The month of May moves towards its equator and the weather continues to leave a unusually cool atmosphere in much of Spain. Starting this Thursday, temperatures will begin a decrease in the north of the peninsula that will extend to the rest of the territory on Friday due to the entry of a polar air mass. This change will bring a colder and more turbulent environment, with the possibility of frost in inland areas and even in some provincial capitals.
This Thursday the country will experience a marked meteorological contrast. While The south of the peninsula will enjoy an almost summer atmosphere with clear skies and temperatures that will touch the 30 °C in Murcia (29), Málaga (28) and Seville (27)the northern third will feel the arrival of a atlantic front what will bring instability and a purely autumn atmosphere.
Rains in the north and yellow warnings
The prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET)indicates that rains are expected in the north of Galicia, the Cantabrian area, the Pyrenees and northeast of Catalonia. Meteorology has activated the yellow warning due to persistent rains in Cantabria, Girona, Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya and the Cantabrian slope of Navarra. The rest of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands will have a clearer environment.
The snow level will drop to 1,400 – 1,600 meters in the northern mountains. In capitals such as Burgos, Lugo, Pamplona and Vitoria, the maximum temperatures will barely reach 14 °C.
An arctic air mass will plummet thermometers
Starting Friday, the entry of a arctic air mass will reach the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, causing a “sharp and widespread” thermal dropwith anomalies up to 15 °C below what is usual in areas of the northern interior, especially in the Iberian System, according to Meteored.
The cooling will extend to the rest of the country during the day, except in the southeast, where the terrestrial wind and the foehn effect They will maintain milder or even overheated temperatures.
Frost in several capitals during the weekend
Honoring the popular tradition of the “Ice Saints”, whose festivities fall on these dates, lThe early morning of Saturday, May 16, will be especially cold.
Frost is expected not only in mountain areas, but also in the interior of the peninsula. Capitals such as Burgos, Cuenca, Soria, Segovia and Ávila will touch the frostthe meteorological information portal advances. Other cities like TEruel, Palencia and León will also register very low minimums for the time.
Daytime temperatures will also drop almost across the board and will only rise slightly in the coasts of Almería, Murcia and Alicante.