He has the name of a bourgeois from the Salamanca neighborhood but he is a meteorological phenomenon. We speak of Caetano, the squall recently baptized by the AEMET that will bring will return to disturb the weather in Barcelona.
This has been announced by Protecció Civil this noon in the social network X, where he explained that Caetano will bring strong winds to Barcelona and much of Catalonia over the next few days.
The episode, which will bring maximum winds above 70 km / h to Barcelona, will also affect other areas in the north and east of the Iberian Peninsula.
Weather forecast for the next few days
From the early hours of Wednesday, November 20, snow is expected in the mid-range of the north face of the Pyrenees, strong winds in Barcelona, metropolitan area, Lleida and Tarragona and strong wind in Central Catalonia, high mountains and Cap de Creus.
The Meteocat has activated a warning for strong wind in 17 regions of the coast and central and south coast, including Barcelona. Wind gusts from the west and northwest will intensify significantly from the early hours of Wednesday.
How will the winds affect Barcelona?
On Wednesday In the city of Barcelona, strong westerly and mistral winds, gusts above 70 km / h between early morning and late Wednesday afternoon and the possibility of local wind blows of 80 to 90 km / h in the Barcelonés, Baix Llobregat and Garraf are expected over the next few days.
On Thursday, although the wind will not be as intense as on Wednesday, it may still blow strongly.
Civil Protection has activated the Ventcat pre-alert plan and has raised it to alert for this episode, which will last for much of Wednesday, especially until noon. It is recommended to exercise extreme caution and be attentive to the indications of the authorities.
Temperatures below 10ºC over the weekend
The passage of the Caetano squall will leave low temperatures after its passage in Barcelona. From Tuesday to Thursday, temperatures will remain mild, with highs close to 20ºC.
On Friday, temperatures will start to drop, with the arrival of a colder air mass from Friday onwards. During the weekend, temperatures will reach lows below 10°C in most of Barcelona.
On Sunday the thermometers will recover again.