After the official arrival of winter on December 21st, the clichés of this season come out in full force: snow in several provinces, lower temperatures in much of the state and cloudy skies in the Canary Islands. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) maintains active warnings for Snow and waves on Tuesday in six provinces and warns of low temperatures in the interior of the peninsula. Precipitation will occur in various areas of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, accompanied by moderate winds.
The main news this Tuesday is the accumulation of snow in the provinces of Burgos, Soria, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and La Rioja. Among them, the situation of Girona is particularly notable for a maximum accumulation of 15 centimeters of snow in the Catalan Pyrenees, with a thickness of more than 1,200 meters, as reported by the AEMET. In the same region of Catalonia there will also be an increase in waves that will reach up to three meters, just like in Melilla.
In conjunction with these general atmospheric conditions, the AEMET expects a prevailing of heavily cloudy skies and precipitation over large parts of the peninsula persistent showers on the Cantabrian slope and rainfall extending to the south of Andalusia, the Strait, Ceuta and Melilla. The expected minimum temperatures for León and Palencia will drop to -2°C, areas that already recorded -5°C at times yesterday Monday. On the northern plateau, yesterday’s daily maximum temperatures were not above five degrees.
As for precipitation, They will fall in the form of snow in the mountain systems in the northeast of the peninsula, with the lowest values lasting in the first half of the day and increasing later. Cloudy periods with isolated rainfall are expected in the Balearic Islands, especially in the south of the archipelago. While on the coasts of Alborán and the Strait the probability of heavy and persistent rains It is high, with the possibility of storms in Ceuta and Melilla. Waves up to three meters high are also expected in this last autonomous city.
It will be cloudy at times in the Canary Islands, but light rain in the north of the islands with greater relief and fog and mist in the interior of the archipelago cannot be ruled out. The Minimum temperatures They will increase mainly in the southwestern quadrant of the peninsula, with the exception of some declines in the valleys of Castilla y León, Baix Ebre, the Catalan coast and the Balearic Islands. Maximum temperatures will also rise, except in the northeast of the peninsula, where snowfall is expected, especially in Girona.
In the west and northwest of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands the wind blows moderately and turns to the north and northwest during the day. Very strong gusts are expected on the south and southeast coast, especially towards the end of the day and especially in l’Ampurdà. They will predominate in inland areas to the west and south of the Pyrenees light windexcept in the Ebro Valley, while in the Canary Islands the moderate trade winds prevail.
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