The week has started with rough weather in some areas of the north of the peninsula and in the Canary Islands, although it is expected that the situation will begin to stabilize in all regions from Tuesday, December 24, Christmas Eve. Temperatures will be mild for this time of year, with maximums of 19-21 degrees in Almería and Valencia, while in cities like Madrid and Bilbao will be around 15 degrees.
This Monday, pThe rains will persist in the Cantabrian Sea and the north of the Canary Islands and there will be snowfall in the Pyrenees, where the snow level will drop to 700 meters.especially in the Aran Valley. The wind gusts will be very strong, reaching between 90 and 100 km/h in the Pyrenean mountain range, the eastern peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
Temperatures will drop noticeably. In Madrid, for example, maximum temperatures of 11 degrees will be recorded, while in the south and the Mediterranean, towns such as Málaga, Murcia and Almería will reach 19 degrees. In the Canary Islands, instability will continue with rain in the western islands and haze in the eastern ones.
more stable Christmas Eve
On Tuesday, Christmas Eve, the situation will tend to stabilize, although precipitation in the extreme north and intense gusts of wind in the northeast of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The snow level will progressively rise to 1,400-1,800 meters at the end of the day.
Daytime temperatures will experience a significant increase, especially on the Mediterranean coast and Andalusiawhere many locations will reach 18-20 degrees. In the interior, persistent fog banks will form, and the frosts, although localized, will occur in parts of the north and east of the country.
Rising temperatures at Christmas
Christmas Day will be dominated by the sun thanks to the anticyclone, with rains restricted to the Eastern Cantabrian Sea and the Pyrenees. In the rest of the country, the weather will be stable, although persistent fog in the interior will maintain a cold atmosphere in those areas throughout the day.
As for temperatures, a slight general rise is expected. In the Mediterranean and Andalusia, the maximum temperatures will be around 18-20 degrees, while in the interior the cold will remain due to the fog.
Changes arrive on Thursday
On Thursday, the anticyclone centered on Europe will allow the arrival of humid winds from the Mediterranean, which will cause rains in coastal areas. In the rest of the country the weather will remain stable, with intense fog banks in the interior.
The same pattern will continue on Friday, with rain on the Mediterranean coast and clear skies in most of the country. However, Between December 28 and 31, a low pressure area could form between the Gulf of Cádiz and the Mediterranean, which would lead to more abundant rains in the Levant, the Balearic Islands and the southern half.
The Central European blockade is imposed
On the other hand, Meteored indicates that during Christmas Eve an anticyclonic omega configuration will be established over the peninsular vertical, between a significant cold storm in the eastern Mediterranean and the DANA of the Canary Islands. The intense northerly flow will still be maintained in the northeast and the Balearic Islands.
As for the rains, they will be reactivated in the Balearic archipelago, eastern Cantabrian and on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees.. Furthermore, a notable and almost generalized thermal rise in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The Canary Islands will continue with scattered showers and Saharan dust.
During Christmas Day, sunny weather will predominate with little rain, except in the Cantabrian Sea and the Mediterranean. From Wednesday, high pressures will strengthen in Central Europe, so stable weather is expected in Spain.
The thermal amplitudes will be significant: the nights will be cold with frost in the interior, but daytime temperatures will reach 20°C in the south and areas of the Mediterranean.. There will be persistent fogs in the interior.