DANA will bring the heaviest rains to Catalonia this Tuesday

The entrance, this Monday, of a isolated depression at high levels (DANA) by the north of the peninsula It will be noticed in Catalonia from Tuesday, date for which the meteorological service Meteocat has issued warnings for rough seas, strong wind and accumulation and intensity of rain, which can reach 100 liters per square meter in 24 hours.

On Tuesday morning, a disturbance will form in the Western Mediterranean and Catalonia will be fully within range.
Apart from wind and waves, this configuration will bring us general rainfall that can discharge with intensity and leave significant accumulations. pic.twitter.com/36DeG7BZ0V

– Meteocat (@meteocat) November 21, 2021

Meteocat’s notices are initially extended until the 25th, Thursday, both for bad sea how put heavy rain and wind.

⚠ #JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL of wind and swell

➡ From Tuesday, the east component wind will be reinforced and the waves will be altered along the entire coast, with a remarkable seabed of this component.

➡ Maximum degree of danger for wind 2/6, and for waves 3/6. pic.twitter.com/9JoWFWFPRl

– Meteocat (@meteocat) November 21, 2021

DANA’s entrance fee will be slightly from Monday afternoon with rains in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, although it is not ruled out that they also occur at some point in the western third, although the amounts of accumulated precipitation will be little abundant and the snow level will be at 1,600 meters.

Tomorrow Monday, the minimum temperature will rise slightly, except in the southern third, where it will be slightly lower. The maximum will be similar to today.

Instability throughout the territory

The weather will get considerably worse on Tuesday, when early morning rainfall is expected in the southern third.

Throughout the morning instability will spread in the southern half and eastern half of Catalonia, and in the afternoon it will affect the entire territory to decrease with the passing of the hours from south to north and be restricted to the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees at the end of the day. The rain will be weak and moderate and little abundant amounts will accumulate in much of the territory.

Between 50 and 100 liters on the coast and pre-coast

Nevertheless, on the coast and pre-littoral it is possible that it is accompanied by a storm, which locally can be of strong intensity and leave very abundant accumulations, of between 50 and 100 liters per square meter in 24 hours. They can also be extremely abundant in the southern third, with more than 100 liters per square meter in 24 hours.

The snow level will oscillate throughout the morning between 1,200 to 1,800 meters to stay in the afternoon at 1,400 meters, except inside the Els Ports massif, in Tarragona, where it can be between 800 and 1,000 meters.

Fair or poor visibility

In this scenario, Meteocat warns that visibility will be fair or bad on Tuesday, with a tendency to improve in the second part of the day in the southern half.

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The minimum temperature will rise slightly, except in the southern third, where it will be somewhat lower. The maximum will be similar to that of Monday.

The wind will blow from a moderate east component with strong or very strong gusts on the coast or elevated areas, and with tramuntana in the north of the Costa Brava.