Peaceful Easter Sunday and with temperatures close to 27 ºC

BarcelonaAn anticyclonic ridge is embracing us and is keeping the weather fully spring-like in our territory. On the one hand, we have a high-pressure center over the Bay of Biscay and another over the western Mediterranean. All this means that the wind is nil or very weak and, moreover, it 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.

Holy Sunday without changes and with rising temperatures

Spring day, with a clear sky throughout the country. We will be able to see some low clouds in front of the Costa Daurada or the Ebro Delta. In the interior of the Ebro or in Central Catalonia, some mist will appear, which will dissipate as the morning progresses. The atmosphere will be cool in the early morning, with minimums that will rise. They will move around 4 ºC in the Pyrenean valleys and between 6 ºC and 8 ºC in the interior. On the coast, they will not drop below 12 ºC. No frosts are expected in the high mountains and values will be positive throughout the territory. Maximums will rise notably, especially in Ponent and in the interior of the Ebro valley, with a very mild atmosphere in the middle of the day, with many maximums between 20 °C and 24 °C, which, locally, will again be close to 26 °C or 27 ºC in the regions of Ponent and in the interior of the Ebro.

During the afternoon, clouds will increase in the Pyrenees, where some showers of intensity are not ruled out. In the rest of the territory, only some thin clouds will appear and on the coast some maritime fog is not ruled out, for example, off the Costa Brava. These advection fogs are common in spring, with warm periods and still cold sea water. The strong contrast between the two air masses generates the formation of fog banks, sometimes compact and persistent.

Easter Monday bright and warm

The weather will be very pleasant and we will have radiant sun on Easter Monday, with temperatures that will be more reminiscent of May values than early April. Many highs of 20 °C to 25 °C are expected, but in points of the pre-littoral and the interior these figures will end up being exceeded and will locally approach 29 ºC in Ponent and the Ebro interior. The thermometers will be more restrained on the coast due to the influence of the sea, which is still cold. Maritime fogs will form on the Costa Brava or off the central coast, especially towards the evening. All this with a thermal contrast between day and night. On Wednesday, the thermometer may drop slightly in the Pyrenees due to the proximity of a front that, in principle, will only leave some showers in the Pyrenees. Towards the end of next week the weather could change, with the arrival of a front. We will have to keep an eye on it!

Maximums registered this Saturday:

• Will be: 27 ºC
• Riba-roja Reservoir: 27 ºC
• Alcarràs: 26.5 ºC
• Cardona: 25 ºC
• Girona: 25 ºC
• Santa Coloma de Farners: 25 ºC
• Sant Cugat del Vallès: 23 ºC