightly cloudy skies.
Temperatures will not change or will decrease. Winds will be weak to moderate from the west, but will increase to strong with very strong gusts on the Mediterranean coast and in high areas in the east.
– CANARY ISLANDS: Generally clear skies are expected, with occasional intervals of medium and high clouds with a low probability of light precipitation on the islands with the greatest relief, a day with isolated thunderstorms at dawn on the central islands are not excluded, and during the second half of the day in the western islands, and in which there will be mist, which will be light in the western islands.
Temperatures will not change or will increase slightly. On the coasts, the wind will be weak from the east, while in the center and on the peaks the wind will be moderate from the south, with some strong intervals on Teide early in the morning and which will ease at the end of the day.
