Snow, wind, cold and waves will trigger alerts this Wednesday, January 7 in 14 autonomous communities, with minimums of -6°C in Girona and Huesca, -5°C in Ávila and Cuenca and up to -14°C in Parameras de Molina (Guadalajara), the latter with a red level of “extraordinary danger”, according to the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
Specifically, Huesca, Zaragoza, León, Zamora, Lleida, central Navarra and Alava will be subject to a yellow snow warning. Meanwhile, in yellow due to the wind, Huesca, Girona, Lleida, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife.
Furthermore, cold will activate the yellow lights in Almería, Cordoba, Granada, Jaén, Seville, Mallorca, Cantabria del Ebro, Ávila, Segovia, Soria, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Tarragona, Sierra de Madrid, Murcia, Cantabrian side of Navarre, Central Navarre, Navarrese Pyrenees, Alicante, Castellón and Valencia.
Snow accumulations in Spanish mountain ranges
Furthermore, Parameras de Molina (Guadalajara) will have a red notice because of the cold and Huesca, Zaragoza, Teruel, Barcelona, Girona and Lleida, orange. At the same time, due to the waves, Asturias (west and east coast), the Balearic Islands (Mallorca and Menorca, in yellow and orange), Cantabria (coastal coast), Tarragona, Girona, Gipuzkoa, Vizcaya, Melilla, Gran Canaria, La Gomera and Tenerife will be on alert.
Thus, AEMET predicts significant snow accumulations in the Pyrenees, also possible in the Cantabrian Sea, and snowfall could occur at low levels in the north of the peninsula. Frost also in the Balearic Islands and much of the interior of the peninsulabeing moderate in general, even locally strong in the high valleys of the eastern half and in the Pyrenees. In addition, very strong alder gusts are expected in the Canary Islands and westerly and northwesterly winds on the Cantabrian coasts, the Pyrenees, Ampurdán and under the Ebro.
Snow level will increase with the arrival of the front
The snow level, very low at the beginning, will tend to increase with the arrival from the front, remaining at 500/600 meters and rising to around 1,000-1,200 m. However, it could snow locally at levels of 300/500 in the north-central part of the peninsula.
Likewise, it predicts an increase in maximum temperatures in general, except in the southwest and far northeast valleys, where they are higher at high altitudes. Minimums falling in the Balearic Islandsthe coasts of the southern half of the Mediterranean and the depressions of the southwest quadrant.
Little change in the rest, with some increases in the regions of Galicia, Aragon and the Cantabrian Sea. Frosts will occur in Majorca and much of the interior of the peninsula, being generally moderate, or even locally severe in the high valleys of the eastern half and in the Pyrenees.
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