Changing weather with a bit of everything due to the passage of new fronts

BarcelonaThe easterly storm caused by the low-pressure system Harry It's now history after leaving more than 100 or 200 liters per square meter in some areas, a very rough sea, and rivers on the verge of overflowing (you'll find the most important data and images of the event at the end of this report). Wednesday has been calmer, but the weather isn't clearing up, neither today nor in the coming days. In fact, the sky has remained partly cloudy, and since the afternoon, a front has been crossing us with a string of showers that will move across the country from west to east until nightfall. Northeasterly winds and strong winds at higher elevations are expected, along with still rough seas and a swell. Thursday will continue to be changeable, with a risk of showers, especially in the morning, and strong winds in the extremes. All this in anticipation of a colder, more wintry weekend, with the possibility of snow below 1,000 meters.

Thursday: remnants of some showers

Overnight showers will continue into the morning in some areas. A cloudy morning is expected in central and northern Spain, with light and scattered showers in parts of the Barcelona region, northern Tarragona, the northeast interior, and the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees. Snowfall is expected to be light, with the snow level around 1,200 meters. In the Balearic Islands, showers and thunderstorms may be locally intense throughout the day, accompanied by strong winds. Sea conditions will remain rough along the entire coast.

This afternoon, the sun will dominate, with only lingering cloud cover in the northeast and the Pyrenees. In fact, some scattered showers are still expected in the Ripollès area and on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, and the snow level will remain around 1,200 meters. It will be colder in the early morning, with highs of 10 to 15 °C. Strong winds, particularly from the mistral and tramontana in the extremities, will blow, especially in the Ebro valley and northern Empordà. Meteocat has issued weather alerts for these areas due to strong winds.

Colder weather and snow this weekend

Friday will be a day of relative calm and sunshine, except for some isolated showers in the west of the country, mainly in the morning. New changes will arrive over the weekend, brought by the effects of a new storm system called... Ingrid, of Atlantic origin. Therefore, it will not be impacted by the storm. HarryBut it will also complicate the weather.

On Saturday, precipitation will fall mainly in the central and northern parts of the country, and on Sunday it will be more concentrated in the Pyrenees. And be careful with the snow level, as it will plummet due to the arrival of a new blast of cold air. It will snow at all elevations in the Pyrenees, and in the rest of the country, the snow level will fluctuate between 500 and 800 meters. The weather will be cold and decidedly wintry, and there will be strong winds.

Rainstorm assessment

• The easterly winds we experienced on Monday and Tuesday brought rain everywhere. But the most continuous and abundant rainfall was clearly concentrated in the northeastern regions, especially in Girona, where rainfall exceeded 100 or 200 l/m² in 48 hours. At some weather stations, Tuesday was the rainiest day in many years, or even since records began. This was the case in Torroella de Montgrí and Castell d'Aro, with 154 and 124 l/m², respectively, where it hadn't rained that much in nearly twenty years. Furthermore, Monday was also the rainiest day since 2006 in Portbou, with 114 l/m² accumulated. These are the most notable records left by this two-day easterly wind: 215 l/m²: Palafrugell
• 181 l/m²: Portbou
• 180 l/m²: Torroella de Montgrí
• 164 l/m²: Roses
• 155 l/m²: Banyoles
• 155 l/m²: Girona
• 155 l/m²: Castell d'Aro
• 152 l/m²: Fornells de la Selva
• 147 l/m²: the Tallada of Empordà
• 145 l/m²: Cabanes
• 136 l/m²: Espolla
• 135 l/m²: Torroella de Fluvià
• 133 l/m²: Fornells de la Selva
• 132 l/m²: Puig Sesolles
• 132 l/m²: Navata
• 129 l/m²: the Bisbal d'Empordà
• 127 l/m²: La Ardilla-Cantonigros
• 124 l/m²: San Pedro Pescador
• 121 l/m²: Santa Coloma de Farners
• 112 l/m²: Darnius-Boadella Swamp

The storm at sea was also very severe along the entire coastline, with waves reaching heights of over 6 or 7 meters in some areas. A 10-meter wave recorded on Tuesday offshore at the Begur buoy (Baix Empordà) stands out, as does a 7.16-meter wave on the Barcelona coast. Regarding river flows, the peak of over 500 m³/s on Tuesday morning in the Daró River near La Bisbal d'Empordà is particularly noteworthy, even exceeding the maximum recorded during the storm. Glory Six years ago, the flow was higher than the Ebro River's flow at Tortosa. The Onyar reached 340 m³/s at Girona, but far from the figures reached during the Glory.

In the mid and high elevations of the Pyrenees, the snowfall over the last few days has been spectacular, with exceptional depths not seen for years in the eastern Pyrenees and the Pre-Pyrenees. The more than one meter of snow accumulated in recent days in Boí and the Cadí Nord stands out.

Tuesday marked the fifth consecutive day of the rain event in Catalonia, which has experienced different phases. Beyond the northeast of the country, there was also heavy rain in the south and west over the weekend, with several areas recording more than 100 l/m². Meteocat has provided the most significant rainfall and snow accumulation figures for the entire country over the last five days.