IN PICS: Snow and ice turns Spain into winter wonderland

A cold front bringing snow and ice across much of northern, central and even southern Spain has led to the closure of dozens of roads and weather warnings across 34 provinces.
Madrid's Adolfo Suarez Barajas airport closed two of its four runways on Monday afternoon because of snow and ice which forced the cancellation of 49 flights (by 5pm).
Actualización Aeropuerto AS Madrid-Barajas.
Las aerolíneas han cancelado hasta las 17 horas 49 vuelos (24 llegadas y 25 salidas) y han sido desviado 6 vuelos (2 a Barcelona y 4 a Valencia) de los 1.075 programados para todo el día, lo que representa un 5% del total de vuelos.
— Aena (@aena) February 5, 2018
Spain’s meteorological agency issued snow alerts for 32 provinces with the heaviest snow expected to fall in Huesca, Zaragoza, Cantabria, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, all of Cataluña, Castellón and Asturias, which have all been issued with orange alerts.
05/02 12:01 #AEMET #avisos nivel naranja por nevadas para hoy en C. Valenciana, Cast-La Mancha, Asturias, Cataluña, Aragón y Cantabria +infoCLICK EN LA IMAGEN o en https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/bK1Sk7swza
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) February 5, 2018
The milder yellow warnings are in place for Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Teruel, Guadalajara, Toledo, most of Castilla y Leon and Madrid, Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country.
Bonita estampa hoy la de #Abarracin con la #NEVADA pic.twitter.com/XkTfO1NFLx
— Jaime Lahoz (@el_Drakis) February 5, 2018
At least 53 roads were closed because of snow and ice, including the troubled AP6 tollroad, where hundreds of motorists were stranded in a snowstorm last month.
El Lienzo Norte de la #muralla de Ávila ... convertido en pista de esquí dominical
Nos envía la imagen Héctor Palencia pic.twitter.com/j9TBlmvJ7d
— Tutiempo (@tiempobrasero) February 4, 2018
Spain’s traffic authority said that at least 300 roads were experiencing problems in the adverse weather by first thing on Monday morning.
Más de 300 #carreteras afectadas en estos momentos por el temporal de #nieve. Consulta aquí las vías https://t.co/imOXvaLf51 y escucha nuestros boletines radiofónicos en https://t.co/TbTRX7WESR pic.twitter.com/Fk0KlMMiXV
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) February 5, 2018
Police in Catalonia had to go to the rescue of a group of school children who became stuck in a mountain hut during a school outing.
Treballem en l’assistència a un grup de 43 menors i una desena de monitors aïllats per la neu en una casa de colònies a Saldes (Berguedà) pic.twitter.com/Dntzvqv2RW
— Mossos (@mossos) February 5, 2018
Temperatures reached below zero in some parts, including Madrid when a dusting of snow fell in the capital while in moutainous regions the mercury plummet to -10C.
Let is snow, let is snow, let is snow ❄️❄️❄️ #snowtime #madrid #nieve #blancopuro pic.twitter.com/mwuJVncIBx
— Iván Hernández (@ihernandezsa) February 5, 2018
The inclement weather is expected to continue until at least Wednesday
Se establece nivel amarillo con restricción a camiones y vehículos articulados en la #M40 #Madrid quedando prohibida la circulación por su carril izquierdo para dejar paso a vehículos de emergencias pic.twitter.com/8fik8PqOiT
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) February 5, 2018
.Motorists are advised to check the status of roads on the website of Spain’s Traffic Department before embarking on their journey, and then in red alert areas to avoid making unnecessary journeys.
Authorities have issued guidelines for motorists to ensure they are properly equipped in case they encounter bad winter conditions on the roads.
The kits should include snow chains for the tyres, a shovel in case you need to dig the car out of a snowdrift, warm weather clothing and emergency rations.

Segovia looked beautiful in white:
La nieve también ha llegado a #Segovia y lo hemos visto gracias a la cámara de Eva Martín Luengo ?? pic.twitter.com/Uc4P2esnJd
— Ciudades Patrimonio (@GrupoCPHE) February 5, 2018
And social media was filled with images of people enjoying themselves in the snow, skiing past Segovia's famous aqueduct.
❄ #NievaenMadrid y en media España y nosotros estamos tan felices de la vida, como nuestros amigos de #Segovia, ¡en su salsa! ? #nieve pic.twitter.com/0KsEPOyZdR
— ElCorteInglésSeguros (@ECISeguros) February 5, 2018
Meanwhile even in Tenerife, the Teide volcano was covered in snow:
@tiempobrasero ahora mismo el TEIDE @puertodelacruz pic.twitter.com/nFcJF0p7T4
— Pilar García (@Pilar_melilla) February 4, 2018
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Madrid's Adolfo Suarez Barajas airport closed two of its four runways on Monday afternoon because of snow and ice which forced the cancellation of 49 flights (by 5pm).
Actualización Aeropuerto AS Madrid-Barajas.
— Aena (@aena) February 5, 2018
Las aerolíneas han cancelado hasta las 17 horas 49 vuelos (24 llegadas y 25 salidas) y han sido desviado 6 vuelos (2 a Barcelona y 4 a Valencia) de los 1.075 programados para todo el día, lo que representa un 5% del total de vuelos.
Spain’s meteorological agency issued snow alerts for 32 provinces with the heaviest snow expected to fall in Huesca, Zaragoza, Cantabria, Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, all of Cataluña, Castellón and Asturias, which have all been issued with orange alerts.
05/02 12:01 #AEMET #avisos nivel naranja por nevadas para hoy en C. Valenciana, Cast-La Mancha, Asturias, Cataluña, Aragón y Cantabria +infoCLICK EN LA IMAGEN o en https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/bK1Sk7swza
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) February 5, 2018
The milder yellow warnings are in place for Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Teruel, Guadalajara, Toledo, most of Castilla y Leon and Madrid, Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country.
Bonita estampa hoy la de #Abarracin con la #NEVADA pic.twitter.com/XkTfO1NFLx
— Jaime Lahoz (@el_Drakis) February 5, 2018
At least 53 roads were closed because of snow and ice, including the troubled AP6 tollroad, where hundreds of motorists were stranded in a snowstorm last month.
El Lienzo Norte de la #muralla de Ávila ... convertido en pista de esquí dominical
— Tutiempo (@tiempobrasero) February 4, 2018
Nos envía la imagen Héctor Palencia pic.twitter.com/j9TBlmvJ7d
Spain’s traffic authority said that at least 300 roads were experiencing problems in the adverse weather by first thing on Monday morning.
Más de 300 #carreteras afectadas en estos momentos por el temporal de #nieve. Consulta aquí las vías https://t.co/imOXvaLf51 y escucha nuestros boletines radiofónicos en https://t.co/TbTRX7WESR pic.twitter.com/Fk0KlMMiXV
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) February 5, 2018
Police in Catalonia had to go to the rescue of a group of school children who became stuck in a mountain hut during a school outing.
Treballem en l’assistència a un grup de 43 menors i una desena de monitors aïllats per la neu en una casa de colònies a Saldes (Berguedà) pic.twitter.com/Dntzvqv2RW
— Mossos (@mossos) February 5, 2018
Temperatures reached below zero in some parts, including Madrid when a dusting of snow fell in the capital while in moutainous regions the mercury plummet to -10C.
Let is snow, let is snow, let is snow ❄️❄️❄️ #snowtime #madrid #nieve #blancopuro pic.twitter.com/mwuJVncIBx
— Iván Hernández (@ihernandezsa) February 5, 2018
The inclement weather is expected to continue until at least Wednesday
Se establece nivel amarillo con restricción a camiones y vehículos articulados en la #M40 #Madrid quedando prohibida la circulación por su carril izquierdo para dejar paso a vehículos de emergencias pic.twitter.com/8fik8PqOiT
— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) February 5, 2018
.Motorists are advised to check the status of roads on the website of Spain’s Traffic Department before embarking on their journey, and then in red alert areas to avoid making unnecessary journeys.
Authorities have issued guidelines for motorists to ensure they are properly equipped in case they encounter bad winter conditions on the roads.
The kits should include snow chains for the tyres, a shovel in case you need to dig the car out of a snowdrift, warm weather clothing and emergency rations.
Segovia looked beautiful in white:
La nieve también ha llegado a #Segovia y lo hemos visto gracias a la cámara de Eva Martín Luengo ?? pic.twitter.com/Uc4P2esnJd
— Ciudades Patrimonio (@GrupoCPHE) February 5, 2018
And social media was filled with images of people enjoying themselves in the snow, skiing past Segovia's famous aqueduct.
❄ #NievaenMadrid y en media España y nosotros estamos tan felices de la vida, como nuestros amigos de #Segovia, ¡en su salsa! ? #nieve pic.twitter.com/0KsEPOyZdR
— ElCorteInglésSeguros (@ECISeguros) February 5, 2018
Meanwhile even in Tenerife, the Teide volcano was covered in snow:
@tiempobrasero ahora mismo el TEIDE @puertodelacruz pic.twitter.com/nFcJF0p7T4
— Pilar García (@Pilar_melilla) February 4, 2018
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