The arrival of meteorological spring on March 1 marked a change in weather, although astronomical spring will not become official until March 20. This year, the season presents itself with a weather forecast that promises to alter the usual tranquility of these dates.
According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the sunny beginning of spring will give way to a weekend full of showers and storms, which will be the prelude to what could be a meteorologically complicated month of March. This, if confirmed, could be very beneficial for refilling the reservoirs.
Dr. Juan Jesús González Alemán, a renowned member of the Aemet and active disseminator on social networks, has shared his analysis of what is to come. Based on the latest meteorological models, González Alemán has anticipated a period of significant atmospheric instability.
In his words, “the models already strongly point towards a few weeks in which there will be an important change in the atmospheric circulation in our environment.” This change will result in an increase in precipitation and the presence of storms, especially during the beginning of spring.
One of the causes pointed out by González Alemán for this instability is the development of an anticyclonic blockade over Greenland. This meteorological phenomenon would have as a direct consequence the opening of a “corridor” through which Atlantic storms would move towards lower latitudes, directly affecting the Iberian Peninsula. This scenario not only predicts a rainy weekend, but could extend to the entire month of March.
Although the meteorologist has acknowledged that there is still “some uncertainty” about the exact duration of this weather pattern, current data suggests that the coming weeks could be marked by more intense weather activity than usual.
