Destructive DANA gives way to more settled weather: Spain weekend forecast Nov 14-17
A cold weather front will hit Spain at the weekend but most of the country should dry up considerably
Weather alerts on Thursday November 14
The second DANA of the season started to cross Spain on Wednesday November 13, leaving behind more torrential rain and flash flooding, particularly in Malaga and Valencia, where red weather alerts were issued.
As we move towards the weekend, the DANA will evolve into an isolated cold storm (BFA), a fairly common weather anomaly that is, thankfully, much easier to predict. So, while this new pattern will still leave lots of heavy rain in the south of the country on Thursday and Friday (November 14 and 15), things should start to settle down towards the end of the week, as the storm will gradually lose strength and the rain will be limited to weak and isolated showers.
But the worst is far from over, and the Valencian Community, which was ravaged by the DANA two weeks ago, has been on red alert since 9pm Wednesday night, with experts predicting 180mm of rain to fall in just 12 hours.
Thursday November 14
Once the red alerts are lifted on Thursday morning, parts of Andalucía and Valencia will remain under an orange warning, which still represents a serious risk, for driving rain and thunderstorms.
The transition from the DANA to an isolated cold low is expected to be located in the southwest of Spain, but it will affect almost the entire country. Heavy rain is therefore forecast in the entire southwest and southeast of Spain, parts of the northwest and in the Canary Islands, although it should stay mostly dry elsewhere.
As the weather starts to change, the daytime temperatures will shoot up across Spain, most noticeably in inland areas.
Friday November 15
The southwest of Spain will again bear the brunt, and yellow weather warnings for torrential rain remain in place in Castilla y Leon, Extremadura and western Andalucía, where the seas are also expected to be very choppy. Huelva, in particular, is on alert for widespread and persistent rain, along with thunderstorms.
It will also be very hazy in most of the country.
Daytime temperatures will continue to climb, and should be in the comfortable low to mid-20s in most parts.
Saturday November 16
As the weather begins to settle down, only Andalucía is left on yellow alert for rough seas, and this should be lifted by noon. Even so, the rain will persist, albeit in a much weaker way, around Extremadura and western Andalucía, and light showers could occur pretty much anywhere.
Very few changes are expected temperature-wise on Saturday.
Sunday November 17
Finally, on Sunday, all of the adverse weather alerts have been lifted. That isolated cold front will still be present though, and it will lead to yet more rain in the north of the Canary Islands and along the west coast of Spain. Although it’s less likely, the showers could also hit other parts of the country, though no rain is forecast on the east coast or in the Balearics.
That ever-present haze will begin moving towards the Mediterranean as daytime temperatures take another jump upwards, especially in the east.
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