The effects of Storm Ingrid arrive: a busy and wintry weekend

BarcelonaWe've entered a period of several Atlantic fronts passing through, causing the weather to change. For example, yesterday we started the day with rain in many areas, but the afternoon turned sunny, with strong winds in the extremes that reached gusts of up to 116 km/h in Portbou (Alt Empordà) and 93 km/h in El Perelló (Baix Ebre) and Miami Platja (Baix Camp). Many weather phenomena in just a few hours, a situation that will continue in the coming days.

Today there may be some light and localized morning showers in the west, especially in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida. But overall, sunshine will prevail, with wind in several areas. We will be experiencing the effects of the powerful Atlantic storm. Ingrid, which will bring greater instability and colder temperatures over the weekend. A truly wintry atmosphere is expected starting tomorrow. And be aware that snow could fall as low as 500 meters on Saturday. Another snowfall is expected throughout the Pyrenees, this time affecting mainly the northern slopes. The weather is relentless, and there's no clear end in sight.

Friday: a fairly quiet day

Calm will prevail in most regions this Friday, but there will be some nuances. The passage of a weakened Atlantic front associated with the storm... Ingrid This will bring some light, localized showers to western regions in the early morning, especially on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees and the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, where the snow level will be only 800 to 1,000 meters. Some light showers may return to this area later in the day, but overall it will be a dry day.

The sun will generally prevail, with more variable skies in the morning and intervals of cloud throughout the day in the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees, and other mountain areas. Moderate westerly and southerly winds will blow in many places, causing maximum temperatures to rise more along the coast and pre-coastal areas, especially in the northeast. Many highs will reach 12 to 16 °C, with moderate temperatures in the early morning.

Winter weekend

The powerful Atlantic storm Ingrid This weekend will affect us more. It will bring more instability and a blast of distinctly colder air. This will cause temperatures to drop significantly, with a fully wintry feel and values ​​slightly below average, especially on Saturday.

The first day of the weekend will start off eventful. During the early morning hours, a band of showers will cross us from south to north, with heavily clouded skies and a snow level that will drop from the initial 1,000 m to 600 or 500 m, locally lower during periods of heavier showers. Therefore, snowfall is possible well below the Pyrenees. This situation will pass quickly, and in the afternoon the showers will concentrate in the northeast and pre-coastal areas, with this snow level plummeting. Separately, precipitation will fall in the Pyrenees, in the form of snow at all elevations.

All of this will be accompanied by strong winds, ranging from mistral to westerly, in the central and southern parts of the country, and strong northerly winds in the Empordà region and the Pyrenees peaks, where the localized weather pattern is also present. On Sunday, temperatures will rise slightly and the sky will be variable, with no rain generally. However, from the afternoon onwards, a new front will arrive, bringing showers from the west and more snowfall across the Pyrenees, especially on the northern slopes.