Polar air brings autumn cold to the interior

Polar air is set to bring autumn cold to Spain on Friday, 9 October, with dawn temperatures falling to 3°C in some interior capitals. According to the forecast reported by La Razón, citing Servimedia, Ávila should drop to 3°C, Segovia to 4°C, and Burgos, León, Salamanca and Huesca to 5°C. Palencia, Soria and Teruel are expected to hover around 6°C. In Burgos, El Confidencial's AEMET-based forecast gives a Friday maximum of about 15°C and a minimum of 5°C, with a feels-like minimum of around 2°C. Logroño is forecast to stay below 10°C at night and reach 18°C during the day.

The south stays close to summer

The cold is confined mostly to the interior, while the south of the peninsula keeps a near-summer feel with maxima above 30°C during the central hours of the day, according to La Razón. Sevilla is forecast for a minimum of 17°C and a maximum of 31°C on Friday under clear skies. Córdoba is expected to range between 12°C and 28°C with clear skies and light northeast winds. Jerez de la Frontera should reach around 30°C with a minimum of 16°C and calm conditions.

Along the Catalan coast, El Confidencial's forecast for Sabadell gives a minimum of 10°C and a maximum of 20°C on Friday, with weak drizzle expected in the morning. Castelldefels is forecast to see a minimum of about 12°C and a maximum of 21°C, with clouds giving way to few clouds from midday.

Storms and swell warnings on the coasts

Instability is concentrated in the south and the Mediterranean on Friday, with showers and storms that could be locally strong in Ceuta and along the southeast coast. Orange warnings for coastal phenomena cover the Ampurdán area of Girona, where north and northwest winds of 50 to 70 km/h and waves of three to four metres are expected. In Menorca, also under an orange warning, waves could reach four to five metres with north winds of 50 to 60 km/h. Yellow warnings for wind and swell cover the south coast of Girona and parts of Mallorca, while Ceuta and Lanzarote are under yellow alerts for rain and storms that could drop up to 15 litres per square metre in an hour. The rains of the last few days are beginning to ease.

Weekend recovery and warmer week ahead

Saturday, 10 October, is forecast to be mostly clear across much of the country. In Burgos, clouds are expected from dawn until midday before clearing after 12:00, with a maximum of about 19°C. Sabadell and Castelldefels both see maxima of around 24°C on Saturday, according to the El Confidencial forecasts. For Sunday, 11 October, rain is not ruled out in Burgos, while Córdoba is expected to range between 10°C and 28°C and Castellón de la Plana between 13°C and 25°C.

La Razón describes the Friday cold as transitory, with temperatures recovering over the weekend. From Monday, 12 October, a warm air mass is expected to lift thermometers to values above those usual for mid-October.