The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated warnings in ten autonomous communities and in Melilla due to a meteorological episode marked by rain, storms, intense wind, swell, and snow. The most critical point is located in A Coruña, where the alert level rises to orange due to strong swell.
The most affected areas: coast, north and Andalucía
The storm especially impacts the peninsular north and inland areas. Swell warnings extend to the entire Cantabrian coast, including Asturias, Cantabria, Lugo, Pontevedra and Vizcaya, as well as Melilla.
In parallel, Andalusia and the surroundings of the Central System concentrate the warnings for rain and storms, with provinces like Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, and Seville under monitoring. Ávila and Segovia are also added, where intense showers with electrical activity are not ruled out.
Strong wind, snow and temperature drop
The wind will be another of the key factors of the episode. Intense gusts are expected in the Ebro valley, especially in Zaragoza, and in the Canary Islands, where several islands will register strong wind with very intense intervals.
Snow reappears in northern mountain areas, with warnings in Burgos, Soria, the Navarrese Pyrenees and La Rioja. The snow level will drop to 800-1000 meters, being able to drop occasionally to 500-700 meters at the end of the day in the eastern Cantabrian region.
Added to all this is a generalized temperature drop. Maximum temperatures will fall sharply in the central and northern peninsula, with drops that can exceed 10 degrees in some areas.
Widespread rains and risk of severe storms
The passage of an Atlantic front, combined with a subtropical air mass, will leave skies covered in a large part of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Precipitations will be more persistent in the north, while in the rest they will occur in the form of showers, especially in the afternoon.
In Andalusia, Extremadura and the Central System, storms could be locally strong and be accompanied by hail. In addition, the presence of calima will favor episodes of mud rain in several areas.
Canary Islands and visibility: haze, fog and wind
In the Canary Islands, the episode will be more moderate but with the wind playing a prominent role, which will blow strongly from the north. In the rest of the country, fog banks are expected in the southwest and the northern third, reducing visibility at some times of the day.