Fewer and fewer showers, with more sun and calm

BarcelonaShowers have fallen again, very irregularly, this Tuesday, with some strong thunderstorms and localized hail that have left everything very white. However, the instability will lessen starting this Wednesday, with calm and sunshine gaining ground. However, some more localized afternoon showers will recur in parts of the northern half, as well as renewed precipitation on the north face of the Pyrenees. Much calmer days are coming than in recent weeks.

Wednesday: calmer

This Wednesday, the weather will be fairly calm across most of the country, although it won't be completely clear everywhere. Sunshine and calm will gain ground and dominate throughout the day in most regions, with some fog or low clouds in the morning. Cloudy skies will again grow in the afternoon, but they will be concentrated in the northern half. Only a few scattered, more localized showers are expected, especially in the northeast inland.

Some light precipitation will continue to arrive on the northern face of the Pyrenees, where the sky will remain gray. The snow level will be 1,400 m in this area, and 1,600 m in the rest of the country. Temperatures will remain unchanged and fairly normal for the season, with moderate cold early in the morning and mild temperatures in the middle of the day. Maximum temperatures will rise further in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. The Tramuntana wind will continue to blow in the Alt Empordà region, and there will be some mistral winds in the Ebro.

Strength calm with nuances the rest of the week

The last few days of March will be marked by a more established anticyclone, with plenty of sunshine and overall calm. However, there will be some nuances, as some scattered afternoon showers will persist, mainly in parts of the northern half. The northerly winds will continue to bring precipitation to the north face of the Pyrenees.

The exception will be Saturday, when a strong northerly wind will blow in and cause temporary snowfall across the Pyrenees. By Sunday, everything will have cleared, and the weather will be much calmer. A still uncertain situation that we will have to continue to determine. Temperatures will remain fairly similar, although in the Pyrenees, temperatures and snow levels will drop temporarily on Saturday.

Review of an exceptionally rainy March

This March was generally very rainy, with abundant rainfall. In the main northern headwaters of the country, in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, as well as in the Montseny area, rainfall exceeded 200 or 300 l/m² in just over twenty days, and in Els Ports it has already exceeded 500 l/m². There have even been extraordinary figures, such as Lleida experiencing its second wettest March in over 100 years of records, and the Rialb and Oliana reservoirs achieving record water reserves. This is the summary of the Meteocat stations that have exceeded 250 l/m² since March 1: