Friday, January 19, 2024, 11:07
We have just said goodbye to Irene and now Juan arrives. This is the name given to the new storm that will affect Spain from this Friday (January 19) and, if the forecast is correct, will bring more rain to the Andalusia region. In the case of Malaga province, the state meteorological office Aemmet has issued a yellow danger alert, warning of cumulative rainfall of up to 15 mm per hour in Axarquia. In the city of Malaga, the probability of having to open an umbrella this Friday is 100% until noon, but from 6 o’clock in the evening it drops to 95%, and by the end of the day it drops to 10% .
Heading into Saturday, the chance of showers after noon will rise again to 70 percent. Sunday, on the other hand, is expected to be a stable day with cloudy skies and no rain (only a 10% chance of showers or less). It will herald a new week marked by the arrival of another strong high-pressure system.
“This Friday, the storm will approach the south-west of Portugal. Due to its position and trajectory, there will be areas in the province of Málaga where the front will leave more rainfall. Further storms are possible.” explained SUR Weather. Expert José Luis Escudero, in his blog “Tormenta y Rayos” (Storms and Lightning), says that, in fact, Amemet will issue a yellow anti-storm warning to Ronda this Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. A warning was issued.
Heading into the weekend, Malaga can expect an unpleasant scenario with strong wind gusts on the coast. Emet has issued a yellow alert for the Costa del Sol, Axarquia and Guadalhorce, as westerly and southwesterly winds are expected to reach 50-60 km/h (force 7) and waves of up to 3 meters. It goes into effect at noon and lasts all day. Wind gusts of up to 30km/h are expected in the city until Saturday.
As for temperatures, state officials note that both the maximum and minimum temperatures have slightly decreased by a few degrees. In the city of Málaga, the mercury will reach 16 degrees (18-20 degrees in recent days) and night temperatures will be 10-11 degrees.
13 regions are being notified
According to information from Amemet, 13 regions of Spain, as well as Ceuta and Melilla, will be under a yellow or amber warning this Friday for rain, storms, coastal phenomena, wind, snow and low temperatures.
in Andalusia, only Jaén and Cordoba will be spared, as Almeria will be under a yellow warning for waves and yellow warning for wind. Cádiz has yellow, which represents rain, storms and waves. Granada is under a yellow warning for waves and rain. Huelva is yellow, representing rain and waves. Malaga is under a yellow warning for rain, storms and waves. And Seville has a yellow warning for rain.
In Aragon, a yellow snowfall warning is in place for Teruel and a yellow snowfall warning for Zaragoza. A yellow warning for coastal phenomena has been issued for Asturias and the Balearic Islands, a yellow warning for rain and snow for Avila in Castilla and León, a yellow warning for snow and cold for Burgos, and a yellow warning for snow and cold for Leon and Palencia. There is a yellow warning for cold weather, a yellow rain warning for Salamanca, a yellow snow warning for Segovia, a yellow snow warning for Soria, and a yellow warning for cold weather.
In Castilla-La Mancha, rain threatens Cuenca, Toledo and Guadalajara, and there is also the risk of snow. And in Catalonia, Barcelona will be at risk of snow and waves, Gerona will be at significant risk of waves and snow, Llerida will be at risk of snow, and Tarragona will be at risk of waves. In addition, there is rain in Cáceres in Extremadura, a yellow warning for coastal phenomena in La Coruña and Lugo in Galicia, rain and snow in Madrid, waves in Murcia and waves in La Rioja. A yellow warning for snow will be issued. and low temperature. Finally, in the Valencia region, Alicante, Castellon and Valencia will be at significant risk of coastal phenomena. For storms and waves it is the autonomous city of Ceuta, for waves it is Melilla.
It rained widely
This Friday, Storm Juan will cross the mainland from west to east, bringing mostly cloudy to cloudy skies and heavy rain. These will be unlikely and intense in the Cantabria region, but not expected in most areas of Galicia.
Later in the day, the rain will end over most of the western half of the country and skies will generally remain slightly cloudy. Rain may continue to be locally heavy in the central and southwestern quadrants of the mainland, and may occur in the central system, south of the Iberian Peninsula, northeast of the southern plateau, the mountains of western Andalusia, and the Strait of Gibraltar. expensive. It will be more intense in western Andalusia, with occasional thunderstorms.
Significant snowfall is expected in some parts of the country
Snowfall is expected to fall from 1,000 meters to 400/700 meters in most areas of the northern half of mainland Spain, with snow levels expected to remain at 800/1,200 meters in the Pyrenees and 1,600/1,800 meters in the southeastern mountains. Significant accumulations are expected in the northern plateau and the eastern, central and Iberian systems of the Pyrenees, although the rest of the northern plateau and the central Ebro are not excluded.
Similarly, fog and frontal fog are expected to occur over large areas of the mainland, especially in mountainous areas, this Friday. Especially in the northern half of the country and the Balearic Islands, temperatures tend to drop sharply overall and during the day. As a result, the highest temperatures will be in the early morning, the lowest temperatures will be at the end of the day, and frost will occur in the northern half of the mainland.
Winds will blow from the east in the Cantabrian Sea, from the north in the rest of the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula, Levante and the Canary Islands, and from the south to west in the rest of the country. All coastal areas of the mainland and the Balearic Islands, as well as the mountain channels of the Canary Islands and Andalusia, will experience intermittent strong to very strong wind gusts.