After the notable rise in temperatures after the DANA passthe weather will change abruptly at the end of the week, when a polar air mass cause a sharp drop in thermometers and snowfall at low levels in several communities.
Until then, the mild and sunny environment will continue in much of the country, with maximum temperatures that They will be around 20 degrees in large areas. Stability will begin to change late Fridayyes in the northwest of the peninsula with the arrival of colder air.
AEMET notices for today, Wednesday
This Wednesday, the waves and wind keep several areas of the north and the Canary Islands on alert, according to the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Specifically, there are warnings for waves on the Asturian coast; To Coruña and Lugo; and Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Furthermore, there are wind warnings in Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife.
Meteorology predicts a trend towards stabilization in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands with the entry of high pressure from the Atlantic. However, it warns that the instability in the southeast quadrant, Pitiusas and Melill islandsa, with cloudy or overcast skies and precipitation that could be locally heavy in southern regions of the Valencian Community.
Likewise, the passage of a front from west to east through the northern third of the peninsula will leave weak rains in Galicia, the Cantabrian area and the Pyreneess, while in the southwest quadrant slightly cloudy or clear skies will predominate. In the rest of the country, cloudy intervals are expected, with the possibility of occasional showers in the Balearic Islands.
The snow level will be around 1,500 meters, rising above 2,000 meters in the southeast of the peninsula and 1,800/2,000 meters in the extreme north. As for temperatures, maximum temperatures will rise on the peninsula, slightly in the northern third and locally notable in the southern plateau and interior of Andalusia.
A polar air mass will bring intense cold
According to the meteorological portal Meteored, in the final stretch of the week the polar jet will begin to undulate, which will favor the rise of the Azores anticyclone towards higher latitudes and the formation of low pressures in the western Mediterraneanl. This situation will channel winds from the north and northwest that will carry a polar or arctic air mass over the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, returning the winter atmosphere.
The thermal decrease will begin to be noticed from Friday afternoon in the northwest of the peninsula and will extend during the weekend to the rest of the country, indicates the meteorological information portal. Saturday could be the coldest day, with maximum temperatures that would barely reach 7 degrees in cities like Soria and values of between 8 and 9 degrees in capitals such as Ávila, Burgos, León, Pamplona, Segovia, Teruel or Vitoria.
The minimums will also drop sharply, especially in the early hours of Sunday, when they could be recorded up to -3 degrees in Cuenca and Teruel and around -2 degrees in Albacete, Ávila, Palencia or Salamancawith frost in numerous inland areas.
Snowfall at low levels
Furthermore, according to Meteored, between Friday andOn Saturday a front will sweep the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, leaving rainfall in many regions, although in principle it will not reach the southwestern tip of the peninsula. The snow level will decrease progressively: on Friday night it will be around 1,000-1,200 meters in the northwest and on Saturday it could drop to 600-800 meters in the northern third.
This will favor significant snowfall in the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and the north of the Iberian systemwhere the greatest thicknesses could accumulate. There is also the possibility of snow in Mallorca, especially in the Tramuntana mountains.