Sun, cold weather and morning fog indoors

BarcelonaThe weekend ended with the passage of a very weak, inactive front that only generated a few showers in the Pyrenees. In fact, the accumulated rainfall amounts up to tonight have ranged between 5 and 10 mm (10 l/m²).² in Lac Redon, 5 in Sasseuva, 4 in Bonaigua and 1 l/m² In Vielha and Boí (2,500 m). This precipitation has fallen as snow, with accumulations of between 5 and 10 cm above 2,000 m (the snow level has dropped to 1,100 m in some areas).

The week ahead will be changeable, with a relatively calm, transitional Monday and a new front arriving on Tuesday that will bring some showers and more snow to the Lleida Pyrenees. It will be cold at night and in the early morning, with temperatures slightly below average for this time of year. However, no intense cold spells or heavy rainfall are expected.

Monday: calm, sunny and morning fog in Ponent

It will be a transitional day, with fairly clear skies, except in the inland plains, where fog will linger and keep the weather damp and cold until midday. Thin clouds are expected in the Pyrenees, with somewhat low temperatures early on, and frost inland and in the Pyrenees. Generally, clear skies will prevail, with some low clouds appearing near the coast, which will dissipate around midday.

Tramontana and Mistral winds will blow in the morning, but by midday they will have less intensity and will change direction. The sea will be rough north of Cape Begur, with a heavy swell. Along the rest of the coast, there will be moderate to slight swells, with a slight swell in the afternoon.

Tuesday: a new front and cold weather

The weather will continue to change throughout the week, with new Atlantic fronts bringing varying amounts of precipitation, especially in the Pyrenees, with more snow at mid and high elevations. Tuesday will be overcast again, with a new front bringing scattered, light rain and not much accumulation, particularly in the western part of the Pyrenees and the foothills. It will snow again in the northernmost Pyrenees of Lleida province above 1,300 meters. On Wednesday, the sky will clear again, with more fog in the western part and the foothills of the Pyrenees. On Thursday, thin clouds will increase with the arrival of a new front towards the evening and into the early hours of Friday.

Temperatures will fluctuate, but will remain consistently above or slightly below average. Between Tuesday and Thursday, it will be colder, with frost inland and in the Pyrenees, where a temperature inversion will bring midwinter-like temperatures early in the morning (minimums in the Pyrenean valleys will be around -5°C). Cold conditions are expected during the early morning hours in the rest of the country (minimums inland will be 0°C and on the coast 6°C).