Calm weather and greater calm after the wind

BarcelonaThe weekend was marked by changeable weather, with rain in many areas on Saturday and good weather on Sunday, except in the far north, where it snowed in some places and strong winds blew in others (you'll find precipitation and wind data at the end of this report). Next week looks very calm, with days of splendid sunshine and temperatures that are already rising and approaching spring levels. Let's not forget that we're just a few days away from officially entering astronomical spring.

Monday: sunny and milder weather

The week will begin as the last one ended, with plenty of sunshine that will bring a noticeable rise in temperature by midday, a far cry from Saturday's chill. However, the early morning hours will still be cool or cold in some parts of the country. There are few changes to the weather forecast, characterized by stable conditions, with some passing high cloud cover and winds that will gradually decrease in intensity, though they will still be moderate in the Empordà region and parts of the Camp de Tarragona.

Tuesday: anticyclonic monotony

The weather situation will not change much on Tuesday, with sunshine becoming even more intense, now without any high clouds. Temperatures will continue to rise, noticeably so at midday, and this will be even more pronounced in the Pyrenees, where the difference between Sunday's high and Tuesday's will locally exceed 10°C.

From Wednesday onwards, there is a risk of some showers.

The high-pressure system will remain firmly in place over our region, but the movement of cold air and low-pressure centers in the Atlantic and the eastern Mediterranean could bring some signs of instability, which might even translate into the development of some minor cloud cover and the formation of a few showers. However, all of this is still pending confirmation, and no significant weather change is expected in the short or medium term.

Weekend summary of showers and wind

Rain affected many regions on Saturday, accompanied by thunderstorms and hail in some areas, and falling as snow at mid and high elevations. The highest accumulations were 38.7 mm in Santa Coloma de Farners (Selva), 38.4 mm in Mataró (Maresme), and 36.8 mm in Dosrius – Montnegre i el Corredor Natural Park, also in Maresme. On Sunday, the wind took center stage, with gusts exceeding 100 km/h in the northern half of the country. Notable gusts included 167.4 km/h at Portbou – Coll de los Belitres (Alt Empordà), 161.6 km/h at the Queralt Sanctuary (Berguedà), and 132.1 km/h at Tosa de Alp (2,478 m) in Cerdanya.