Kirk is not only the name of the father of the famous Milhouse from the Simpsons. This is also what we also called Category 3 hurricane hits Europe this week and this will affect part of the Spanish peninsula. More precisely, it will be this Wednesday, the day when it will have its greatest presence in our country.
Although it is true that AEMET does not foresee major problems, there are certain risks for which it is recommended not to be on the street and to avoid driving. If you have an iPhone, you can also know your trajectory in real time thanks to a native application that you have already installed as standard.
When, where and how to follow the path of Hurricane Kirk on your iPhone
Having its origin in the Florida peninsula and crossing a good part of the Atlantic, Hurricane Kirk will cross USA this week. leaving winds above 60 kilometers per hour. These will be winds typical of a tropical storm according to experts and they will be in northern Asturias, Cantabria and Galicia where they will be most visible, as well as in the westernmost part of Euskadi.
This will happen in the early hours of Wednesday October 9 and, as we already mentioned in the introduction, serious damage typical of these phenomena affecting buildings is not expected, although the strong wind will force precautions such as keeping doors and windows closed , protect objects we have outside such as bicycles, flower pots or umbrellas, as well as avoid leaving the house and driving unless absolutely necessary. Being at dawn, the latter seems easier.
Likewise, if you are curious to know see what the winds will be like in your areajust open the Apple’s “Weather” app. And no, not just to focus on the temperature or wind data that appears when you open it at the top, but to open a map that appears at the bottom.
When you open this map, wind may not appear by default, but if you view the layer options that appear in the upper right part, you can select it. So yes, you will have a wind map and you will be able to see its progress over the next few hours.
It must be said that also There will be other areas where the rains will affect (Aragon, Catalonia, Navarre and Valencian Community). If you live in one of these territories, it is convenient that the map you consult on the iPhone is the precipitation map, since it also has the possibility of seeing its evolution in the coming hours.
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