The storm is easing, with more scattered showers and calmer seas.

BarcelonaThe last gusts of easterly winds are bringing heavy rain and more snow to the eastern Pyrenees, especially in the Ripollès region. The highest rainfall totals of this episode have already exceeded 200 liters per square meter.²Since Christmas, and there are still a few hours of rain left (you'll find more details at the end of this report). The storm will weaken and move away, and the sun will timidly appear this Sunday, from the west, with clearer skies from Monday onwards, when the clearing will become more widespread and the rainy season that has made this second half of December one of the wettest in recent memory will finally end.

In this regard, the Meteorological Service of Catalonia has issued weather warnings for various phenomena until the early hours of the morning. Rainfall accumulations could exceed 200 l/m² in 24 hours in the northeast of the region, while a yellow warning for heavy rainfall is in effect for the entire Catalan coast and pre-coastal areas.

The rough seas have also triggered an orange alert along the entire coastline, where waves exceeding 2.5 meters in height are expected. Strong easterly and northeasterly winds are forecast along the entire coast, particularly during the middle of the day. The wind warning is in effect between the Barcelonès and Tarragonès regions.

Finally, the snow warning only affects Berguedà, Cerdanya, and, at a higher danger level, Ripollès, where more than 50 centimeters of new snow will accumulate above 2,000 meters. From Christmas Day until 7 p.m. tonight, 80 cm of fresh snow had accumulated in Vallter (2,400 m). The degree of avalanche danger It is high (4 out of 5) in the Ter-Freser, on the northern slope of the Cadí-Moixeró, in the Pre-Pyrenees and in the eastern half of the Perafita-Puigpedrós.

Sunday: opening of clearings

The weather is expected to improve significantly towards the end of the weekend, with rainfall weakening and becoming confined to the far south, coastal areas, and especially the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. Sunshine will increase, although it won't be a sunny day. The weather will be calmer in the western part of Spain and the western Pyrenees, where it will be somewhat milder, with slightly lower temperatures in the early morning. Sea conditions will be much more normal along the Catalan coast, with a moderate swell, while remaining somewhat rough along the coasts of Valencia and Castellón.

Provisional balance of the storm

The easterly winds, which began on Christmas Day, have brought rainfall totals exceeding 200 l/m² in some parts of the country, such as Ciret (Osona), with 223 l/m².²Rainfall reached 209 liters per square meter by 10:00 AM on Sunday. By 7:00 PM on Sunday, the total rainfall had accumulated.² in Cantonigròs, 194 l/m² in Molló, 189 l/m² in Puig Sesolles and 148 l/m² in Olot.

The latest round of rain has soaked the entire country this Sunday, with rainfall totals ranging between 20 and 50 l/m² in the eastern half and on the coast (with maximums of up to 80 l/m²).² in Ripollès). The snowfall has accumulated to a depth of nearly one meter in Vallter (80 cm of fresh snow as of this morning). The waves at the Begur headland buoy have reached 9.75 meters.