heavy rain, storms and hail in these areas

This Monday, Three Kings Daymaximum temperatures will decrease in most of the territory, except on the eastern coast of the peninsula and the archipelagos. Besides, 11 autonomous communities weather warnings remain activated for strong gusts of wind, heavy rain and waves, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET).

The AEMET highlights the probability of persistent and locally heavy rains in Galicia and the area around Cádiz, where they could be accompanied by storms and hail. They are also planned significant snow accumulations at high altitudes in the mountains of the extreme north of the peninsula.

Communities on alert

By region, the warnings are distributed as follows: Andalusia has a yellow warning for rain and waves; Asturias, orange warning for waves; Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Murcia, yellow warning due to waves; Cantabria and the Basque Country, orange warning for waves and yellow for wind; Castilla y León, Navarra and La Rioja, yellow warning for wind; and Galicia, orange warning for waves.

Meteorology indicates that A front will cross the Peninsula, leaving cloudy or covered skies with precipitation that will advance from west to east, reaching the Balearic Islands in the afternoon.. These rains will be more intense in Galicia and the area around Cádiz, where they are likely to be persistent and locally strong, with storms and occasionally small hail. Besides, Heavy showers are not ruled out in other parts of Andalusia or in Menorca at the end of the day.

After the front passes, the skies will tend to clear from west to east, although Showers will persist in the extreme north. Snowfall will be concentrated in the mountains of the northern and southeastern half of the peninsula, with a level decreasing from 1,400-1,800 meters to 1,000-1,400 meters. At high altitudes in the extreme north, significant accumulations of snow are expected.

extensive frosts

Minimum temperatures will also experience a general decrease, especially notable in the north and northwest of the peninsula. However, in the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean environment, a slight increase is expected. Frosts will be extensive, mainly affecting the mountain systems of the north and southeast, and will be possible on the Northern plateau, with strong intensity in the Pyrenees.

In the Canary Islands, the front will leave cloudy skies or with cloudy intervals and probable scattered showers. The haze will tend to decrease.

The winds will blow from the south and southwest, turning west and northwest in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. There will be intervals of strong wind in coastal areas, especially in the Cantabrian Sea, with very strong gusts in the morning in the extreme north and the Iberian system, which could extend to the lower Ebro and Ampurdán in the afternoon. In the Canary Islands, the wind will be weak, from the north, turning to the east.