The weather is not clear today, with the risk of very irregular showers in some places.

BarcelonaThe dana Alice has brought new showers in the last few hours. After the extraordinary downpours of the weekend on the Ebro River, yesterday saw some much less significant showers in this area and also in inland areas, occasionally leaving more than 20 or 30 l/m². And on Monday, it also rained heavily in the Valencian Community, especially on the southern coast of Valencia, where a red alert was issued. More than 100 l/m² accumulated in several areas of the Safor and Ribera Baixa regions. Of note were the more than 135 l/m² accumulated in Gandía, 102 of which fell in just one hour (you'll find the rainfall figures for the last few days at the end of this report).

But contrary to what the maps indicated, there was virtually no rain tonight along the Catalan coast and pre-coast, as most of the storms remained offshore. However, some have grazed some coastal sections, with the most notable rainfall so far being 48 l/m² in Castell d'Aro during the early hours, 24 in Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Baix Empordà), and 17 in the city of Tarragona. During the morning, some of these showers will continue to graze coastal areas with some local downpours, and it will rain in Alt Empordà. And today, the weather will not be clear, as some very irregular but locally heavy showers and afternoon thunderstorms will recur in some regions. Meteocat maintains several alerts activated for locally heavy rain.

Tuesday: the weather continues to be busy

The weather will remain unsettled today. Cloudy conditions will once again be abundant, especially along the coast and pre-coastline. During the morning, some of the showers and thunderstorms over the sea will continue to graze coastal areas, especially in Tarragona and Girona. Where they fall, they may leave a few scattering rain showers. Scattered showers cannot be ruled out in other regions, such as the Ebro and the northeast. From midday, very irregular showers and thunderstorms will resume, continuing into the evening. This will not be a situation of widespread rain, nor will it end in rain everywhere, but showers will fall here and there. The most likely are expected inland and in the south and may be locally heavy. Therefore, Meteocat maintains many alerts for heavy rain.

The Valencian Community will have a calmer day, but there will be some scattered showers in the afternoon, which, in principle, should not have any further consequences. There will also be some intermittent showers and thunderstorms in the Balearic Islands. All this will be accompanied by a northerly wind, which will strengthen throughout the day in the Empordà and the Balearic Islands, as well as mild winds and moderate easterly winds along the rest of the Catalan coast. Temperatures will remain at bay and similar to yesterday's, or slightly lower. They will only rise in the Ebro and the Valencian Country, after so many days of downpours and heavy cloud cover.

No clear end to instability in sight

Wednesday will be a calmer day, but with variable skies and a continued risk of some more localized showers. They will mainly affect inland areas and the Pre-Pyrenees. The anticyclone will remain firmly in place in the British Isles for a few days, allowing new fronts to reach our latitudes. Therefore, unstable conditions will remain, with a risk of new, irregular showers, but in principle nothing like the downpours of the last few hours.

Torrential Rainfall Summary

The downpours have been torrential in southern Catalonia in recent days, especially on Sunday, but the total accumulations over the weekend are extraordinary, especially in Montsià. Freginals stands out, with a scandalous 478 l/m², and Ràpita, with 312 l/m², most of which fell in six hours on Sunday. Mas de Barberans also accumulated more than 280 l/m².² in 48 hours. In Els Ports Natural Park, there are a total of 192, in Alfacs 176, and in Aldover 141.

These figures could still increase in the coming hours. The intensity of the rains is notable, as, for example, in Mas de Barberans, 44 l/m² fell in just 30 minutes on Sunday. A lot of water in just a few hours, sweeping everything away and causing severe flooding on Sunday in towns such as Godall and la Ràpita (Montsià), or the closure of the AP-7 (completely flooded) between Freginals and Ulldecona. After an extraordinarily rainy week in the Valencian Community, it rained again yesterday and tonight, exceeding 100 or 130 l/m² on the southern coast of Valencia, with renewed flooding. Torrential rainfall has been recorded in Safor, Ribera Baixa, Albufera, and Plana Baixa. Particularly notable is the accumulation of over 135 l/m² in Gandía, of which 102 fell in just one hour.