Wind and sunshine to start the weekend, while awaiting Storm Marta

Before the storm passed Marten, During the early hours of this morning, a line of instability crossed the area, bringing light showers with scant amounts (tenths of a liter in Pla de Lleida, 2 l/m²).² in Alinyà or 3 l/m²With the passage of this front, westerly winds have arrived, with strong gusts reaching up to 80 km/h in Montserrat (Sant Dimes), 74 km/h in Font-rubí, and 71 km/h in Miami Platja. Generally, today will be sunny with very good visibility, and a westerly wind will still be blowing. However, starting tonight and continuing through the night and early morning, an Atlantic storm will cross the area. MartenThe seventh major storm of the year and the thirteenth of the season. It will reach Catalonia weakened, but will bring light rain to practically everywhere. On Sunday, there will be some spray in the northeast and the Pyrenees, with northerly winds in the extremes. Marten It will bring a lot of rain to Andalusia again, where it's already raining on wet ground.

Saturday: wind and sun

The weekend will begin with strong winds, ranging from mistral to westerly, which will be particularly noticeable in central and southern Spain, especially in the morning and at higher elevations. Meteocat has issued a yellow alert for some areas, mainly around Barcelona, ​​due to gusts that could exceed 70 km/h at times until midday. The Ventcat plan is also activated at the alert level.

It will be sunny overall with no rain. However, from the afternoon onwards, bands of clouds will move in from the southwest to the northeast, becoming more prevalent in the south. The first showers will arrive in the south from the evening onwards, particularly in the Ebro Valley and southern Ponent, spreading throughout the region by nightfall. Light rain is also expected in the Valencian Community during the afternoon.

Temperatures will drop slightly and won't rise as much as yesterday, with many highs between 12 and 16 °C, slightly higher in the south. For example, in the Camp de Tarragona or on the Costa Daurada, they could reach 18 °C.

Sunday: Storm Marta crosses our path

During the night and early morning of Saturday to Sunday, the new storm will cross us. Marten, Although without too much damage. A front of light rain will sweep across the country from southwest to northeast, with generally insignificant amounts. In the Pyrenees, it will snow between 1,000 and 1,200 meters, but locally also below that. In general, the precipitation will be light, because this disturbance will not have as much of an impact on Catalonia, unlike the western part of the peninsula, where very heavy rain will return.

During the day, skies will gradually clear, with only light rain remaining in the northeast and the Pyrenees. In addition, the mistral and tramontana winds will arrive in the far reaches of the country, with locally strong gusts. Temperatures will be quite similar to today's, while in Mallorca and Menorca, there will be downpours locally accompanied by thunderstorms throughout the day. Next week, the dynamic weather will continue, with a rollercoaster of temperatures.