Warning in more than 20 regions for locally heavy showers at the weekend

BarcelonaInstability has increased again in recent hours. Cloud cover has increased, especially along the central and southern coast and pre-coast, and showers have reappeared very irregularly in some regions. During the afternoon, they will affect parts of the pre-coast, central Catalonia, the Pre-Pyrenees, and the eastern Pyrenees. From dusk onward and throughout the night, they will also resume in coastal areas. Locally, some intense storms could fall, leaving more than 20 l/m² in just half an hour. In fact, this afternoon, a very local downpour fell in the port of Barcelona, leaving 35 l/m², 22 of them in just thirty minutes. And tomorrow, the weather will remain unsettled, with new showers, although not everywhere. The weekend will start calmer, without clearing completely, but will end with the approach of an Atlantic front. Temperatures will remain in check.

Night and dawn

Over the next few hours, the risk of very irregular showers will continue in coastal and pre-coastal areas, and between Central Catalonia and the Pre-Pyrenees. This situation is characterized by widely scattered showers, making it very difficult to know exactly which municipalities in these areas will experience rain and which will not. Therefore, we should keep a close eye on the sky. Locally, some storms could be strong, so Meteocat maintains warnings for occasional heavy rain in more than twenty regions until Friday.

Friday: another unsafe day

The weather will remain unsettled, with very irregular showers and thunderstorms in some areas of the country. Showers may fall until early morning in some coastal areas, but generally there will be a break from the rain. Showers will return from midday and into the afternoon in parts of the pre-coastal region, central Catalonia, and the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, especially in Girona. Some localized showers are also possible along the coast. Severe thunderstorms will also be possible again.

Scattered and locally intense afternoon showers will also occur in parts of the Balearic Islands and inland parts of the Valencian Community. All this with temperatures remaining similar and, therefore, moderate and fairly normal for the time of year. Moderately cool at night and in the early morning, with many highs of 18°C to 23°C.

The weekend will end with a front

On Saturday, the weather will be calmer in most regions, although it will not clear up. There will be some cloudy periods with variable skies, with more sunshine in the Lleida region and surrounding areas. However, there will still be a risk of some localized showers along coastal stretches and along the Ebro River, as well as some afternoon showers in the northeast inland and along the pre-coastal area. All of this will be limited during an overall quite productive day.

However, a new change in the weather will approach on Sunday. Throughout the day, the skies will remain variable, and some scattered showers may fall in coastal and pre-coastal areas. This will be a prelude to the arrival of an Atlantic front between dusk and Monday. The lightest rainfall will reach our country, as the front will weaken as it crosses the Peninsula, but some scattered showers will resume. The Pyrenees and the Lleida Pre-Pyrenees are the areas most likely to rain. All this with temperatures that will remain relatively unchanged overall.