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Storm Claudia will bring over 200mm of rain in western Galicia and raise temperatures above 25°C in parts of Spain, including Andalucía, this week, Aemet said.
- The storm began on Monday in western mainland of Spain and the Canary Islands, with Aemet naming Storm Claudia and warning of rainfall across much of the country.
- Aemet forecasts a weather front moving west to east across the Iberian Peninsula that will spread rain and a slightly warmer air mass from the south will raise temperatures after cooler days.
- In Galicia, models show more than 200mm could fall in the west, while Aemet expects heavy rainfall particularly in the western half of Coruña, Pontevedra and Lugo, with lighter rain elsewhere.
- Aemet warned of strong winds and maritime storm in the Canary Islands, with Claudia weakening by Friday as it moves to Andalucía, Castilla y León, Castilla La Mancha, Asturias and Madrid regions.
- From Wednesday onwards temperatures could rise with a warmer air mass from the south, bringing highs up to 25 degrees in the Mediterranean, Guadalquivir and Cantabrian Sea, while weak frosts persist in the northern plateau and mountain areas.
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Storm Claudia to Hit Spain This Week
Spain is in for a very changeable week of weather, with conditions swinging from almost summer-like warmth to intense rain, storms and sharp temperature drops. The State Meteorological Agency AEMET has officially named a new Atlantic storm system, Borrasca Claudia, which is expected to have a significant impact across parts of the country. The timing itself is striking: the warmth of the first… Source
Claudia’s depression will also cause severe marine agitation, with southeastern waves between three and four meters, which can arrive temporarily at five meters on Friday.
El Borasca Claudia will take to the Canary Islands, between Wednesday and Thursday squalls that can be strong, as well as persistent and accompanied by storm, in the islands...
The weather week will be marked by temperatures higher than normal in much of Spain, although the passage of a very active front will leave from Wednesday abundant rains in the Canary Islands, which in the peninsula will especially affect Galicia, according to the prediction of the State Agency of Meteorology (Aemet), which has called 'Claudia' to the borupca of great impact that will cause strong winds and intense and persistent precipitations …
Rainfall and strong gusts of wind are expected in the western peninsular and Canary Islands from Wednesday
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