Aemet warns of snowfall from 800 meters in these areas

The arrival of astronomical winter this Sunday, December 21 will be accompanied by a “complete winter atmosphere“according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

The rapprochement of the intense cold storm formed over the Atlantic will bring rain, falling temperatures and snowfall north of the peninsula which will eventually reach low levels like the plateau.

It will be Sunday when temperatures and snow levels drop. Snowfall is expected not only in the mountains of the peninsula, but also at lower levels, especially in the north of the peninsula. “It could snow in some areas of the northern plateau,” insists Aemet.

The thermal drop could continue in the following days, with a cold and frosty start to Christmas week in large areas of the interior. In the coming days, “we will continue under the influence of storms which will leave rain and also snowfall in our country”.

According to reports eltiempo.esfalling temperatures can reach 7ºC less from one day to the next. This will happen in Teruel, where maximum temperatures will drop from 12ºC on Saturday to just 5ºC on Sunday. The cold will also be intense in Madrid, from 10ºC to 6ºC.

This Thursday there will be showers again on the Mediterranean coast of the southeast of the peninsula, also in Melilla and Ibiza. At the same time, a fairly active front will reach the other side of the peninsula, that is to the northwest, with precipitation in Galicia, Asturias and Castile and León.

The rains will be abundant and persistent in Galicia, accompanied by very strong gusts of wind and maritime storms.

On Friday, the front will advance from west to east and leave rain in its wake over most of the peninsula. They will be less likely in the southeast of the peninsula, but they will be strong and persistent in the Cantabrian communities.

There will also be intense rains in the north of Castilla y León, not excluding Catalonia. The snow level will drop throughout the day from around 1,600 meters to around 1,200 meters northwest of the peninsula. On Saturday it will rain in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, without excluding other regions of the eastern peninsula.

Another front will arrive that day towards the northwest of the peninsula, so there will also be rain in Galicia, in the Cantabrian communities and in the northwest of Castilla y León. They will be strong and persistent in the Galician community. The snow level will be around 1,200 meters in the northwest and around 1,400 meters in the Pyrenees.

On Sunday it is likely that the rains will extend to a good part of the peninsular territory and the Balearic Islands, although in the southeast they will be weaker and more scattered. Temperatures will continue to drop and with them the snow levels.

In this way, it will probably snow not only in the mountains of the peninsula, but also in the lower layers, especially in the north of the peninsula. Snow is expected above 1,000-1,100 meters in the northwest quadrant descend at the end to 600-900 min the southeast above 1400 m and in the rest 1000-1200 m.

The start of the season coincides with the start of the Christmas holidays, when travel by road and other routes increases, which increases the importance of being extremely careful in the face of adverse weather conditions, Aemet reminds.