Wednesday is a lull as we await a new front and a new wind

BarcelonaThe weather has been very pleasant and enjoyable this Tuesday across most of the country, with only a few isolated and light showers in the northeast and on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees. The wind has noticeably eased, continuing only lightly to moderately in the southern half of the country. Looking ahead to Wednesday, the situation will remain calm for much of the day, with southerly winds bringing temperatures up further. However, a front associated with the new Atlantic low-pressure system will arrive in the late hours. Peter The ninth storm of the year and the sixteenth of the season will bring more rain to the Pyrenees and some showers to other parts of northern and western Spain. But this front will primarily usher in strong winds on Thursday, affecting many regions, especially in the southern half of the country. Meteocat has already issued its first weather alerts for Thursday, with gusts easily exceeding 70 km/h, and reaching speeds of over 100 km/h in the windiest areas.

Wednesday: Calm before the passage of a front

Wednesday will remain fairly calm for most of the day. Sunshine will prevail, interspersed with some bands of clouds and morning fog. Cloud cover will increase in the Pyrenees and western Pre-Pyrenees, as well as in the Poniente region, during the afternoon and evening, where the first showers from the new front will arrive. From then until dawn, light and scattered showers are possible in other areas, especially in the north and west of the country. While precipitation is expected in the Pyrenees, the snow level will gradually drop to 1,600 meters, settling at around 1,200 meters on the northern slopes by late afternoon.

All of this will be accompanied by southerly winds that will strengthen and blow, especially in the afternoon, with greater force in the northeast and at higher elevations, particularly in the Pyrenees. In the Girona region, northern Barcelona, ​​and the Pyrenees, these winds will be warm, bringing higher temperatures and a milder feel. Many highs will range between 13 and 18 °C, locally higher in the Ebro Valley, Priorat, and Alt Empordà. The early morning will be moderately cold.

Strong winds Thursday

The weather front that will cross us during the night and early hours of Wednesday to Thursday will bring strong westerly and northwesterly winds to many areas. Thursday will be a very windy day, with the most affected areas being those south of Barcelona, ​​Tarragona, and Ponent, the peaks of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, and the northernmost part of Alt Empordà. Winds will exceed 70 or 80 km/h in many places, and even 100 km/h in the windiest areas, such as Penedès, Anoia, Camp de Tarragona, Terres de l'Ebre, and the high Pyrenean peaks. In contrast, many areas of the northeast and some valleys in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees will remain largely unaffected by this weather event. All this under plenty of sunshine, but with the remnants of some local showers in the northeast, and further precipitation in the Pyrenees – mainly on the northern slopes – which will fall persistently, with the snow level fluctuating between 1,000 and 1,200 meters. This will be the grand finale of this unsettled weather, as from Friday onwards the anticyclone will settle in, something that hasn't happened so clearly since last year. A radiant and enjoyable weekend awaits us, with an increasingly pronounced temperature inversion and a stark contrast between the moderate morning chill and the marked warmth at midday.