This Monday, five autonomous communities are on alert due to adverse weather conditions. The Canary Islands and the province of Cádiz are the most affected areas, where an orange notice has been issued for strong gusts of wind and coastal phenomena.
In the Canary Islands, the The islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife are at orange level due to wind gusts that can reach up to 100 km/hcoming from the south-southeast. These gusts will mainly affect the summits and northern slopes, and in La Gomera also the western slope.
On the other hand, in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma have activated the yellow level, with winds of up to 70 km/h. The most affected areas include the northern and western slopes of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, as well as the Tejeda basin and the northern and western slopes of Gran Canaria.
Besides, In La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife, the yellow alert is maintained due to adverse coastal phenomena. Winds are expected from the east or southeast with speeds between 50 and 61 km/h (force 7) and, occasionally, from the southeast with speeds of 62 to 74 km/h (force 8) on the north coast.
The Government of the Canary Islands decided last night to extend thesuspension of school activity this Monday, December 16given the risk of strong winds that accompany the storm, as reported yesterday by the Ministry of Education.
The postponement of classes had already been announced in the afternoon for the entire territory of El Hierro and La Gomera and for a series of municipalities in Tenerife, but finallyand extended to the entire last island at the request of the Tenerife Cabildo itself.
Five provinces on alert due to temperatures of 6 degrees below zero
On the other hand, in Andalusia, the The province of Cádiz is under an orange warning due to east or southeast winds that reach between 62 and 74 km/h in the Strait, especially west of Tarifa and south of Trafalgar. The provinces of Granada, Málaga and Seville have a yellow level due to rough seas and gusts of wind that could range between 70 and 90 km/h.
Finally, The provinces of Huesca and Teruel (Aragón), Cuenca and Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha) and Lleida (Catalonia) are under yellow warning due to minimum temperatures that could drop to -6 °C..
The anticyclonic weather will prevail during the first days of the week in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands and will leave early mornings and cold mornings, with frost insideaccording to the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). In general, this Monday will be a stable day with extensive frosts in the interior and an almost total absence of rain. One more day fog banks will form, which in plateau areas and valleys of the large rivers may be persistent.
Thermal values will rise noticeably in mountain areas and will fall in areas where fog persists. In this wayma, there will be temperatures above 10ºC in much of the territory during the central hours of the day except in those areas where fog continues. The AEMET explains that with this type of winter anticyclones the so-called thermal inversions whereby the temperature is colder in low areas than in areas located at higher altitudes, contrary to what is usual.
Storm in sight: where is it going to rain?
Tuesday’s day will be very similar. Again, there will be frosts at dawn and during the morning, although somewhat less extensive than on Monday due to the rise in temperatures. In addition, there will be a cold environment in the plateau areas and in the valleys where fog persists. In the rest of the country, daytime temperatures will also be higher. Rains are only expected in Galicia, where they could register in the last hours due to a front.
Starting on Wednesday, it is most likely that the front that entered Galicia the day before will advance across the Peninsula. Between Wednesday and Thursday, it will leave rain in areas of the north and west of the country that will be more abundant in the Galician community and in nearby areas.. During these two days, temperatures will rise and the extent and intensity of the frost will be greatly reduced, although the values could drop again later.