We are entering a typical spring dynamic, with calm mornings and uncertain afternoons. The presence of a bit of cold air at altitude causes diurnal cloudiness to grow in mountainous areas, and afternoon showers and thunderstorms are the protagonists, which, in fact, will increase between Sunday and Monday. Today they have already unloaded in parts of the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, and the Ports, with small amounts (Espot, at 2,500 m, 3 l/m² or 0.5 l/m² in Núria, at 2,000 m).

We are starting a weekend that will be marked by heat more typical of late spring than mid-April, with highs around 30 °C between Poniente and the Ebro interior. In fact, this figure was already reached locally yesterday in these areas. Temperatures will be above the usual average for this time of year, but changes in the weather are coming. The presence of a bit of cold air at altitude will cause daytime clouds to grow more energetically in mountainous areas, and afternoon showers and thunderstorms will increase. They will fall today in parts of the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, and the Els Ports area, and from Sunday onwards they will increase in these areas and nearby zones. A typically spring situation of contrasts that will continue next week.

Anticyclonic calm has taken over our home, with radiant sunshine everywhere and temperatures that are rising. This morning it was still quite cold, but the day was warmer, with highs already exceeding 25 or 26 ºC in parts of Ponent, the Ebro interior, Priorat, and in some corner of the northeast interior. In fact, the heat will be climbing in the coming days, and we will end the week with many highs around or above 25 °C in the interior, and it may even locally touch or reach 30 °C in the Lleida plain and the Ebro valley. Values clearly above average, although in principle not as extreme as last week. Starting Friday and especially over the weekend, afternoon spring showers will reappear in mountainous areas.

Calm has completely settled in and this Tuesday has been a placid and sunny day with practically no exceptions. After a cold morning in which the minimums hit rock bottom, the maximums clearly recovered, and midday was milder or warmer than in recent days. The 25 ºC reached in some municipalities of the Ebro, such as Benissanet and Aldover, stand out. An anticyclonic and warmer dynamic that will increase in the coming days, with weather to take advantage of. It will be from Friday and the weekend when instability will slightly increase, which will cause the reappearance of typical spring afternoon showers in some areas, especially in the mountains.

The cold front that crossed us this Sunday did so accompanied by a thermal drop that has been noticed everywhere and that, in some cases, has sent the mercury plummeting. This is the case of Lleida, where the 9.5 ºC on Sunday midday contrasts with the 25 ºC on Saturday at the same time. Or Vielha, where the 23 ºC on Saturday are far from the less than 5 ºC on Sunday midday (you will find more data on the thermal drop at the end of this information). In a few hours we have gone from this feeling of advanced spring to one more typical of late winter, especially in high mountains, where it will continue to snow during the next few hours. In addition, showers will affect more regions as the hours pass and will affect the eastern half of the country during Sunday night and Monday morning.

Temperatures remained quite stable this Saturday, again exceeding 30 °C in a week that has reminded us that summer is fast approaching. However, in a few hours we will go from this sensation of advanced spring to one more typical of late winter, especially in high mountains, where it will snow again. The cause will be the passage of an Atlantic front and the entry of a clearly colder air mass, a situation that will cause showers and a sharp drop in temperatures, which in some cases can be 10 or 15 °C compared to Friday and Saturday.

Temperatures still rose a little more this Friday, causing completely unbridled heat for the season. Temperatures exceeded 30 °C again in Poniente, the Ebro, and Priorat, after it had already reached this for the first time this year on Thursday. But in areas of the pre-littoral and the northeast, temperatures also approached 29 or 30 °C. An practically summery day with values between 7 and 12 degrees above the average for the season. According to Meteocat data, 2026 ranks fifth in the podium of years in which 30 °C has arrived earliest since records began.

Temperatures have risen even further in the last few hours. Unseasonably hot weather for the dates, and yesterday the first 30 ºC of this year were finally reached and exceeded in our area, specifically in the Ponent and Ebro regions. Notable were the 31.9 ºC recorded at the Riba-roja reservoir and 31.1 in Vinebre (Ribera d’Ebre), 30.7 in Aldover (Baix Ebre), 30.6 in Seròs (Segrià), 30.1 in Benissanet (Ribera d’Ebre), and 30 in Torroja del Priorat. This is a figure that this year has been reached almost a month earlier than last year, when the first 30 ºC arrived on May 3rd. According to Meteocat, if we establish a ranking of the day on which the maximum temperature of 30 ºC was first reached in Catalonia over the last twenty years, based on the data from the agency's stations, this Thursday, April 9th, would be in fifth position. As Aleix Serra Uró, head of Meteocat's data quality control team, explains in a statement, "we are facing an unusual, but not exceptional, situation".

Temperatures rose more yesterday, with very warm weather for the time of year in the pre-coastal areas and inland. Temperatures already approached 30ºC in towns in Ponent and the Ebro region, but they did not quite reach it by a few tenths. Notable were the 29.7ºC maximums recorded in Alcarràs (Segrià) or in Vallfogona de Balaguer (Noguera). From today onwards, thermometers will peak and the first official 30 °C of this year can be reached in Ponent and inland Ebro. We are talking about values between 7 and 12 degrees above the usual average for this time of year inland and in the Pyrenees.

The absolute calm of the Easter holidays has continued this Tuesday, with general sunshine and a warm midday atmosphere that has left highs of up to 27 ºC in Ponent. Temperatures that are high for the season, which are still expected to peak in the coming days, when the first 30 ºC of the year could be reached inland. Values clearly above the usual for this time of year and more typical of late spring or early summer. All of this is the result of a low-pressure system located between the southwestern Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands, which, with its counterclockwise rotation, will drive warm winds from North Africa towards home, as well as an incursion of Saharan dust in suspension.

The anticyclone keeps Atlantic fronts away and its warm ridge causes the thermometer to rise sharply during the day. This Sunday, for example, temperatures already approached 30 °C in Poniente, with 29.5 °C recorded in Alcarràs. The weather will remain spring-like everywhere on this final day of Holy Week and we will enjoy a 'dia de la mona' with temperatures more typical of May than early April. Only some changes are expected at the end of the week, with the approach of a front that could bring showers to the Pyrenees and a slightly cooler atmosphere.

An anticyclonic ridge embraces us and is causing the weather to remain fully spring-like in our territory. On one hand, we have a high-pressure center over the Bay of Biscay and another over the western Mediterranean. All of this causes the wind to be null or very weak and, furthermore, allows the atmosphere to warm up, especially at midday. Therefore, the last stretch of Easter will continue to be stable and with clear skies. Only some change is expected at the end of next week, with the proximity of a front that could bring showers and a slightly cooler atmosphere.

The Azores High will continue to guarantee good weather in our area during this Easter week, with sunshine and mild temperatures that will usher us fully into spring, after a few days of strong winds and snow in the Pyrenees. With this weather, you can fully enjoy the snowfall that has occurred in the Pyrenees, where in some cases there is more than 2 or 2.5 meters of snow, a thickness significantly higher than usual at the beginning of April. Mid next week, however, new changes could arrive with more atmospheric instability.

After more than a week with a strong north wind corridor affecting our home, the weather situation will clearly improve just as the most important holidays of Easter begin. The mistral and tramontana still left gusts of more than 100 km/h this Thursday in the north of the country, with a hurricane-force gust of 190 km/h recorded in Portbou (Alt Empordà). This Good Friday the wind will continue to blow at the extremes, but it will clearly decrease and will no longer be news. A wind that will finally calm down completely over the weekend. The Azores anticyclone will finally embrace us and absolute calm and radiant sun will prevail everywhere, with no more squalls or precipitation. Temperatures will clearly rise, with increasingly warm midday. All this after the past few days have once again exceeded 100 km/h in the peaks of the Pyrenees and in Empordà, while the last general snowfall in the Pyrenees has left more than half a meter of new snow at the high altitudes of Alt Pirineu and the north face. Freshly fallen snow that will allow for maximum enjoyment of skiing these days.

The weather has remained unsettled in recent hours in various regions. Snowfall has been widespread in the Pyrenees, mainly above 1,200 or 1,400 m, especially on the north face, but it has also affected the south face. In some parts of Alt Pirineu or northern Andorra, more than half a meter of new snow has already accumulated. The mistral and tramontana winds have continued to blow strongly at the extremes, where speeds have once again exceeded 100 km/h. Notably, 147 km/h was reached yesterday in Portbou, in Alt Empordà, the area most affected by this northerly wind storm that began over a week ago. Between yesterday afternoon and early this morning, some showers also fell in parts of Girona, northeastern Barcelona, and the Balearic Islands, leaving more than 10 l/m² in Alt Empordà. This rain will not repeat today, while snowfall will continue, although restricted to the north face. Strong northerly winds are still present at the extremes, but they will clearly decrease from Friday onwards. Looking ahead to the important days of Holy Week, sun and calm will prevail in all regions, with increasingly warm midday temperatures.

The north component wind gives no respite and we have already strung together eight consecutive days of intense gusts, concentrated mainly at the ends of the country. In the last few hours, the 100 km/h mark has again been exceeded, highlighting on Tuesday the 151 km/h in Portbou and 130 km/h at the Darnius-Boadella reservoir (Alt Empordà), 133 km/h at Tosa d’Alp (altitude 2,478 m, Cerdanya), 125 km/h at Boí (altitude 2,537 m, Alta Ribagorça), 115 km/h at Port del Comte (altitude 2,288 m, Solsonès), 102 km/h at Santuari de Queralt (Berguedà) and 101 km/h at Mas de Barberans (Montsià). All this has once again caused incidents in these areas, especially on the Costa Brava.

In general, the wind has lost a lot of strength this Monday, but the tramontana has continued to blow very strongly on the peaks of the Pyrenees and in the Alt Empordà, where 100 km/h has been widely exceeded again locally. Highlights include the 158 km/h reached in Portbou and the 99 in the Darnius-Boadella reservoir (Alt Empordà), the 138 in Boí (altitude 2,537 m, Alta Ribagorça), the 105 in Tosa d'Alp (altitude 2,478 m, Cerdanya) and the 90 in Molló (Ripollès). All this after the storm on Sunday left 168 km/h in Portbou as the most extreme gust recorded in the entire country. In the coming days, the wind will remain, and will even intensify at the extremes. On Tuesday it will snow again on the northern face of the Pyrenees, and on Wednesday a new front will cross us, reactivating the snowfall in a large part of the Pyrenees, with temperatures under control. But the maps indicate that the key days of Easter will be marked by general calm and a clearer rise in thermometers.

We leave behind a weekend with two very different faces: a Saturday quite calm and a Sunday marked by intense wind, snow in the Pyrenees and a cooler or colder atmosphere. Wind gusts have exceeded 100 km/h in several regions in recent hours, which has caused quite a few incidents, which has caused quite a few incidents (you will find the most outstanding data of the gale at the end of this article). This week will be more stable and the temperature will gradually rise, although this morning we woke up with a cold winter atmosphere and frost in many places. There will still be some snowfall in the Pyrenees until the middle of the week, with a higher snow line, and wind in the usual places in the country. It seems that the key days of Holy Week, however, will be dominated by calm and good weather.

The start of the weekend was quite calm, but the weather has become complicated as the hours have passed. The passage of a new cold front has caused a new snowfall to begin in the Pyrenees at very low altitudes. Furthermore, it has opened the door to a northerly wind that will continue to strengthen, and which throughout this Sunday will cause a storm of strong gusts in many regions, also outside of usual places. The most affected areas will be the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, regions of Girona, the Ebro, the south of Camp de Tarragona, Castellón, and the Balearic Islands. The gusts will widely exceed 100 or 120 km/h in the most affected areas, and conditions will be especially adverse in the Pyrenees, where the atmosphere will be freezing and the phenomenon of whirlwinds will occur. These are days of high mobility, so maximum caution is advised, especially in mountainous areas and in the northeast. Civil Protection has already activated the alert for the Ventcat plan and the pre-alert for the Neucat plan for this episode,, andthis Saturday afternoon sent an Es-Alert message to the regions at highest risk asking to avoid unnecessary travel and outdoor activities during Sunday.