Aemet warns of 130 l/m2 of rain and 1 meter of snow in these areas

A cold storm makes his entrance with a further drop in temperatures which will be deepened from Monday December 29. freeze They will extend to large areas of the interior and with a cold environment in the central hours of the day, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

The time will be unstable in the Mediterranean peninsular area and in the Balearic Islands, with thunderstorms locally heavy and persistent, and snowfall in the mountains. Precipitation will decrease from Monday, although it could still occur in parts of the south and east of the peninsula, in the Cantabrian Sea and in the Balearic Islands.

The intense rains that kept several areas of the province of Malaga under red alert until 4 a.m. this Sunday have disappeared maximum of 130 liters per square meter in twelve hours in the Guadalhorce valley and a historic flood of the river during its passage through Cártama.

“The approach of an isolated cold storm will end up leaving rains in most of Extremadura and Andalusia, sometimes intense and stormy around the strait, as well as in Ceuta and Melilla”, warns Silvia Ferrer of Weatherized.

Catalonia, however, will be the most affected by the Mediterranean storm active since Thursday, with “up to 100 l/m2 in various parts of the coast of Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona”, according to Weatherized. The Pre-Pyrenees of Barcelona, ​​the pre-coastal and the Pyrenees of Girona will have accumulated which could exceed 200 l/m2.

They will be there 20 to 40 cm of deep snow from a snow level of 1800 m in the pre-Pyrenees of Barcelona, ​​the Pyrenees of Girona and the easternmost area of ​​the Pyrenees of Lleida. “Local models like AROME see the opportunity to accumulate fresh snow up to 1 meter or more in high mountain areas.

This Sunday, December 28, rains could occur in a more scattered manner over large areas of the east, center and south of the peninsula, with snow around 1,400 to 1,700 meters. Fog banks will form in areas east of the peninsula, which could make traffic difficult due to reduced visibility.

On Monday 29 there will still be rain in the Mediterranean regions of the peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, but it will be more scattered than in previous days. However, they can be locally strong in the south of the province of Valencia and in the province of Alicante.

Snow will appear between 1,400 and 1,800 meters and it will be a day with abundant fog banks and low clouds inland. Minimum temperatures will drop everywhere, so frost will spread to the north and center of the peninsula.

On Tuesday December 30, Wednesday December 31 and Thursday January 1 it will arrive in the country cold air from high latitudestemperatures will therefore gradually drop, both at night and during the day.

Frosts will extend across much of the interior of the peninsula and into the central hours of the day. it will not reach 10ºC across much of the interior of the peninsula. Fog banks will also persist, making the atmosphere very cold throughout the day.

As for the Canary Islands, there will be cloudy periods with some light rain in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, as well as in the north of the more mountainous islands. In addition, the winds will blow intensely.

Monday and Tuesday there could be rain in the north of the most important islands and it is possible that on December 31 and January 1 the passage of a front leaves precipitation. All this without major temperature changes.

For the coming weeks, Aemet predicts that the week from December 29 to January 4, 2026, as indicated, will be colder than normal throughout Spain, except in the Canary Islands, where thermometers will reach mild values, typical of this time of year.