Madrid/Santa Cruz de Tenerife 16 Mar. (Europa Press) –
The cold tail associated with Borrasca Laurence is expected to bring light rainfall to the northern regions of the larger islands and the Eastern areas this Monday, accompanied by overcast skies across the archipelago, with clearer conditions during the central hours of the day.
According to the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet), light rain is anticipated in the early hours for El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria, with a lower likelihood of precipitation in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. By afternoon, cloud cover will increase, and light rain may occur inland in La Gomera, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria.
Additionally, minimum temperatures are expected to rise slightly, while maximum temperatures may experience a slight drop, particularly noticeable in inland regions.
Winds will be moderate, blowing from the northwest, with strong gusts along the southwest and northeast slopes of the Western Islands. In the central peaks of Tenerife, winds will be moderate from the northwest, potentially reaching Fuerte during the morning.
Coastal Phenomena Warning
Meanwhile, the General Emergency Department of the Canary Islands Government has declared a coastal phenomena warning from midday on Monday for the southern, western, northern, and northeastern coasts of La Palma, the northern and western coasts of El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote, as well as the northern coast of Gran Canaria.
This decision was made following the forecast which predicts a rough sea state, with significant wave heights ranging from 4 to 6 metres. It is also estimated that 15% of the waves may exceed this significant height, with possible maximum waves reaching between 8 and 12 metres.
Consequently, the General Emergency Directorate will declare a pre-alert situation for the risk of coastal flooding in the Canary Islands, effective from 12:00 on Monday.
The risk of coastal flooding is primarily due to wave surges anticipated in swimming areas, coastal promenades, and roads near the shore during high tide. Specifically, the risk is heightened two hours before and up to two hours after the peak of the high tide.
Rest of Spain
Borrasca Laurence is set to bring locally intense and continuous rainfall to the southwestern peninsula, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms with the potential for tornadoes along the Atlantic coast on Monday, prompting a yellow warning due to rain in five autonomous communities.
As such, in Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, the Community of Madrid, Extremadura, and Andalusia (which also has a yellow warning for storms), rain is forecast for Monday, according to Aemet’s predictions.
The Laurence Low will approach the western peninsula with associated fronts, leading to very cloudy or overcast skies in the Peninsula and Balearic Islands and rainfall affecting much of the southwestern peninsula.
Precipitation could extend to other areas of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, being less likely in the northeast and the Cantabrian region. In Western Andalusia, however, rain is expected to be more abundant, potentially strong and/or persistent, with thunderstorms not ruling out the occasional presence of tornadoes along the Atlantic coast.
Light snowfall is anticipated in the main mountainous areas of the Peninsula, with a rising snow level throughout the day, from 700/1,000 metres initially to 1,400/1,800 metres.
In the northeastern peninsula, morning fog is also expected, with the chance of it persisting in southern Huesca and Ribera del Ebro in Zaragoza.
Maximum temperatures are set to increase in most areas of the peninsular Atlantic, particularly notable in the Cantabrian region and central system, while temperatures will drop in the southeastern peninsula and the archipelagos. Minimum temperatures will rise in the southern and western extremes of the peninsula, with no significant changes in other regions.
Gentle to moderate winds will prevail from southern and western directions across most of the peninsular Atlantic regions, while the remainder and the Balearic Islands will predominantly experience easterly winds. Strong and/or very strong gusts are likely along the coastlines of the Cantabrian Sea and the Gulf of Cádiz, with the possibility of extremely strong gusts on the Cádiz coast by the end of the day.
