The calendar says spring, but the atmosphere insists on prolong the winter. This Saturday’s day will bring with it a scenario of contrasts that will unequally affect the different regions of the country, just when the period of the Easter week.
According to the prediction of the State Meteorological Agencya weak front will sweep the northern half of the peninsula, leaving overcast skies and precipitation that will be concentrated on the Cantabrian slope, the upper Ebro, the north of the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees, with the possibility of extending to the north of Catalonia at the end of the day.
In the rest of the Peninsula, however, they will predominate slightly cloudy or clear skieswith the exception of the southeast and Alborán, where morning cloudiness will give way to clearings.
Snow in the mountains and intense wind in the northeast
The most notable feature of this day will be the snow level, which will descend progressively from 1,200 or 1,400 meters to between 600 and 900 meters.
This decrease will favor significant accumulations in the areas Pyrenean and Cantabrian, where precipitation in the form of snow could leave considerable thicknesses at high altitudes.
The weak frosts They will spread across the mountains of the northern half and the northern plateau, with moderate intensity in the Pyrenees, where they could also affect the southeastern mountain ranges.
The wind will become another of the protagonists of the day. Very strong gusts are expected in large areas of the quadrant northeast peninsula, as well as in the north of Balearicswhile in the central mountains and on the coasts of Galicia and Cantabrian strong intensities will also be reached.
In the rest of the country, the wind will blow from the north and west with intensity moderatewith the exception of the southern third, where the north and east will predominate, with moderate intervals in the Strait and Alboran.
The temperatures maxims will experience declines in the environment Central System and the extreme northwest peninsulawhile they will rise in the archipelagos, in the Empordà and in the southeastern third.
The minimal They will hardly suffer variations in most of the territory.
In Canary Islandsthe skies will remain cloudy in the north of the islands, with the trade wind blowing at strong intervals, while in the south the clear weather will prevail. Morning fog banks, expected in mountain areas, will add a precautionary component to travel in the early hours of the day.