The stations of the Catalan meteorology service Meteocat have recorded gusts of up to 126 kilometers per hour this Saturday, a strong wind that will continue tomorrow, while Catalonia remains on alert due to poor sea conditions.
Gusts of 126 kilometers per hour have been recorded until five in the afternoon by the Meteocat station in Ulldeter, at 2,410 meters above sea level, in the Gerund region of Ripollès, while that of Puig Sesolles, located at 1,668 meters above sea level , in the Barcelona region of Vallès Oriental, has recorded streaks of 123.1 kilometers. In the municipality of Portbou, in Girona, gusts of 113.8 kilometers per hour have been recorded.
Meteocat has indicated this afternoon that strong or very strong gusts of wind, of more than 70 kilometers per hour, are observed in points of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, especially in elevated areas and in the interior of the northeast quadrant of Catalonia.
Civil Protection has reported that, until three in the afternoon this Saturday, the 112 emergency telephone number has received 1,097 calls for incidents related to the strong wind, the majority from the Barcelona metropolitan area, although none of them stood out.
Meteocat predicts that tomorrow, Sunday, the sky will be calm or slightly cloudy, with precipitation in the northeast quadrant with an elevation of 1,600 meters, but with gusts of strong and very strong wind and notable maritime disturbance until noon.
