Storm Ingrid will bring showers, snow, wind and intense cold this weekend
It will snow again throughout the Pyrenees, and the snow level will plummet, with snow falling in other areas as well.
BarcelonaThe unsettled weather continues unabated, and after a sunny and windy Friday, this weekend will bring the peak of the powerful Atlantic storm's effects. Ingrid At our house. Between dawn and Saturday morning, showers are possible anywhere, but by the afternoon they will be more concentrated in the northeast and the Pyrenees. Be careful with the snow level, as it will drop to 800 or 600 meters – and locally lower – and snow will be seen outside the Pyrenees at relatively low elevations. A blast of cold air will arrive, causing temperatures to plummet, with a distinctly colder and more wintry feel. Sunday will be changeable, with a new front expected from the afternoon onwards. All of this will be accompanied by strong winds in various regions.
Saturday: Showers and snow outside the Pyrenees
The main event of the effects will arrive on Saturday.Ingrid In our country, a small secondary low-pressure system associated with the same storm will develop, complicating the weather. Showers are expected throughout the early morning hours, moving from south to north. The heaviest precipitation is expected in the northeast and the Pyrenees, where the weather will remain unsettled with further showers throughout the day.
Pay attention to the snow level, as it will plummet. It will drop from the initial 1000 m to 800 or 600 m. During periods of heavier rain, snowfall may even reach 500 or 400 m. Therefore, beyond the Pyrenees – where it will snow at all elevations – snow will be seen again across much of Montseny, Albera, Montnegre, the Transversal Range, and Montsec.
Snowfall is also expected, albeit less frequently, at higher elevations in other pre-coastal mountains, such as Montserrat, the Prades Mountains, and the Sant Llorenç del Munt i el Obac Natural Park. A light snowfall is also expected in Els Ports in the early morning. Therefore, exercise caution this Saturday due to snow in the valleys of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, as well as in other less common areas. It is essential to have your vehicle properly equipped to avoid any surprises. Meteocat has issued an alert for snow accumulations exceeding 5 centimeters above 700 meters in several inland regions.
Showers and thunderstorms are also expected in the Balearic Islands, all accompanied by a significant drop in temperatures. Many areas are forecast to have lows of only 6 to 12 °C, with significantly lower temperatures in mountainous regions. In fact, high mountain areas will experience freezing temperatures, with sub-zero temperatures throughout the day.
Caution is also advised due to the strong winds, ranging from mistral to westerly, which will gradually intensify and affect central and southern Spain, the Empordà region, and the higher elevations of the Pyrenees, where blizzard conditions are expected. These winds will also be particularly strong in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands, with rough seas along the entire coast.
Sunday: waiting for a new front
The last day of the weekend will dawn with a cold, harsh winter feel, with frost outside the windier areas. A sunny and windy morning awaits us in the southern half of the region, in the northern Empordà, and at higher elevations. It will be a day of relative calm with slightly higher maximum temperatures, as we await the arrival of a new front in the afternoon and evening, which will bring renewed snowfall across the Pyrenees and wind to many areas. More showers are also expected in western areas, the Pre-Pyrenees, and surrounding regions.
He won't clean up next week.
Medium-range forecasts indicate that the weather will remain very changeable and unsettled next week due to the passage of new Atlantic fronts. Therefore, the sky will be very changeable, with further showers, strong winds, and fluctuating temperatures.