Sun and fog during this long weekend

BarcelonaThe weather will be similar across our region these next few days, with sunshine prevailing and fog inland. The weather pattern will continue to be influenced by the anticyclone, bringing calm and mild conditions, elements that favor rising temperatures, as we observed this Saturday, with highs reaching 23°C in the Ebro Valley (Aldover and Benissanet). In the city of Barcelona, we recorded 21°C. Throughout this long weekend, we will only see some thin clouds due to weak Atlantic fronts brushing the western Iberian Peninsula. Temperatures will remain above average for this time of year.

Sunday: persistent fog in Ponent and sunshine elsewhere

The day is expected to be very calm, although visibility may be reduced during the morning due to some fog banks which, in several areas of western Catalonia, could persist until midday and maintain a gray, cold, and damp atmosphere. The sun will shine in the rest of the region, somewhat clouded by high, thin clouds. The fog will break up inland, giving way to some stratus clouds clinging to low-lying areas. The cold will be more moderate in the early hours, with only some light frosts expected in Central Catalonia and the Pyrenean valleys (minimums between -2°C and 0°C). Along the coast, the minimum temperature will not fall below 6°C.

Maximum temperatures will rise again, with very mild conditions at midday and values between 17°C and 21°C. In the Ebro region, temperatures could exceed 23°C. Light winds, with a slight land breeze in the morning, will shift to the southwest at midday. There will also be a slight swell along the coast.

Monday with high pressure: sun and fog

The rest of the long weekend will be marked by stability and absolute calm. Sunshine will dominate, with only a few wisps of thin, increasingly scarce clouds. Morning fog and low clouds will return to inland areas, lasting longer periods in the Pla de Lleida, where it will be cooler. The fog will keep temperatures down in the morning in the Ponent region, but when it dissipates, highs will reach around 12°C in the city of Lleida, although in more persistent areas, temperatures will not exceed 5°C. In Barcelona and Tarragona, temperatures will again reach up to 20°C, and in the Empordà region, they could approach 22°C. In most of the country, temperatures will remain high for this time of year, with mild midday temperatures and moderately cold nights. Despite the rising temperatures, the temperature difference between day and night will be significant. Frosts will be mild in the Pyrenean valleys. The anticyclone will remain for much of next week, and no changes are expected until at least next weekend, with the arrival of a front that, at the moment, does not appear very active.