The entry of a mass of cold airfrom northern Europe is causing a general drop in temperatures. This Monday, Aragon, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Navarra and La Rioja They are on alert for cold and Up to 22 provinces will have minimum temperatures below zero, Therefore, the frosts will gain even more extent and intensity, affecting most of the interior of the Peninsula. Intense storms are expected in the northeast of the peninsula, especially in the Pyrenees, as well as in the mountains of the central north and in areas of both plateaus, according to the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The Balearic Islands are under an orange warning (significant risk) due to a strong maritime stormwith waves that could reach 10 meters. The wind from the north and northeast, with speeds of between 50 and 70 km/h (force 7-8), will leave waves of 4 to 5 meters in Mallorca and Menorca, although at times they could reach 8 or even 10 meters.
Six other communities are on yellow alert due to low temperatures, with minimums of between -4 and -6 degrees recorded in the first hours of the day. These communities are Aragon, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Navarra, La Rioja and Catalonia (Girona Pyrenees). However, this alert is expected to end at 10:00 a.m.
In CataloniaIn addition to the cold, the risk persists due to bad sea in the Ampurdán area (Girona)which is currently under yellow level. During the early morning, it was on an orange warning due to winds between 75 and 85 km/h (force 9) and waves of 4 to 5 metersbut these have decreased to 3-4 meters, reducing the alert level.
The cold capitals
The coldest capitals during the day this Monday will be Burgos and Pamplona with 4 degrees; Segovia (5); Ávila, Huesca, Vitoria and Lleida (6) and Logroño and Palencia (7). At night, the most severe frosts would occur in Teruel (-6), on Tuesday in Soria and Teruel (-7), on Wednesday in Albacete (-5) and on Thursday in Albacete, Badajoz, Ciudad Real, Córdoba and Soria ( -3).
Mediterranean DANA
On the other hand, there will be an anticyclonic, stable situation in most of the country, with a predominance of slightly cloudy or clear skies and a virtual absence of precipitation. Only the influence of a Mediterranean DANA will leave more unstable weather with cloudy skies or cloudy intervals and probable showers occasionally accompanied by storms in the east of the Balearic Islands and Alboránalso being possible on the coasts of the southeast of the peninsula or in the rest of the archipelago.