Photo: Rain, snow and cold put Spain on orange alert / Twitter
After the beginning of spring on March 20th snowfall, rainy and cold they have settled in Spain this week; with forecasts today that the low temperatures will be accentuated.
the warning orange (high risk) for nine communities, mainly in the northern half of the peninsula, images of snowfall in the Basque Country, Cantabria, Aragon and Catalonia, contrast this Friday with what should be the ever-desired spring season.
In addition to the unusually low temperatures for that time, there were gusts of wind of up to 100 kilometers per hour; which, according to experts from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), emphasizes the thermal feeling even more.
The snow, present at altitudes between 300 and a thousand meters, moves towards roads and highways; in order to aemet recommended that drivers put chains back on the tires for safe driving.
⚠️⚠️⚠️ This coming Saturday, you don’t ski down in high mountain regions in particular #Pyreneesa very violent northerly storm with gusts of over 100 km/h, a snowstorm and temperatures around -5/-7 degrees at noon is expected at around 1500m altitude.#Common sense. pic.twitter.com/j3h5i8hb8E
— Davidd (@Noainmeteo) March 31, 2022
Flake thicknesses of between five and 20 centimeters are expected in Aragon, similar to Cantabria, the Basque Country and the Pyrenees.
is also expected snow in Castilla y León, while the succession of highly dangerous waves and powerful gusts of wind point to the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community.
❄️ The snow capital turns white again 🤍
📍 Reinosa (Cantabria) #Nice weekend pic.twitter.com/w4sxTkrGDo
— Cantabrian Postureo 💢 shows Cantabria (@Postureo_CANT) April 1, 2022
Frozen weekend in northern Spain
“During the weekend, precipitation will subside, become weaker and be limited to the extreme north of the peninsula. The snow depths will remain very low,” according to the forecast by Aemet, in Spain.
The most important of these days will be the frosts, which due to the decrease in cloudiness and wind will affect large parts of the interior, especially the northern half, locally severe in mountainous areas.
Government President Pedro Sánchez had to cancel a visit to the facilities of the National Center for Renewable Energy (Cener) in the town of Sarriguren, Navarre, this morning due to poor weather conditions, the Palacio de la Moncloa reported.
From prensa-latina.cu