The weather will be full autumn this weekend and with a bit of everything depending on the area. Today will be a day with intervals of clouds and a risk of some local showers, especially in the Ebre and the Costa Brava, while the rain will be a bit more prominent in the Valencian Country and the Balearic Islands. This early morning some downpours were recorded that, locally, have accumulated 31 l/m²² on the island of Buda, 4 l/m²² in Miami Platja, 3 l/m²² in les Cases d'Alcanar and 0.5 l/m²² in Falset.

The cooling was more evident yesterday along the coast and pre-coastal areas of Barcelona, and in the northeast, with between 2 and 4 degrees less than in previous days. Conversely, towards the southern interior of the country, temperatures still locally reached 25 or 26 ºC. A thermal drop that will accentuate even more in the coming days. We will arrive at the Castanyada and All Saints' Day weekend with a full autumn atmosphere: nights will be cold and midday periods between cool and mild. All of this will be the result of the arrival of cold northeast winds coming from Eastern Europe, which, at the same time, will increase instability. Some showers are expected in parts of the Ebro, the northeast, the Balearic Islands, and, especially, the Valencian Community.

The thermometers have started to drop in these last few hours. Today we are already waking up to a much more marked coolness or cold, while yesterday the mildness marked at midday was still repeated, with many highs of 20 to 25 °C, locally up to 26 °C in the southern interior. Little by little we are leaving behind the 'little summer' of the last few days. And that is because during the second part of the week the core of the anticyclone will be located between central and northern Europe, a fact that will push colder northeasterly winds towards us. This will cause the thermometers to fall, waiting for a cold 'Castanyada' like the ones of a lifetime. All this with a rebound in instability that will leave some showers on the coast, the Ebro and, above all, in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. Next week the cold could become even more evident.

The little summer reached its peak yesterday, with an atmosphere clearly too warm for the season that left many maximums of 21 to 26 ºC, but locally these figures were exceeded in Priorat and the Ebro valley, reaching 27 ºC. Unusual values for the end of October, with up to five degrees above the average. But this mass of warm air will be leaving starting this Wednesday, with temperatures that will be dropping and normalizing completely throughout the week. Calm will continue to dominate, but some changes will begin to appear. We will arrive at the Castanyada with an atmosphere usual for the time of year: at night it will be cold, and at midday it will no longer be hot.

The week has started with a new leap forward in temperatures. Yesterday, 25 ºC was already exceeded in the Ebro valley, and 20 ºC in most regions, highlighting the almost 28 ºC recorded at the Riba-roja reservoir (Ribera d'Ebre). An atmosphere warmer than what would correspond to this time of year that will peak today, as we will still add a few more degrees. But this little summer will not have much continuity, as from Wednesday and especially Thursday temperatures will go down and we will arrive at the Castanyada with more normal values for the dates. All this with absolute calm due to the anticyclone affecting a large part of Europe.

Until a few years ago, the Castanyada had always been associated with the cold. A night that invited you to eat chestnuts or panellets by the fire to warm up from the pre-winter chill. But, for some time now, this is no longer the case. With the climate crisis and global warming, temperatures keep rising, and most of the recent Castanyadas have been warm for the season, with little cold at night and, even, short-sleeved or shirt-sleeve weather during All Saints' Day.

The anticyclonic calm that we have had during the weekend will continue during this last week of October, which will end with the celebration of the Castanyada. There will be no notable meteorological news, with no rainfall in sight and with temperatures that will experience ups and downs. We will start the week with afternoons warmer than they should be at this time of year, and we will end it with lower maximums that are normal for the dates. Mind you, watch out for the thermal contrast between the cool mornings and the pleasantness of the afternoons, we will have to dress in layers. With the current maps, it seems that the night of the Castanyada will also be calm and between cool and cold, with the usual values for these dates.

The calm of the last few days will continue into this Sunday, after a cooler Saturday with a sky veiled by the presence of high clouds. The sun will try to prevail, although bands of high clouds will still arrive that will not manage to cover it. Where there will be more clouds is on the northern side of the Pyrenees, where some minor precipitation will arrive towards the afternoon. The coming week will continue to be marked by stability and by a temperature that will rise a little more.

The calm of the last few days will continue over the weekend, as we are under the influence of the Azores anticyclone. However, tails of very worn-out fronts associated with powerful and distant Atlantic storms will continue to arrive, causing small changes. For example, during last night some scattered showers fell in parts of the coast, which managed to leave 17 mm in just half an hour in Cabrils (Maresme). This Saturday, however, variability will dominate, with a cooler environment, while on Sunday the sun and tranquility will prevail everywhere and the environment will be milder. In short, typical autumn weather awaits us, with Atlantic dynamics and ups and downs of the thermometers.

After some local and minor showers in the northeastern regions between yesterday afternoon and this early morning, no precipitation is expected anywhere today and it will be a calm day. However, the tail end of an Atlantic front is crossing us, which will cause the sky to be more variable overall and the weather to be cooler. In fact, this morning we woke up to colder temperatures in most regions, and even with frosts that have gained ground in the Pyrenees. No significant new rain episodes are expected in the coming days. The weather will continue to change, with little rain but with intervals of clouds that will come and go. Temperatures will experience ups and downs and will be kept in check, with a full autumn atmosphere and cold nights.

Calm has prevailed in most regions in the last few hours, following the rainstorm of the last few days, which has been historic, record-breaking, and tragic in the south of the Valencian Country. Nevertheless, yesterday some afternoon showers were repeated in the Girona regions that left, for example, 14 l/m² in Vilablareix (Gironès). And this morning, above all, what we notice is colder weather, as with a clearer sky, thermometers have been able to drop more at night. It is necessary to dress warmly to leave the house early in the morning. Both today and in the coming days, no new major storms are expected in our area, although the weather will remain changeable and, despite the sun dominating, some local showers will still occur. The atmosphere will remain in full autumn mode.

The rainstorm caused by the DANA Adam and warm maritime winds laden with moisture has affected all the Catalan Countries in recent days. In Catalonia, Monday's round of precipitation left many records of 15 to 50 l/m², but in the Pyrenees, the southern pre-coastal area of Barcelona, and the counties of Tarragona and Lleida, these figures were exceeded, highlighting the 74 l/m² in Ulldeter (Ripollès) or the 70 in Falset (Priorat). In contrast, in the northeastern counties, precipitation has been meager during this episode. All of this will be history this Tuesday, as the sun and calm will gradually prevail everywhere, though still with remnants of clouds and afternoon showers in the northeast and the Pyrenees.

The rains are not giving any respite, and in these last few hours the worst of the storm is punishing the south of the Valencian Country. The regions of La Safor and Marina Alta are bearing the brunt, where the rainfall records of the last few hours are historic and are already approaching or exceeding 600 l/m² in municipalities such as Pego, Oliva, Vilallonga, or la Vall d'Ebo. But Forna, l'Atzúbia (Marina Alta) stands out, the ground zero of the storm, where more than 700 l/m² have already been exceeded, according to data provided by Avamet. It has been raining there since Sunday, but the majority of the liters have fallen during this early morning. These are extraordinary records comparable to those reached during the tragic DANA from two years ago. All of this is causing the overflowing of some rivers - such as the Girona river - and many floods, with hundreds of incidents. A very complicated situation in this area, where a red alert is active and it may still rain heavily throughout the morning.

We are at the gates of the announced major change in weather. We have experienced the last hours of calm and heat for this time of year, and this weekend the meteorological situation will take a radical turn. It will be from midday and this afternoon when showers and storms will gain ground from south to north in many regions. Sunday will be a gray, rainy, and suddenly colder day. The rain may be heavy and, in some cases, accompanied by torrential downpours that leave significant accumulations in a short time. For this reason, Meteocat has activated an alert for intense rain in many regions, which could leave more than 40 l/m² in just half an hour or more than 90 l/m² in three hours. The warning is red –danger 5 out of 6– in Vallès Oriental, la Selva, and el Maresme.

The weather remains calm for now, and today there will be few changes, with sun that will continue to combine with some thin clouds, low clouds, and fog. Temperatures will not move much, with an environment again warmer than it should be at this time of year in the middle of the day, after yesterday we touched 30 °C in Ponent. But these will be the last hours of calm and fair weather, as from the weekend on, the maps are confirming the significant change in weather that we have been announcing for days.

The calm weather will continue until Friday, with sun combined with thin clouds and high humidity, which will favor the appearance of new fog and low clouds, especially in parts of Central Catalonia, the coast, and the pre-coastal areas. All this with temperatures that will remain warm for the dates, although they will drop slightly after yesterday's atypical heat peak, which left many highs of 24 to 28 ºC -also on the coast- and almost 30 ºC in the Ebro valley. But this situation is limited, as from the weekend rains and the full autumn atmosphere will return, with a clear drop in thermometers. An anticyclone will settle over the British Isles, and this will allow a pocket of cold air to reach our area which, combined with the arrival of humid and warm maritime winds, will cause a clear increase in instability.

Low clouds and fog have been the protagonists of the last few hours in several regions, especially on the coast, pre-coastal areas, and Central Catalonia. Yesterday, there were even some local drizzles in these areas. On the other hand, in the western half of the country, the sun has continued to dominate. Despite these two different types of weather, calm has been the general protagonist, with temperatures remaining between mild and warm. And this will be the trend for the coming days, with absolute tranquility. However, the maps are shaping up a significant weather change in the medium term which, starting from the weekend, will cause precipitation to reappear and lead to a notable drop in temperatures.

In recent hours, the weather has been dominated by the presence of harmless high and low cloud intervals in various regions. A situation that will be repeated this Tuesday, with even more abundant low clouds and fog, especially on the coast, pre-coastal areas, and Central Catalonia, without even ruling out some light rain resulting from the same high humidity. Temperatures will be quite similar, after yesterday's atmosphere was quite warm at midday, with maximums that locally reached 30 °C in areas of the interior of the Ebro valley, such as Vinebre or the Riba-roja reservoir. The calm will remain for a large part of the week, but starting from the weekend, instability will increase and rain could arrive, with a clear drop in thermometers.

Monday morning has been much less cool everywhere, with a temperature that dropped less than on Saturday and Sunday, with minimums of 4 to 8 ºC in the inland spots where it was coldest, after the sub-zero values of Friday morning. Maximums will also rise everywhere and midday will be less cool, as already happened during the weekend, with some maximums locally returning to exceed 27 ºC. This week begins with very stable and anticyclonic weather, but with the passage of more high clouds and the formation of some harmless low clouds.

This morning the temperature dropped even less than on Saturday, with minimums of 1 to 4 ºC in those inland points where it was coldest, after the sub-zero values of Friday morning. Maximums will also rise everywhere and midday will be less cool, as already happened on Saturday. In addition, we will have a clear increase in cloudiness. Next week will also begin with an identical dynamic and without any notable weather change in sight.