Andorra Meteorological Service Issues Yellow Alert for Intense Afternoon Showers
Precipitation intensifies from midday Monday with stormy conditions, electrical activity, and possible light snow on peaks. Clouds ease by evening. Temperatures peak at 17°C in the capital before cooling.
Key Points
- Yellow alert active from noon to 9pm for locally intense showers and thunderstorms.
- Cold air may lightly dust peaks with snow amid electrical activity.
- Max temps: 17°C in Andorra la Vella, 14°C at 1,500m, 4°C in Pas de la Casa.
- Tuesday forecast: Sunny intervals morning, afternoon showers in Pyrenees with dropping snow level.
The Meteorological Service has issued a yellow alert for locally intense showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon in Andorra.
Precipitation is forecast to pick up from midday on Monday, becoming locally intense and potentially stormy in parts of the country during the afternoon. These episodes will include electrical activity, and cold air moving in at higher altitudes could lightly dust the peaks with snow. The morning will see mostly cloudy skies, with conditions easing by evening as showers subside and skies clear overnight.
Today's maximum temperatures are expected to reach 17°C in Andorra la Vella, 14°C at 1,500m and 4°C in Pas de la Casa. Minimums will drop to 9°C in the capital, 6°C at 1,500m and 1°C in Encamp.
The yellow alert will be in effect from noon until 9pm, according to the service.
Looking ahead to Tuesday, the weather system will shift east through southern France, bringing a morning with sunny intervals. However, showers are likely to return to the Pyrenees in the afternoon and early evening, accompanied by colder air aloft that will lower temperatures and the snow level.
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