An Atlantic front from the northwest will move east across Spain on Wednesday. It will bring widespread cloud, with the most persistent rain in the northwestern half of the Peninsula. The danger has not passed. Isolated showers and strong storms may still hit inland areas, especially eastern Castilla-La Mancha and the southern Iberian System.
At the height of the episode, AEMET's warnings also flagged flooding and overflowing waterways in parts of Catalonia. Tuesday's red alerts in Catalonia and Extremadura will give way to weaker rainfall, though unsettled weather will continue.
AEMET expects conditions to be less intense than on Tuesday. The front will first leave much of the mainland under very cloudy or overcast skies. Cloud should then break from north to south as the system moves east.
Rain will be most persistent in the northwestern half of the Peninsula. The eastern Cantabrian area could receive impressive amounts, while Galicia and the western Sistema Central should see lower totals.
Further east, inland showers may develop into strong storms in eastern Castilla-La Mancha and the southern Iberian System. Local conditions could change quickly there.
The islands will avoid the basic episode.
No rain or storm warnings are expected in the Canary Islands or the Balearic Islands. The mainland will have the week's most uneven weather pattern: the northwest will be wetter, while the interior east faces a more localized storm risk.
Temperatures will divide Spain into warmer and cooler zones. Readings will fall in the northwest, while the southeast and northeast stay hotter.
Granada, Badajoz, Alicante, Córdoba, Huelva, Girona, Seville, Murcia and Lleida may reach or exceed 30 degrees. AEMET's outlook shows the same divide, with cooler conditions in the northwest and higher temperatures in eastern and southeastern areas.
Nights will bring little relief in some places. Minimum temperatures should rise in central Spain and fall in the west. Tropical nights above 20 degrees are expected in places such as Alicante, Almería, Madrid, Castellón and Tarragona.
The weather will feel less threatening than on Tuesday, but it will remain unsettled. Rain may continue through the rest of the week and into the weekend across much of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Some episodes could become strong.
Residents in areas still facing storm risks should follow updated warnings. Protección Civil will issue recommendations for each autonomous community. The worst of Tuesday's episode is passing, but Wednesday still calls for local caution.
