Showers and thunderstorms will gain ground in the coming days

BarcelonaThe weather has been quite calm this Tuesday, and even the afternoon showers have been less intense and extensive, remaining more concentrated in parts of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees. However, bands of clouds and dust suspended from North Africa have increased from the south. Temperatures have dropped slightly, and 30 °C has no longer been reached in Ponent and the south, but the atmosphere has remained very warm for the season. With a few days left until the end of the month, this April has been exceptionally warm, and we will see if it has left us with any heat records. However, the weather will undergo changes in the coming days. From Thursday and throughout the long May Day weekend, we will be under the effects of a cold air pocket that will increase instability. Showers and storms will gain ground and strength, affecting many more regions, especially in the northern half.

Wednesday: variable and overcast sky

The sky will be changing or cloudy this Wednesday due to the presence of intervals of clouds and suspended Saharan dust. Nevertheless, very little rain is expected. Throughout the day, showers may fall in parts of the southern face of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, and drizzles or local showers will also reach areas of Ponent and the south. Little, but however little it rains, the water will be accompanied by mud. Scattered showers will also fall in the Valencian Country, especially in inland regions.

All in all with similar temperatures, although the minimums may rise slightly, and the maximums drop a degree, especially in the south of the country. In short, we will continue with little morning cold, and warm weather in the middle of the day, with values above average. Many maximums of 23 to 28 °C are expected.

More unsettled weather in the coming days

Starting Thursday and in the following days, instability will increase due to the influence of a cold air pocket coming from central Europe. Therefore, showers and thunderstorms will gain ground, and not just in the afternoons. They will fall very irregularly, mainly affecting points in the northern half, but more or less, short-lived showers or drizzles may reach many other regions, including the south.

Locally there may be some downpours accompanied by hail or sleet, especially in the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, and in the northeastern interior of the country. A situation that still has a degree of uncertainty, as a small movement of the cold air pocket could cause significant changes in the distribution of precipitation. In any case, the cold air at high altitudes will clash with the heat accumulated in recent days and the humidity from the Mediterranean, which promises movement. We will continue to monitor this situation which will fully affect the long May Day weekend, when many people have plans.