More storms and a little rain in the Pyrénées-Orientales announced Météo France

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The weeks follow one another and are similar in Pyrenees-Orientales, and this is not necessarily bad news for the driest department in France. New storms and new rains are expected, over the next few hours and days announcement Weather France. Let residents be reassured: these episodes will be “incomparable” to the deluges which caused the tragic floods in Spain.

Another unstable and wet week

More grayness and humidity in the Pyrénées-Orientales. For several weeks now, Perpignan and its surroundings have been swept by a significant easterly flow, consequence of the “cold drop” and the depression that formed in the south of Spain.

After unprecedented rains for 13 years, at the end of October, with up to 150mm falling in one day, new precipitation should be on the program, from this Tuesday, November 5, as confirmed Weather France :

“The instability will increase this afternoon with still the presence of this risk of localized heavy showers, a clap of thunder is not excluded. This risk extends only between the Albères, the Catalan coasteastern Audois and western Herault with an expected maximum by the sea »details the page Weather Languedoc Roussillon.

“Incomparable” with what Spain has known

Thursday, Friday or even Saturday could also bring a few drops. With this type of storms and showers, it is currently impossible to determine precisely the accumulations that are expected in the Catalan Country. However, between 10mm and 30mm of precipitation are estimated by certain models, over the whole week.

You will therefore have understood, “this rain is absolutely incomparable to what the Valencia region experienced a week ago”, reassures Weather Languedoc. As a reminder, some Spanish localities recorded more than 400mm of rain in a few hours. And an additional 200mm fell on the Barcelona region this Monday.

In the Pyrénées-Orientales, “these rains should remain of ordinary intensity and bode well in these areas where the rainfall deficit remains the largest in France,” concludes the specialized site.

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