Christmas has brought with it a stabilization of the weather in much of Spain. With the predominance of clear skies, fogs have become the main protagonists of the meteorological panorama on the Peninsulaand this situation will continue for the next few days. However, Some changes are expected for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) announces that the weather until New Year’s Eve will be sunny in much of the country, although Fog will continue, some of which can be freezing and cause ice during the day, and frost at night. that will spread. Additionally, you can generate ice sheets, which can be dangerous on the roads, so caution is recommended if traveling through areas with fog and low temperatures. Temperatures will be close to normal values for these dates.
Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the state organization, has stressed that This month of December is being very dry and it has advanced that the amount of precipitation accumulated in most of the country does not even reach a quarter of the normal between December 1 and 22. However, it stands out that the northern third of the peninsula and some areas of the Canary Islands have experienced more abundant rain than usual.
Stable weather, with frost and fog
He Fridayanticyclonic weather will dominate on the peninsula, with no rain except for four isolated drops in points on the Mediterranean coast. Once again, fog will be recorded in large areas of the interior that will be persistent in the northern half. Temperatures will be cold, especially in mountain areas and on the Northern Plateau, where frost will occur. In the Canary Islands, the storms will be less intense, but the haze will persist.
During the weekend The stable weather will continue, with very little rain that is only expected in the extreme north of the peninsula. Temperatures will continue to drop and frosts will gain intensity and extent, affecting a good part of the central plateaus and moors. Cities like Burgos, Palencia or Teruel will drop to -3ºC and it will drop to 0ºC in Madrid capital.
In large areas of the interior, fog banks will continue, which will be persistent especially in parts of the northern plateau. Del Campo warns that the fog could be freezing, with the risk of ice shards and patches. The probability of this occurring will be greater on the northern plateau, but cannot be ruled out in parts of the interior of Catalonia and eastern Aragon.. The atmosphere will be very cold in these areas during the day on Sunday and it may not even reach 5ºC in the central hours of the day.. At the same time, in the Canary Islands the cloudy skies will continue due to the haze.
Possible DANA to end the year
On Monday and Tuesday, days before New Year’s Eve, anticyclonic conditions will continue, with cold temperatures and the presence of fog in many inland areas. Also Frosts will continue, especially in the center and north of the peninsula. Precipitation will be scarce except for some weak rain in parts of the Cantabrian Sea and the Mediterranean coast..
It cannot be ruled out that a DANA will leave a slightly more intense shower in the area around the Gulf of Cádiz.although Del Campo has warned that in general terms they will not have major consequences. In the Canary Islands, the haze will persist, reducing visibility and worsening air quality. “So, New Year’s Eve will be cold in many parts of our country, with temperatures, in any case, that will be within the usual range for these dates,” he says.
Rains in these areas starting New Year
Starting Wednesday, January 1, 2025, a change in weather conditions is expected, with the possibility of the arrival of fronts to Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, which could bring rain and an increase in temperatures, as well as a decrease in frosts. In addition, the winds would blow stronger on the peninsula, helping to dissipate the fog.