Showers will be more extensive tomorrow, and the mercury will slow down by midday.

BarcelonaCatalonia's National Day was marked by good and stable weather across virtually all of Catalonia, with the obvious exception of Barcelona and other nearby locations, where showers formed that were exceptionally intense at times (at the end of this report, you'll find today's rainfall figures). Atmospheric instability will be more widespread on Friday and Saturday, with showers affecting more regions and a temporary drop in temperature.

Friday: more extensive showers

The weather will be more unstable heading into the weekend, due to the passage of a front that will reactivate instability and once again favor the formation of locally intense showers. Rain will affect more regions than on Thursday and will reach much of the northern and eastern half of the country, with localized heavy downpours. The weather will be calmer in the far south and in the west, where there could even be some clear skies during the afternoon.

Minimum temperatures will rise slightly due to the presence of clouds, but maximum temperatures will drop and be lower everywhere, especially in the south of the country. They will generally range between 23 and 28°C, with a mild atmosphere but no intense heat anywhere in the country.

In this regard, the Meteorological Service of Catalonia maintains a danger warning for intense rainfall affecting the regions of Barcelona, ​​​​inland Girona, and the Tarragona coast. In these parts of the country, more than 20 l/m² could fall in just half an hour, especially in the regions with an orange warning level (3/6), concentrated on the central coast and pre-coast, and in the center of the country.

Weekend with two faces

Starting Saturday, the north wind will strengthen in the Empordà region, and showers will continue in some parts of the country, more scattered and weaker than those of Thursday and Friday. These will be the last signs of instability before a calmer Sunday overall, with more wind in the Empordà region and periods of sunshine throughout. All this will come with some ups and downs in temperatures that, overall, will remain near normal, with cool nights and a warm atmosphere far from extremes in the middle of the day, but with a slow recovery of the mercury during the central hours of the day.

Balance of the morning and midday showers of the Diada

Rain began to fall early this morning in some neighborhoods of Barcelona, ​​​​a situation that lasted for hours with a steady downpour that left significant and uneven accumulations of water. It also rained in other nearby regions, such as Vallès Oriental and Maresme, although not with the same intensity. These are the most notable precipitation records:

• Barcelona (Port Olímpic): 119 l/m²
• Barcelona (Poblenou): 70 l/m²
• Barcelona (Raval): 31 l/m²
• Cabrils (Maresme): 12 l/m²
• Barcelona (Gracia): 9 l/m²
• Badalona: 3 l/m²