This weekend looks set to be a very wet one over parts of Spain and southern France as very warm, humid air and an active weather front combine to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms.
The frontal system stretches from Scandinavia, across southeastern Britain to North Africa and it’s on the southern side of this that we are likely to see torrential, thundery downpours bringing the risk of flash flooding.
Southeastern Spain, from Murcia to Valencia and Cuenca, may see some of the heaviest rain on Saturday, but it’s the north and east of Spain and parts of southern France that are most at risk from the torrential downpours through the weekend. Here there could be 100 to 200 mm of rain falling in a short space of time across quite a wide area, with the risk of up to 300 mm of rain possible in places.
Some severe thunderstorms are also likely across parts of Morocco and Algeria, with gusty winds generating dust storms.
DATA credit: UKMO
The frontal system stretches from Scandinavia, across southeastern Britain to North Africa and it’s on the southern side of this that we are likely to see torrential, thundery downpours bringing the risk of flash flooding.
Southeastern Spain, from Murcia to Valencia and Cuenca, may see some of the heaviest rain on Saturday, but it’s the north and east of Spain and parts of southern France that are most at risk from the torrential downpours through the weekend. Here there could be 100 to 200 mm of rain falling in a short space of time across quite a wide area, with the risk of up to 300 mm of rain possible in places.
Some severe thunderstorms are also likely across parts of Morocco and Algeria, with gusty winds generating dust storms.
DATA credit: UKMO
