Spain is changing its umbrella this week, which has been marked by a drastic change in weather. After an episode of Heavy rains associated with Storm ClaudiaA mass of maritime arctic air has blown into the peninsula, leaving a wintry atmosphere, with generally lower temperatures and the potential for significant snowfall in several communities. As meteorologist Samuel Penner of Meteored explained, Arctic disturbance will be ‘very strong for this time of year’.
this The first is “winter injury”, It is characterized, according to Bianner, by a maritime polar air mass whose vernal area is located in the Arctic Circle. Although this air mass reaches the peninsula moderately, It usually leaves cold temperatures and large amounts of snow in northern communities In the winter months. The main person responsible for the change is the polar current, which will create large ripples in our latitudes.
In this context, rainfall usually continues on the northern side of the Cantabrian Mountains and the Pyrenees, as well as in the “northernmost mountain ranges” of the peninsula. According to the Meteored head model, Snow levels are expected to decrease between Thursday and Fridayand aims to concentrate in the mountains of Cantabria and in several provincial capitals, although in principle it will not accumulate many centimetres.
These days, it is expected that Segovia It is one of those capitals, where its height may reach less than 800 meters at times. This may lead to snow accumulations of up to five centimetres. in Vitoria and Pamplona A white element may also appear, as snow falls only at an altitude of 300 meters locally.
Snowfall is not excluded in cities such as Burgos, Soria or LeónAlthough snow will appear “in principle anecdotally”. There is still uncertainty, because “it’s not entirely clear how intense the Arctic air will be.” Meteored, for now, is alerting residents Cantabrian mountains And those located in the vicinity of the peaks Pyrenees“, as snow will fall there “at any level.” Meteored recommends following Aemet’s warnings and civil protection advice throughout the week.
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