There are vast areas of Spain still immersed in a kind of perpetual spring, whose end is yet to be seen, despite the dates in which we find ourselves unaware of the coming of winter. Yet meteorologists assure that this anomalous situation is over: The rest of November will be a succession of cold and rainy fronts, in keeping with the time of year we find ourselves in. A jet or arctic tongue will bring rain, cold and even snow from this weekend.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) stated that this decrease in temperatures will already be evident this weekend. with the possibility of snowfall in almost all mountainous systems of the country.
AEMET points out that this drop in temperatures will cause. entry of a cold air tongue in the middle and upper levels of the troposphere. Winds blowing from the northwest and north will bring this cold, especially felt in the western half.
☔️In this and next weeks, the path of storms from the Atlantic will be closer to our latitudes. Conclusion: #rains it is more abundant in the northwest of the Peninsula and less common in the Mediterranean, almost throughout the country. pic.twitter.com/D5SU1DWUNg
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) 15 November 2022
The reason good weather has lasted so long is because an anticyclone has set in over Europe last week, which has gradually moved north, slowing the flow of storms that spread across the continent’s north. As described by Meteored. This allowed for a generally warm and stable situation in almost the entire country.
Coming from the cold north
But finally, This anticyclone is leaving our sphere of influence and will allow the first fronts associated with Atlantic storms to begin affecting the Peninsula from this week onwards.
In addition, instability is increasing as the first cold drafts occur in the West Atlantic and North America in this region. so far weak so-called polar jet is accelerating remarkably. For this reason, storms find more favorable conditions to develop and head towards central and southern Europe.
This will take a few days, and in fact it is already being noticed in the Iberian Peninsula. As the week goes on, these fronts will become more and more active., because they will be associated with faster and deeper storms. According to Meteored meteorologist Víctor González, “the second half of the month can be humid or very humid, especially on the Atlantic slope.” The second half of the month “won’t be very cold, but it could be very humid in the west and center,” he adds.
Again, Rainfall will be less in the Mediterranean, because they will mostly be slowed down by the peninsula orography. This will not prevent the busiest fronts from getting there and the Mediterranean coast in general experiencing a few weeks with normal temperatures and precipitation for the current season.
As for the temperatures, although closer to normal values than what has been experienced so far, this time it is expected to continue to be a little warmer than normal. The largest warm anomalies will be located in the Mediterranean.
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Source: Informacion
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