Quiet mornings and afternoon thunderstorms in the Pyrenees and Central Catalonia

BarcelonaThe presence of some cold air at high altitude and a slight drop in atmospheric pressure are causing daytime clouds to grow in mountainous areas, with showers and thunderstorms that will reappear this Monday. On Sunday afternoon, storms have occurred, some of considerable intensity, accumulating up to 38 l/m² in Cadí Nord and 21 l/m² in La Seu d'Urgell. The showers have even reached Montseny and Montnegre-Corredor.

Meteocat has issued a warning for heavy rain, which will be in effect until Monday at 8 p.m.:

Monday with new afternoon thunderstorms

The same dynamic as during the weekend will be repeated. Sunny morning, with some morning fogs or low clouds in the Ebro Delta and the arrival of high and thin clouds. However, instability will increase from midday and cloudiness will grow in mountain areas and in the north of Central Catalonia.

During the afternoon, thunderstorms are expected in parts of the Pyrenees, pre-Pyrenees, the north of Central Catalonia, and some are not ruled out in the Ports area. The downpours may fall, locally, with some intensity and with hail. Towards the end of the day, a weak shower may fall in Ponent, towards the evening. Outside these areas, the meteorological situation will continue to be marked by calm, although during the afternoon, bands of clouds will arrive from the storms that have formed in the interior and north of the territory.

Temperatures will remain above average for this time of year, with no morning frosts (not even at high altitudes in the Pyrenees), and minimums will range between 13 ºC and 15 ºC (in the Pyrenean valleys they will not drop below 7 ºC). Maximums will again be close to 30 ºC in Ponent and will range between 25 ºC and 28 ºC in the rest of the region. On the coast, they will be more restrained, around 22 ºC.

Unsettled afternoons in the Pyrenees throughout the week

On Tuesday, afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be repeated in mountainous and inland areas, although the afternoon instability will affect fewer regions. On Wednesday and Thursday, showers will be repeated, albeit in a more isolated manner. The thermometers will not undergo significant changes and the values will remain above the usual average for this time of year, except on the coast, where the temperature is what it should be for these dates.

Rainfall accumulated until 8:30 PM on Sunday:

• North Cadí (2,145 m): 38 l/m²
• Camprodon: 24 l/m²
• la Seu d'Urgell: 21 l/m²
• Dew point: 20 l/m²
• Gisclareny: 17 l/m²
• Núria (2,000 m): 16 l/m²
• Castellnou de Bages: 5 l/m²
• Puig Sesolles (1,666 m): 4 l/m²
• Dosrius: 1 l/m²