A mass of polar air arrives that will lower temperatures in the next few hours: the areas that will notice it most

The autumn weather will continue this weekend with the arrival of a polar air mass that will cause thermometers to fall in much of Spain. The high-impact storm Austen, which has deepened explosively in Europe although it will not hit Spain with such virulence, will favor the entry of northerly winds and will cause a sharp drop in temperatures, as reported by the specialized portal Meteored.

The change in weather has already been noticeable this Friday in the extreme north of the peninsula, where the strong gusts of wind and the sea storm have led to orange warnings being activated in points on the Cantabrian and Galician coasts. However, the episode will not be marked only by wind and waves. The cold will gain prominence during the day on Saturday, with minimum temperatures that will fall significantly in large areas of the interior.

The atmospheric configuration, with Storm Austen to the north and the Azores anticyclone to the southwest, will establish a corridor of winds with a northern component that will channel cold air towards the Peninsula. This will cause an atmosphere more typical of winter in some regions, with drops of between 4ºC and 6ºC compared to previous days.

In this way, the early hours of this Saturday will leave especially low temperatures in several capitals of the interior of the peninsula. Among the cities where thermometers will drop the most are Cuenca and Soria, with expected minimums of just 1ºC. The cold will also be noticeable in other capitals of Castilla y León and the Iberian system: León and Teruel will be around 2 ºC; in Burgos about 3 ºC is expected; In Salamanca, Valladolid and Palencia the minimum will range between 3ºC and 4ºC.

In the center of the peninsula, temperatures will be somewhat milder although they will also reflect the thermal drop. For example, Madrid and Toledo will register a minimum of around 7 ºC and in Segovia the minimum temperature will be close to 4 ºC. On the contrary, the Mediterranean coast will maintain milder nighttime values, with minimums between 12 ºC and 17 ºC in several coastal capitals. The influence of the sea will contribute to cushioning the cooling compared to inland areas where heat loss during the night will favor much lower records.

Regarding Sunday, cloudy skies will predominate in the Cantabrian regions and the Pyrenees, where some precipitation is expected, while in the rest of the Peninsula there will be little cloudiness. In the north of the Canary Islands, light rains could be recorded. Temperatures will rise across the board and westerly winds will continue to predominate, with strong gusts of trade winds in the Canary Islands, according to Meteored forecasts.

The weather in the next week

According to the predictions of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), next week will begin with stable weather throughout Spain, although the passage of fronts could leave rainfall in the north of the Peninsula, with greater probability in Galicia.

Both Monday and Tuesday will be days in which maximum temperatures of 20 ºC will be exceeded in large areas and 25 ºC in much of the south and east of the peninsula, as well as in the Balearic Islands. The values ​​that will be recorded will be higher than normal for the time of year. As for the Canary Islands, stable weather with pleasant temperatures will also predominate.