The weather fronts offer no respite: the effects of Storm Leonardo are arriving

BarcelonaThe calm we experienced yesterday is not here to stay, as the weather remains dynamic due to the passage of more Atlantic fronts. The next ones will be associated with the Atlantic storm. Leonardowhich will bring plenty of rain to the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. In our area, a warm, weakening front will cross us today, bringing a mix of weather, with more cloud cover and a few showers in the morning. On Thursday, a more active front will move across, bringing another round of light rain from west to east. Temperatures will continue to fluctuate, but will remain around the average for this time of year. Yesterday, the highest temperatures reached between 15 and 17 °C in many coastal and pre-coastal areas.

Wednesday: very changeable weather

The weather will be very changeable this Wednesday due to the passage of a new warm front. Cloud cover will be higher overall during the morning, especially in the west and southern half of the country, where some light showers or drizzle are expected, reaching at most as far south as Central Catalonia and the Barcelona area. Showers will be scarce and unlikely to reach the northeast of the country. Light rain is also expected in the morning in the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. Throughout the day, large clearings will develop, with plenty of sunshine, but in the afternoon, more showers will arrive in the western part of the country and the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida. The snow level will fluctuate between 800 and 1,200 meters in the morning, rising to 1,200 or 1,400 meters in the afternoon. Therefore, during the morning we will see snow in the Els Ports area and in the valleys of the Pyrenees and Western Pre-Pyrenees, and perhaps on the tops of the Prades mountains or in Montseny.

All this with temperatures that will remain similar or drop slightly. A distinctly wintry cold snap, without extremes, is expected early in the morning, with frost in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees and surrounding areas. Most highs will range between 10 and 15 °C, lower in mountainous areas, and below freezing all day at the higher elevations of the Pyrenees, where strong southerly winds will blow.

A downpour on Thursday

A more active front driven by the storm Leonardo A flurry of precipitation is expected on Thursday, sweeping across the country from west to east throughout the day. Rain will be generally light, with fresh snow on the southern slopes of the Pyrenees, although the snow level will be considerably higher, rising to 1,800 or 2,000 meters. Temperatures will rise between Thursday and Friday due to the arrival of milder winds from the southwest (garbí and oeste), with the most favorable conditions around midday. All indications point to a very changeable weekend with a risk of further precipitation anywhere and snow in the Pyrenees. This changeable weather, caused by the passage of new fronts, will continue for at least another week and a half.