Two-faced weather weekend
The temperature will gradually rise again in the coming days.
BarcelonaThe unstable weather will give us a brief respite today, Saturday, with a day marked by the dominance of the sun and the presence of some clouds, especially in the eastern half of the country, which will leave at most a few sprinkles. Temperatures will rise, with nights that will once again be tropical on the coast. Starting Sunday, we will have renewed showers, although it remains to be confirmed whether this situation will continue into the first half of next week.
Of note in the last few hours was the unstable weather yesterday afternoon on the coast and in the pre-coastal area, in the form of locally intense showers. In just a few minutes, up to 27 l/m (8.5 US gal/ft) accumulated.2 in Barcelona (Raval), 20 in Cabrils and Granollers, 18 in Badalona and 19 in Fogars de la Selva.
Saturday: cloudy intervals and fewer showers
The weekend begins with few changes, marked by a fairly sunny morning, although there will be traces of clouds from the early morning showers on the coast. As the hours pass, clearings will begin, and the sky will become fairly clear along the coast, although some showers could still occur offshore.
During the afternoon, storm clouds will gather again, leaving showers in the inland regions of Girona, the Pyrenees, and the Pre-Pyrenees, but they will be isolated and generally minor. The sky will remain clear in the rest of the country, despite the presence of high clouds towards the afternoon in Terres de l'Ebre and the Camp de Tarragona regions, as well as some low clouds along the southern coast between evening and night.
Maximum temperatures will rise slightly across the region, although they will remain around the late August average, with highs around 34°C in the West and central Catalonia, and between 30°C and 33°C on the Ebro and in the Pre-coastal region. On the coast, they will not exceed 28°C or 29°C.
Sunday: new showers
The weather will become more unstable heading into Sunday, when cold air will again enter the middle and upper layers of the atmosphere, resulting in the formation of showers. We won't be talking about a widespread flurry of showers, but we will have light drops in the morning in parts of the coast and the pre-coastal region, and during the afternoon, dark clouds will form in the northern half and inland regions, bringing irregular showers. Temperatures will rise slightly further and could already exceed 35°C in the West, with a warm atmosphere but not the extremes of last weekend.
With an eye on a possible DANA
Starting Sunday, we'll be watching for the possible arrival of a pocket of cold air aloft that could trigger atmospheric instability once again. However, while a few hours ago, weather models predicted it would reach our home, it now appears it will remain blocked in the western Iberian Peninsula and not cross the Peninsula. The situation is even more uncertain than usual because the remnants of the hurricane will also reach the vicinity of the continent. Erin, which is currently near the US east coast, and depending on its movement, will alter the configuration of the various weather centers in Europe in one way or another. But what is clear is that instability will increase, and we will once again experience showers and occasional storms.
Storm balance during the week
The arrival of cold air from high altitude caused the first widespread showers on Monday afternoon, locally accompanied by thunderstorms and hail or stones. The most notable were 77 l/m² in La Seu d'Urgell, 68 l/m² in Lake Redon (Aran Valley), 44 l/m² in Espot (Pallars Sobirà), and 29 l/m² in the Queralt sanctuary (Berguedà). During the second half of Tuesday, the rain was again concentrated in the western Pyrenees, with 52 l/m² in Sort, 37 l/m² in Lake Redon, and 33 l/m² in El Pont de Suert.
On Wednesday, the rain was again intense in the same regions in the northern half of the country, although it also reached parts of the coast and the center. Of note were the 67 l/m² in Guixers (Solsonès), the 45 in Sant Joan de les Abadesses (Ripollès), the 36 in Lladurs, in Solsonès, and the 29 in the University District of Barcelona. On Thursday, the showers were more scattered and weaker, with 10 l/m² in Girona and Castell d'Aro (Baix Empordà) and 8 in Vall d'en Bas (Garrotxa) being the most notable. This Friday, the rainfall was much lighter, with 27 l/m² in the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona, 20 in Cabrils (Maresme) and 19 in Fogars de la Selva. All of this means that in some places the accumulated total since Monday has already exceeded 120 l/m²:
- 156 l/m²: Lagoons
- 130 l/m²: La Seu d'Urgell
- 125 l/m²: Lake Redon (2,247 m)
- 112 l/m²: Luck
- 106 l/m²: Cadí Norte (2,143 m) - Prat d'Aguiló
- 99 l/m²: Guixers - Valls
- 97 l/m²: Peramea
- 93 l/m²: Malniu (2,230 m)
- 90 l/m²: I live in Llevata
- 86 l/m²: Berga
- 74 l/m²: Gisclareny
- 60 l/m²: Puigcerdá
- 52 l/m²: Planoles