Last week, a cold drop lodged in Spain, causing deadly floods and colossal damage. Unfortunately, after an anticyclonic lull, a new depression is expected towards these regions from Tuesday, causing a risk of new heavily rainy storms in the Mediterranean regions.
A new large-scale unstable situation for the Mediterranean
The synoptic situation (on a large scale) in the Mediterranean is governed this week by the formation of a vast low pressure system in the middle of which cold drops are forming.
New cold drop in the Mediterranean © the weather channel
Spain under surveillance again
When these cold drops plunge into the Mediterranean, the situation must be monitored. Thus, Wednesday's wave will pass over sea waters that are still very fresh, bringing a lot of humidity into the air mass with instability. It seems that a new period of instability is to be feared on the Iberian Peninsula, particularly on the Mediterranean coast which was already devastated last week.
The south of France impacted by new storms
On the fringes of this cold drop, the south of France remains prey to instability. Thus, heavy stormy showers are expected on Tuesday in Provence as well as in eastern Corsica. Then from Wednesday, it is in Languedoc-Roussillon that the situation to monitor with significant amounts of rain expected.
Rain expected in the south between Tuesday and Friday © the weather channel
Algeria and northern Tunisia also affected by strong storms since Sunday
Another cold drop affects northeastern Algeria until Tuesday, independently of the Spanish cold drop. Since Monday, torrential rains have been falling between the Algiers region and Kabylia. Between Médéa, Tizi-Ouzou and Béjaia, more than 50 mm of water has already fallen. northern Tunisia is impacted more moderately. However, in Sidi Bouzid, 50 mm of water fell in 1 hour during a violent storm Monday morning. In this part of the Maghreb, the situation is improving from Tuesday.
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