We're taking advantage of the calm because it won't last long: the week will end up hectic and colder.

BarcelonaCalm and clear skies prevailed on Wednesday. Only a few showers remained in the south of the country, leaving between 10 and 40 liters per square meter in the Baix Ebre and Montsià regions. In any case, this is nothing like the episode of rain and downpours on Monday and Tuesday, which saw local totals exceeding 100 or 200 liters per square meter in some areas. This calm will continue on Thursday, with plenty of sunshine, morning fog, and no rain anywhere. But this respite won't last long, as new changes are expected from Friday onwards. The week will end with more rain, snow, and cold temperatures, and the Christmas week looks set to be both wintry and unsettled.

Thursday: a day to take advantage of

This Thursday will generally be the calmest day of the week. We'll get through a lot of fog and some low clouds due to the high humidity, but the sun will prevail, with only a few traces of completely harmless clouds. A pleasant day to enjoy, with cooler mornings and highs without much change.

The situation will also improve in the Valencian Community after several days of rain, although there will still be quite a few clouds and a few drops between Valencia and Alicante. Not much in an otherwise quite calm context.

Further changes expected by the end of the week

The approach of a front will bring increased cloud cover on Friday, with the possibility of some showers reappearing in the northeast and the Pre-Pyrenees. This will be brief, with the expectation that precipitation will spread over the weekend. This still uncertain situation will be the prelude to a more active low-pressure system early next week, bringing more rain and snow.

In fact, the snowfall will increase across the Pyrenees, with the snow level clearly dropping due to the arrival of colder air. We can expect more wintry days, coinciding with the official arrival of winter on Sunday morning. Indeed, current weather maps indicate that the Christmas holidays will be quite unsettled, with a risk of further precipitation and snow at relatively low elevations in the Pyrenees. This is an unsettled outlook that we will need to continue to monitor.