Holy Week began this Saturday with six communities in the northeast of the peninsula on alert for snowfall, wind, rain and 5-meter waves in the Cantabrian Sea, and with Catalonia at an orange level, due to thicknesses of up to 20 centimeters of snow in 24 hours above 1,100 meters in the Aran Valley (Lleida).

Likewise, the communities of Aragón, Cantabria, Navarra and the Basque Country are on alert, although yellow due to a slightly lower risk than the previous one, while the Valencian Community will be on alert in a few hours, according to the latest data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). in his web page.

According to the latest Aemet weather update for Easter, for tomorrow, coinciding with Palm Sunday, the entry of a “relatively cold” air mass is expected that will cause rain in the Cantabrian area, the upper Ebro and the Pyrenees , and that will be persistent in the eastern Cantabrian, western Pyrenees and in the Aran Valley.

According to forecasts, the snow level will drop tomorrow to around 1,000 meters in the north of the peninsula, with accumulations in the Pyrenees that could be notable.

The Aemet also forecasts for tomorrow that temperatures, both minimum and maximum, will continue to drop in practically the entire country, except in the west of the peninsula in the case of daytime, where they will begin to recover.

In addition, there will be a predominance of winds from the north, with very strong gusts in the northeast quadrant of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, as well as trade winds in the Canary Islands, with intervals of strong intensity.

As for today’s day, this Saturday in Catalonia snowfall is expected in the Lleida Pyrenees area, with thicknesses of 10 centimeters in 24 hours above 1,100 meters.

The Catalan community is also on alert for gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour on the Tarragona coast, although in general the wind will blow very strongly in practically the entire autonomous community.

There will also be maritime storms in Catalan provinces such as Girona, especially in Ampurdán, with waves of up to 3 meters, and on the coast of Tarragona.

The snowfall forecast for today also keeps the communities of Aragón and Navarra on alert, which are also at risk due to strong wind and rain.

Up to 10 centimeters of snow may accumulate this Saturday in 24 hours above 1,100 meters in the Huesca Pyrenees and in Navarre significant volumes are expected and a level that will drop to 1,000-1,100 meters.

In Aragon there will be gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour in lower Aragón (Teruel), while on the Cantabrian slope of Navarra the rains will accumulate 40 liters per square meter in 12 hours.

Likewise, Cantabria and the Basque Country are on weather alert today, while the Valencian Community will be on alert at the end of the day, due to wind, maritime storms and rain.

On the Cantabrian coast, waves of between 4 and 5 meters may be registered, especially at the end of the day and likewise, on the coast of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa these levels of waves will be reached, where rains of up to 40 liters per square meter are also expected in 12 hours.

For the start of next week according to the latest update of the Aemet predictions, during the first half of Monday there will still be rainfall, although of a weak nature, in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, the Pyrenees and Mallorca.

In addition, strong or very strong gusts of wind are expected in the Pyrenees, the Ebro Valley and the Balearic Islands.

In the rest of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, the weather is expected to be stable, with daytime temperatures rising, except in the Mediterranean area where the flow from the northeast will cause them to drop.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, rainfall will be likely in the north of the Canary Islands and the Strait area, and with less probability and more dispersed in the rest of the Canary Islands, the southern third of the peninsula and the Mediterranean area.

On Good Thursday and Good Friday there is a small chance that the rains will affect the northern Canary Islands and the Mediterranean regions.

The temperatures will hardly vary and the values ??will be above normal on these dates except in the Mediterranean area and the Canary Islands where they will be similar to the usual ones. It is also expected by then strong wind from the east in the Strait and from the north in the Canary Islands.

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