Las cabañuelas are a set of traditional techniques used in various parts of Spain and the Americas to predict weather patterns. Although they lack scientific backing and the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) labels them as pseudoscience, this ancient method of forecasting atmospheric phenomena throughout the year remains popular and continues to serve as a reference for many people.
This ancestral practice has gained renewed attention thanks to Jorge Rey, a meteorologist known for his accurate forecasts, particularly for his warning about the storm Filomena at the start of 2021.
This 17-year-old forecaster recently announced how March would unfold in Spain: “We begin March with instability, snowfall, rain, wind, and cold.”
This weekend is expected to bring rain to many parts of the peninsula, along with snowfall that could reach cities like Soria or Segovia from Saturday afternoon, accompanied by an incoming cold air mass.
The young meteorologist noted that a winter storm will arrive this weekend, but the following week will bring an anticyclone, stability, and calm.
Transitional to spring
However, the pattern will not last long: “Watch out because from Thursday, and especially Friday, a storm will enter from the west, bringing heavy precipitation, particularly in the western half, and a general spell of bad weather.”
Jorge Rey commented that spring is approaching: “People see that we are in the midst of the winter-to-spring transition. Some say, ‘then, based on the cranes, spring is indeed here.’ Well, cranes cannot turbocharge the season, but they are gradually moving inland in Europe, signaling that March is the transition month, the month of spring’s arrival.”