Winter is here: Spain braced for icy blast and snowfall over puente
The first of the cold winter weather will arrive just in time for Spain’s December puente as Storm Dora sends an icy blast across the peninsula.
Mountainous regions across much of northern Spain are expecting a blanket of snow while the Cantabrian coast will be battered by high seas and strong winds.
Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET has issued weather warnings including Andalusia, Murcia, parts of Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
04/12 12:01 #AEMET #FMA nivel rojo por costeros para hoy en Galicia . Imagen en vigor a las 12:01 (tabla actualizada haciendo CLIC EN LA IMAGEN), o visite https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/OHdZZNOCCS
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 4, 2020
Galicia, Asturias, parts of Castilla y Leon and zones in the Pyrenees from the Basque Country through Aragon to Catalonia have weather alerts for snow.
Temperatures are predicted to drop below 0C in many parts of Spain over the bank holiday weekend which links the weekend with the public holidays of Constitution Day and the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
#Predicción de #temperaturas máximas y mínimas para #hoy y sus variaciones (2/2). https://t.co/nkt7p7WaxU pic.twitter.com/GuqPrq111G
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 4, 2020
The long weekend is usually a time when Spaniard travel either to enjoy the start if the ski season, to visit family or for a city trip to enjoy Christmas lights and shopping.
But this year all but three of Spain's autonomous communities have closed their borders restricting movement to prevent a rise in coronavirus infections ahead of the Christmas holidays.
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Mountainous regions across much of northern Spain are expecting a blanket of snow while the Cantabrian coast will be battered by high seas and strong winds.
Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET has issued weather warnings including Andalusia, Murcia, parts of Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
04/12 12:01 #AEMET #FMA nivel rojo por costeros para hoy en Galicia . Imagen en vigor a las 12:01 (tabla actualizada haciendo CLIC EN LA IMAGEN), o visite https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/OHdZZNOCCS
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 4, 2020
Galicia, Asturias, parts of Castilla y Leon and zones in the Pyrenees from the Basque Country through Aragon to Catalonia have weather alerts for snow.
Temperatures are predicted to drop below 0C in many parts of Spain over the bank holiday weekend which links the weekend with the public holidays of Constitution Day and the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
#Predicción de #temperaturas máximas y mínimas para #hoy y sus variaciones (2/2). https://t.co/nkt7p7WaxU pic.twitter.com/GuqPrq111G
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) December 4, 2020
The long weekend is usually a time when Spaniard travel either to enjoy the start if the ski season, to visit family or for a city trip to enjoy Christmas lights and shopping.
But this year all but three of Spain's autonomous communities have closed their borders restricting movement to prevent a rise in coronavirus infections ahead of the Christmas holidays.
READ MORE:
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