Last August 3, The arrival of a heat wave in Spain left unusually high temperatures. In some points of the territory, the thermometers came to mark 48 degrees. However, after 16 days without truce, the arrival of a trough by the Peninsular Northwest caused the entrance of a fresher Atlantic air mass.
This decrease in temperatures has come from the hand of the first rainfall. Specifically, The servei mereològic of Catalunya already announced a few days ago the arrival of the rains to the Catalan territory. Without going any further, some showers became protagonists on Wednesday afternoon.
A woman protects from rain in the center of Barcelona
Now, following this line, from the meteocat they have issued a notice after being forced to activate the yellow alert in different parts of Catalonia. Specifically, as can be seen in the published forecast, “Precipitation is expected in the form of showers at points of the northeastern quadrant and later in the rest of the Pyrenees and Pre -Pyrenees, although they are not discarded from isolated in other points of the northern half. Independently, intermittent precipitation is expected in the northern slope of the Pyrenees throughout the day. ”
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They also add that “precipitation will be of intensity between weak and moderate, locally strong in the afternoon in the northeast quadrant. Little or unfortunate amounts will accumulate, locally abundant inside the northeast. It is not ruled out that they are accompanied by storm“.
Several people protect themselves from the rain in the Espanya Square in Barcelona
With regard to Barcelona, The storm will reach its streets, According to the forecasts of Servei Metereològic de Catalunya, This Friday, August 22. Specifically, it will be from 10 in the morning when rainfall makes an appearance. A phenomenon that will lengthen until Saturday 23 at noon.
