We don’t know if we’ll have a white Christmas, but it seems pretty clear that this weekend snow will arrive in Spain and finally we will have cold as this season. Summer residents may suffer from this, but they must understand that winter without cold is scary, because, in fact, it is a warning about everything that climate change brings to us. For now, it looks like temperatures will drop and we’ll leave behind those spring days we’ve been experiencing for much of November.
According to State Meteorological Agency (AEMET)The arrival of cold and snow in Spain will take place this weekend. In fact, the principle known as the “bridge of the Constitution” will continue to be accompanied by moderate temperature. It will be Saturday when it arrives cold arctic air mass leads to a drop in mercury almost throughout the country.
Although the whole of Spain will experience some degree of lower temperatures, especially maximum temperatures, snow will only reach some areas. We can say that these are typical mountain ranges in which we usually see heavy snowfalls, but several times dimensions much lower than usual.
Areas of Spain most affected by snow
There are still a few days left before Father Frost’s reception, but the air from his house is already reaching our homes. An Arctic air mass will be responsible for the drop in temperatures starting this Saturday. December 7.
As explained in the AEMET statement, the polar air mass will initially affect extreme north of the peninsula. As a consequence, it is expected snowfall in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian mountains above 900-1000m. Then, on Sunday, December 8, this air mass will spread across the rest of the peninsula, causing generalized thermal drop. This will be more pronounced with maximum temperatures falling below 10ºC across most of the country, with the exception of the south-west quadrant and coasts where they will be a little higher.
As for snow in Spain, its level will drop to about 600-800m, with snowfall that will mainly affect the northern half of the peninsula. However, they cannot be excluded specifically in the southern half of mountain ranges, such as the Sierra Nevada. The largest accumulations are expected in Pyrenees, northern Cantabrian and Iberian mountain ranges.. And the matter doesn’t end there. From late evening on Saturday, but especially on Sunday, he will appear. wind, especially the Cierzo and the north wind. Very strong gusts are expected in the northeast of the peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and in the mountainous areas of the northern half of the peninsula, where snowstorms may occur in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian mountain range. On the other hand, very strong gusts of wind cannot be ruled out in other areas of the north and southeast of the peninsula. In addition, storms may occur in the Cantabrian and Balearic Seas.
How long will this last?
Although accurate weather forecasts cannot be made several days in advance, for now it appears that temperatures will continue to fall, causing night frosts across much of the peninsula’s interior. As for snow in Spain, it may persist until at least December 11th. We need to be prepared, for example by signing up for the cold alert system that the public health service recently launched.
As any Stark would say, it seems, finally winter is coming. We’ll be ready. Who knows how many places will have a white Christmas?
Source: Hiper Textual
