Wednesday of stalemate before a more important change of weather

BarcelonaThe passage of a cold front has reactivated instability this Tuesday in the Pyrenees, Pre-Pyrenees and northeast, where showers and thunderstorms have fallen heavily. Downpours with hail or sleet have occurred, leaving, for example, nearly 50 l/m² in Sant Pau de Segúries (Ripollès) or 30 in Olot (Garrotxa). Until dinner time, showers may still fall in these areas, which is why the Inuncat plan alert remains active.

Wednesday will be a day of transition, with more calm but lower temperatures. All in all, waiting for a more active front that on Thursday afternoon will cause a spell of showers and thunderstorms in many more regions. A change of weather that will open the doors to a brief but more forceful cool-down. We will breathe much better these days, but from the weekend onwards it will get hotter again.

Wednesday: calm and more breathable heat

After Tuesday's downpours in the north of the country, on Wednesday morning the mistral and tramuntana winds will blow strongly in the south and especially in Empordà, where there will be rough seas, with waves up to three meters high. But calm will prevail, with sun and only remnants of some clouds and fog in the northeast. A tranquility that will continue in the afternoon, with sun and no rain anywhere. Only some harmless clouds may grow in the eastern Pyrenees.

Pleasant afternoon to take advantage of, with a north wind that will eventually subside at the extremes. Temperatures will drop, both at night and during the day, with cooler mornings and bearable heat in the middle of the day. Only thermometers will rise in areas of the Pyrenees. Most maximums will range between 26 and 32°C.

More showers and cooling

Thursday a more active cold front will cross us, which from the afternoon will cause a more extensive spell of showers and storms. They will start in the Pyrenees and will sweep through many counties until nightfall. They will mainly affect the Pyrenees, the Pre-Pyrenees, Central Catalonia, the counties of Girona and Barcelona, the Ports, and some showers may reach the Camp de Tarragona. Locally, some downpour may occur accompanied by hail or sleet.

A change of weather that will open the doors to the north wind and a clear drop in temperatures. Therefore, Friday will be a day with little heat or a very breathable atmosphere, and the nights of Friday and Saturday will be quite cool and without tropical lows anywhere. Many highs will move between 23 and 28°C, clearly lower in mountainous areas.

However, this normalization of temperatures will not last long, as from the weekend the mercury will rise again. The summery atmosphere advanced for the dates will return, although in principle without any heatwave. Showers will be concentrated in the afternoons in the Pyrenees area.