A change of era which will take place in two phases. This is how he predicted Aémet the weather situation for the next few days, coinciding with the arrival of the Three Kings. First of all, a rain storm this Saturday evening and Sunday … and, from Monday January 5, an entry of very cold air will cause snowfall in the interior areas of Castellón, Valencia and north of Alicante.
THE Storm François It will be located on Sunday in the Gulf of Cádiz area, carrying a subtropical, temperate and humid air mass. In the Valencian Community, according to the State Meteorological Agency, the wind will blow from the east (northeast), with rain starting Saturday evening, which could be persistent.
With a northeast wind, the heaviest precipitation will be recorded in the south of Valencia and the north of Alicante, the best exposed to gregal. In these areas they will be persistent and locally strong. The precipitation forecast therefore extends until Monday noon.
For its part, the Emergency Coordination Center issued a special notice due to rain and snowfall in the Valencian Community, with a drop in temperatures, due to storm Francis, which started this Saturday and which will continue over the following days coinciding with the weekend and the Three Kings Day.
As a result of the storm, showers could occur in the Cabo de la Nao region and precipitation in the form of snow at very low levels in the interior of Castellón and Valencia as well as in the Alicante de l’Alcoià region.
Emergencies ask for loan pay attention to road safety and traffic on the road network on days when greater mobility is expected and advises, in case of emergency, to call 112.
Where will it snow in the Valencian Community
According to Emergencies, in the Valencian Community, snowfall will be “particularly heavy” in the interior of Castellón and Valencia and in the Alcoià region while from the 6th “the most likely scenario is that the precipitation loses intensity and magnitude”.
Due to the “complex interaction” between the different elements that constitute the arrival of Storm Francis and the formation of another stationary storm over Scandinavia and the high pressures in the North Atlantic, the forecast “presents a exceptional uncertainty at the moment», particularly on the extent and intensity of areas of snowfall, it is therefore recommended to monitor the evolution of the forecasts in the coming days.
In the Valencian Community, the episode could begin to manifest itself from this Saturday, with showers in the Nao region and the following days in other areas. The Valencian Security and Emergency Response Agency has informed municipalities and bodies competent in emergency management to maintain the necessary attention and monitoring of the notices issued to activate in advance civil protection plans and action protocols and establish preventive measures.
In particular, he emphasizes, in the care of groups “particularly sensitive” to low temperatures such as the elderlywith health problems and disadvantaged families, for whom it is recommended to have the possibility of opening climatic shelters in appropriate municipal facilities.
Likewise, he issued a series of advice to the population, such as paying attention to heating systems in poorly ventilated spaces, not overloading electrical installations, paying attention to traffic due to the possible presence of ice patches and checking the information before traveling on the road.
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