ANOTHER depression is on its way across mainland Spain, bringing torrential rain to the east coast over tomorrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday.
The weather phenomenon known as a DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) entered the country via the Cantabrian Sea in the north today (Monday) and is expected to cause downpours in Catalunya, the Comunidad Valenciana and the Balearic Islands mid-week.
State meteorological agency AEMET forecasts 'heavy rainfall, occasionally very heavy, intense winds and choppy seas, for several days' along the Mediterranean seaboard.
It is not expected to have a huge impact on the rest of Spain, but will start with storms in Catalunya tomorrow, the Comunidad Valenciana on Wednesday, and the Balearic Islands over late Wednesday and Thursday, but is likely to peter out before reaching the south and south-east, heading instead towards north Africa.
Temperatures will drop significantly, and snow is forecast in the Pyrénées at altitudes of around 2,000 metres and above.
Although it is not clear when the DANA – the technical name for a gota fría – will leave Spain, it is likely temperatures will be back to normal with dry, sunny conditions by the weekend.
