After a start to December with mild temperatures for the season, the Constitution Bridge could be marked by a“midwinter” environmentas anticipated by Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The arrival of a mass of cold air of continental origin starting next Saturday, could leave a sharp drop in temperatures, snowfall in mountain and surrounding areas from the extreme north of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
Falling temperatures
This week, the first full week of December, begins with a front associated with a storm that will cross the peninsula from west to east, leaving rain in much of the northern half, without highlighting that it will reach points in the center, the southern mountains and the Balearic archipelago.
It will snow above about 1,700 meters and temperatures will drop in much of the country, especially in the Cantabrian Sea.while in areas where fog has been persistent, such as in the Ebro basin, they could rise slightly.
The marts and wednesday Anticyclonic conditions will remain in most of the country, although remnants of frontal systems will reach the extreme north of the peninsula that will give rise to rain in the Cantabrian communities and the Pyrenees, with snowfall from 1,200-1,400 meters.
Alert for intense rains in Barcelona and Girona
Storms, some intense, are not ruled out in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. In fact, Civil Protection of the Generalitat has activated the pre-alert of the Flood Emergency Plan (Inuncat) for Tuesday due to the forecast of intense rains in regions of the provinces of Barcelona and Girona. As reported by the emergency service of the Generalitat in a message in ‘X’, Rainfall can exceed 20 liters per square meter.
At dawn, the regions of Vallès Oriental, Maresme (Barcelona) and La Selva (Girona) may be affected, and at night intense rains may reach various regions along the coast of Barcelona.
As for temperatures, although cooler, they will continue to be relatively mild in the south and east of the peninsula, where daytime values will exceed 20 degrees in cities such as Malaga, Murcia and Valencia.
In the center of the country, Madrid and Guadalajara will reach 14 degrees. And at night, The values will range between 15 degrees of minimum in Almería and Málaga, to 2 degrees in Cuenca, Huesca, Palencia and León..
He Thursday and Friday, coinciding with the beginning of the December long weekend, anticyclonic weather will persist in almost the entire country. As the winds will become lighter, fog banks will appear again in the interior of the peninsula. Nevertheless, Cloudy skies will continue and there will be some rain in the extreme north of the peninsula, which could also occur in the Balearic Islands.
Temperatures will rise again in several regions and again it could be around 20 degrees in the Cantabrian Sea and exceed 22 degrees in areas of the southeast. On the northern plateau, fog is likely to persist for much of the day and the environment will be colder.
Cold air and snow starting this weekend
During the weekend it is possible that it will begin to arrive “cold air of continental origin“, according to Del Campo, which would cause a marked thermal drop. Besides, It could snow in mountain and surrounding areas in the extreme north and also in the Balearic Islands.
For its part, the meteorological portal eltiempo.es anticipates a “radical” change in weather conditions for Sunday. According to the latest update of its models, it could begin to snow in the early hours of Sunday, especially affecting the Cantabrian Mountains, the north of the Iberian System and, notably, the Pyrenees. Snowfall will continue throughout the day, with Levels that could drop to 500 meters in the Pyrenees and 700-800 meters in the rest of the northern peninsula.
Likewise, it is expected that Some areas such as Cantabria, the Basque Country and the north of Navarra accumulate more than 100 liters per square meter (l/m²) until Sunday. In other areas of the extreme north, rainfall could range between 30 and 50 l/m², while in regions further south, rainfall will be less significant.
The most notable aspect, according to eltiempo.es, will be the significant accumulations of snow expected for the weekend. In the Pyrenees, thicknesses greater than 50-70 centimeters could be recorded, while in the Cantabrian Mountains and the north of the Iberian System, accumulations of 15-20 centimeters are expected at the close of the festive long weekend.