Some showers are expected until late tonight, and the weekend will begin with a new front.

BarcelonaThe active cold front that crossed the region this Thursday morning brought a deluge of rain across the country, with torrential downpours and strong winds. Locally, rainfall exceeded 50 liters per square meter, with most of it falling in a short period. Caldes de Montbui (Vallès Oriental) recorded over 80 liters. This weather caused flooding and numerous disruptions during the morning rush hour. The first significant snowfall of the season also occurred in the higher elevations of the Pyrenees (you will find the most important data and images of this storm at the end of this report).

The showers that reappeared in the northern half of the country this afternoon may continue intermittently into the night in this area, with snow around 2,000 meters. Friday morning will be calm, with plenty of sunshine and cooler temperatures. But from the afternoon onwards, a new front will arrive from the west, bringing rain to various locations until Saturday morning, although nothing like the heavy downpours of the last few hours. All this with a distinctly autumnal feel.

Friday: day of impasse

This Friday will bring generally colder weather. We'll need to bundle up when leaving home early in the morning, with sub-zero temperatures expected, especially in the higher elevations of the Pyrenees, as well as in some areas of the Pyrenean valleys and the northern interior. Sunshine and calm conditions will prevail, with morning fog in the plains and inland valleys. However, some cloud cover will remain in the northern third of the country by morning, with a few showers still possible in the far northeast of the Girona region and on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees. The weather will move quickly, with moderate winds in northern Alt Empordà and the southern half of the country.

However, more bands of clouds will arrive from the west during the afternoon, extending eastward as the day progresses. This is due to the approach of a new front, which, especially from the afternoon onward, will bring more showers to the Lleida and Ebro regions, as well as the interior of the Valencian Community. These showers will initially be light and insignificant. Maximum temperatures will remain fairly stable, ranging between 16 and 21°C, with lower temperatures expected in the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, other mountain areas, and the northern interior.

A weekend with two sides

The new front will bring more rain from west to east across Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands during Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday morning. While there is still some uncertainty, it appears that the rain will stop in the Valencian Country and southern and western Catalonia by morning, and will gradually clear from the rest of the region throughout the day, although cloud cover will remain. Rain will continue throughout the day on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees, with the snow level around 2,000 meters. On Saturday, the mistral and tramontana winds will blow strongly in the Ebro Valley, southern Ponent and Camp de Tarragona, and along the Costa Brava, creating rough seas. Maximum temperatures will drop even further in most areas, with late autumn conditions and sub-zero temperatures in the high mountains.

On Sunday, however, the unsettled weather will clear, and sunshine and calm will prevail everywhere. This stability will continue into the start of next week. Sunday morning will be quite cold, while midday will be somewhat milder, with highs rising. The northerly wind will weaken.

Rainfall balance and rainfall

The rain front that swept across the country this Thursday morning brought torrential downpours and strong winds, sweeping from west to east. In some areas, the rainfall was very intense, exceeding 20 or 30 liters per square meter in just half an hour. Some of the areas that received the most rain include the pre-coastal region of Barcelona, ​​the northeast, the Priorat region, and the Ribera d'Ebre. While many areas recorded between 15 and 30 liters per square meter, some areas far surpassed these figures. Notable examples include the 86 liters per square meter accumulated in Castellcir (Moianès), the 82 in Caldes de Montbui (Vallès Oriental), and the 77 in Sabadell (Vallès Occidental). In some cases, more than 20 or 30 l/m² have fallen in just half an hour, as in Benissanet (Ribera d'Ebre), where of the 61 l/m² accumulated, 38 have fallen in just thirty minutes.

All of this has caused hundreds of incidentsSuch as train line closures, water accumulation, closure of municipal facilities, and flooding of streets and roads that trapped some vehicles, especially in the Vallès Occidental region. The cold front moved away from the northeast before lunchtime, but showers returned to the northern half of the region in the afternoon. This episode also brought the first widespread snowfall of autumn to the high Pyrenees, where the snow quickly fell below 2,000 meters. These are some of the most notable rainfall totals and images from the storm.

• 86 l/m²: Castellcir
• 82 l/m²: Caldes de Montbui
• 77 l/m²Sabadell
• 75 l/m²: Scraper
• 65 l/m²: Cerdanyola del Vallès
• 61 l/m²: Benissanet
• 59 l/m²: Tibidabo
• 49 l/m²: El Masroig
• 47 l/m²: Yours
• 47 l/m²: Figueres
• 44 l/m²: Girona
• 39 l/m²: Cabdella Tower
• 37 l/m²: Barcelona (University Area)