The winter storm that arrived this weekend on the peninsula is leaving significant snowfalls, rains and a marked drop in temperatures andn a good part of the country. The snow is causing traffic problems on mountain roads and has forced ports to close, trucks to be bagged and chains to be used in key stretches between the plateau and communities such as Cantabria, Asturias or Galicia.
Although the storm is beginning to lose intensity, they are still waiting significant snowfall in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian mountain range during the next few days, according to the latest forecast from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET)
This Monday, communities like Aragón, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Galicia, Navarra and La Rioja remain on yellow alert due to snow accumulations ranging between 2 and 10 centimeters. In addition, some of these regions are also under a rain or sea storm warning.
In the Balearic Islands, rainfall will be intense, reaching up to 20 liters per square meter in one hour.while in Galicia and the Canary Islands the maritime storm generates waves of up to 5 meters, activating the corresponding alerts.
Temperatures will be noticeably colder than normal for this time of year. cCities such as Burgos, Pamplona, Segovia or Soria will not exceed 5 degrees, while in Madrid the maximum will be 9 degrees.. In contrast, the environment will be milder in the southeast, with temperatures of up to 18 degrees in Alicante or Murcia. The night frosts will continue to affect large areas of the interior, especially in the Pyrenees and central moors, where minimums of up to -4 degrees will be reached.
Heavy rain and colder weather
He Tuesday, The cold will persist with less intense rain and snowfall in the extreme north, the Cantabrian mountain range and the Pyrenees. Locally strong showers are expected in the Balearic Islands and the Catalan coastwhile the rest of the country will have cloudy intervals with more stable weather. In the moors of the center of the peninsula it will be possible to go below -4 degrees and the frosts will also be strong in the Pyrenees, while the daytime cold will continue.
He Wednesdaythe frosts will continue to be intense, especially in the Pyrenees and the center of the peninsula, and daytime temperatures will continue to be low, with maximums below 10 degrees in much of the interior. In provincial capitals like Teruel the thermometers will drop to -3 degrees. The skies will be cloudy in much of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, with showers in the Mediterranean area, also in the south of Andalusia, as well as in the Balearic archipelago.
For the second half of the week, temperatures could begin to rise, although the cold atmosphere and night frosts will persist in many areas. It won’t be until the weekend when these conditions could be limited to the north of the peninsula and specific areas of the center.