Winter weather will prevail this first Sunday in March with minimum temperatures that will not reach 10 degrees in most of the peninsula, significant accumulation of snow in mountainous areas of the north and center of the peninsula, persistent rainfall in the Pyrenees and strong gusts of wind.
The heavy snowfalls that were recorded yesterday have begun to subside but eleven autonomous communities remain on alert today due to the forecast that these snowfalls will continue, due to the risk of avalanches, strong winds or intense waves in many areas of the coast. .
Today the communities of Andalusia are at different alert levels (waves and wind); Aragon (snow, wind and risk of avalanches); Asturias (snow); Balearic Islands (wind and waves); Cantabria (swell); Castilla y León (snow); Catalonia (wind, waves and snow); Murcia (wind and waves); Navarra (snow and risk of avalanches); Valencian Community (wind and waves), and Melilla (swell).
During today’s rainfall will be persistent in the Pyrenees and there will still be significant accumulations of snow in mountain areas in the north and center of the peninsula, while the wind will blow very strongly in many areas of the coast, in the third east of the interior of the peninsula and in the Balearic Islands.
The snowfall expected for today has motivated the “orange” alerts (significant risk) to remain activated in the communities of Aragón and Navarra, where significant thicknesses will accumulate not only at high altitudes, but also at an altitude of 600-700 meters, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
The communities of Asturias, Catalonia and Castilla y León are also on “yellow” alert (risk) for snow, in anticipation of significant rainfall throughout the day, which in some cases, such as in the central depression of Barcelona , will occur at 500 meters altitude.
In addition to the snow, the strong winds have activated the “orange” alert in the Valencian Community and Catalonia, where gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour are expected.
The communities of Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Murcia and the Valencian Community are also on “yellow” alert (risk) for strong winds, and the strong waves on the coast have activated alerts in Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Murcia, the Community Valenciana and Melilla.
Cloudy skies increasing to overcast. Mists and fog banks in the interior. Light rains and showers, more frequent and intense in the morning when they could occasionally be accompanied by storms, especially on the coast. Snow level 600-800 meters, with significant snowfall in the eastern mountains and other high inland areas, rising to 1600-1800 meters at the end of the day. unchanged minimum and maximum temperatures slightly rising. Weak frosts in mountain areas. Moderate wind from the west and northwest turning southwest in the afternoon.
Cloudy or overcast skies with weak to moderate rainfall that will be more intense in the coastal strip, where they could occasionally be accompanied by a storm; Precipitation tends to subside in the afternoon from west to east. Snow level between 500 and 700 meters, with significant snowfall in the Cordillera, progressively rising to 1000-1200 meters in the east and 1600 meters in the west. Mists and fog banks in the interior. Minimum temperatures without changes or in a slight decrease, more pronounced in the eastern interior; maximums with few changes. Weak to moderate frosts in the Cordillera, which may be strong on the summits. Wind from the west, light in the interior and moderate on the coast, decreasing to light from the south at the end of the day throughout the Principality.
Cloudy or covered skies with weak rains and showers, more intense on the coastal strip, where they could occasionally be accompanied by storms; Precipitation will be less likely and intense in the extreme south and will subside from west to east at the end of the day. Snow level 500-700 meters rising to 800-1000 meters, with possible significant snowfall. Mists and fog banks in the interior. Declining temperatures, generally light. Frosts in the interior, which could be strong at high altitudes in Liébana and Campoo. Winds from the west and northwest, moderate on the coast and weak in the interior, eventually fading to a weak southern component in all areas.
Cloudy or overcast skies opening clear from south to north starting in the afternoon. Weak to moderate rains and showers, more intense and frequent in the northern half, where they may occasionally be accompanied by storms; Precipitation tends to subside at the end of the day. Snow level 500-700 meters rising to 700-900 meters. Declining temperatures, generally slight, except for the minimum temperatures in the northern half, where they remain unchanged. Weak frosts in the south. Moderate west and northwest wind with strong intervals on the coast and generally weak in the interior where it turns south at the end of the day.
Cloudy or cloudy intervals, with the probability of weak rainfall in mountain areas, more frequent in the north, without ruling them out in the rest; They will tend to subside at night throughout the region. Snow level of 700 to 1000 meters. Minimum temperatures in descent and maximum temperatures in slight descent in mountain areas and without changes or in slight ascent on plateaus. Generalized weak frosts, moderate in the mountains. Winds from the west or northwest.
Cloudy or overcast skies, decreasing to cloudy intervals in the southern half. Weak to moderate precipitation that will be dispersed and less likely in the Ribera del Ebro. Snow level between 600 and 800 meters. Mists and fog banks in mountain areas. Declining temperatures, which will be slight or without changes in the minimums of the northern third. Weak and scattered frosts in the central area, and moderate in the Pyrenees. Light to moderate wind from the west and northwest decreasing to light at the end of the day.
Cloudy or overcast with the probability of weak rainfall in the Iberian and upper Rioja, without ruling them out in the rest, tending to slightly cloudy at night. Snow level at 600 to 900 meters. Minimum temperatures in decline, locally notable in areas of the Iberian System, and maximum temperatures in slight decline or without changes. Frosts in the mountains, could be weak in the valley. Winds from the west or northwest.
Cloudy or overcast skies in the Pyrenees and cloudy intervals in the rest, more abundant in the Iberian System. Precipitation is expected in the Pyrenees during the day, subsiding in the later hours and which will be probable in a weak and dispersed form in the Iberian System and north of Cinco Villas in the afternoon. Snow level around 700-1000 meters, continuing the heavy snowfall of the previous day in the Pyrenees although with less intensity, accumulating significant amounts throughout the episode. Temperatures in slight decline, more pronounced in the case of the minimums in the Iberian System and the Pyrenees and in the case of the maximums in the Ebro depression and the Pyrenees divide. Frosts in the Pyrenees and the Iberian System. Moderate wind from the northwest, occasionally strong and without ruling out very strong gusts in points of the eastern half of Zaragoza and south of Huesca in the afternoon; At high altitudes in the Pyrenees, there will likely be very strong gusts of wind from the north during the first half of the day.
Pre-alert activated for possible exceeding the 5 cm threshold. of snow above 700 m in Vallès Oriental, Vallès Occidental, Moianès, Osona and Selva. Otherwise, cloudy or overcast skies, tending to cloudy intervals in the afternoon, except in the Pyrenees. Rainfall is expected in the first half of the day, which will continue until the end of the day on the northern slopes of the Pyrenees; In the northeast quadrant they will be in the form of a shower occasionally with a storm. Snow level around 600-900 meters, with significant snowfall in the Pyrenees, which will be probable in parts of the pre-coastal and central depression in the early hours. Falling temperatures, with frost in the interior of the northern third. Moderate northwest wind, occasionally strong in the southern half; Very strong gusts are expected at high levels of the Pyrenees during the first half of the day and in the southern third until the last few hours, and they are not ruled out in the southern half of Tarragona and northern Empordà.
Cloudy intervals, without ruling out weak precipitation with occasional scattered showers, preferably in the north. Probable fog banks in the north. Snow level of 600-800 rising to 800-1200 meters. Minimum temperatures decreasing and maximum temperatures slightly decreasing in the south and without changes or slightly rising in the rest. Scattered weak frosts in the mountainous north. Moderate and gusty wind from the west, turning southwest and decreasing in intensity.
In La Sierra cloudy or overcast, and in the rest, cloudy intervals. Scattered weak rainfall in high areas of La Sierra, which is likely to also occur dispersedly in the rest of the Community. Snow level at the beginning around 700 meters that will rise during the day to around 1,100 and 1,200 meters at the end. Minimum temperatures in general in a gentle descent and maximum temperatures without significant changes. Weak frosts in La Sierra, which may be somewhat more intense in the summits, and scattered weak ones in the southeast. Moderate and gusty winds from the west that will ease to light at the end of the afternoon.
Cloudy skies with low clouds, somewhat less abundant in the Tagus valley and in northern La Mancha, which will evolve in the afternoon to slightly cloudy throughout the Community. Morning and scattered mists and fogs in La Ibérica and in the southeastern mountains. Probable weak rainfall scattered in high areas of La Ibérica and the southeastern mountain ranges at night, which cannot be ruled out also spreading during the day and, in the afternoon, to any other point in the Community. Snow level around 700 meters at the beginning that will rise during the day to between 1,000 and 1,200 meters except in La Ibérica, where it will reach between 800 and 1,000 meters. Minimum temperatures generally in slight decline and maximum temperatures without significant changes. Weak frosts in the northeast quadrant, which will be locally more intense in the mountains, and weak dispersed in the provinces of Toledo and Albacete. Moderate and gusty winds from the west that will ease to light at the end of the afternoon.
Cloudy sky, tending to cloudy intervals in the morning and slightly cloudy sky in the late hours. Minimum temperatures in slight decrease and maximum temperatures in decrease. Weak frosts in interior points of the northern half. Moderate wind from the west and northwest, with very strong gusts in the northern third, which will be probable in the interior of the rest and may reach points on the precoastal; sending to the last hours.
Cloudy skies, with a probability of weak and scattered precipitation this morning, of snow above 1000 meters. In the morning, clearings will open except in the mountain ranges in the north of the region, where weak and occasional rainfall will persist. Minimum temperatures without changes or rising, with isolated weak frosts in the mountains; maximums without changes in Campo de Cartagena and decreasing in the rest. Moderate northwest winds with strong intervals, decreasing at the end of the day; very strong gusts in the north of the region.
Overcast sky with rain and showers occasionally accompanied by a storm, tending to cloudy intervals in the morning, with occasional showers in Menorca and northern Mallorca that may be accompanied by a storm and small hail. Snow level dropping to 1000 meters in the morning. Falling temperatures. Moderate southwest wind with strong intervals and gusts that can reach 70 km/h, turning west and northwest in the morning.
Cloudy or overcast skies with weak rainfall in the early morning in the eastern interior, the rest of the mountains and the Strait area. Starting in the morning, clearings will open except in the Betic mountains, where weak and occasional rainfall will persist. Snow level around 800-1000 meters, rising during the afternoon to 1200-1400 meters. Fog in the mountains. Minimum temperatures without changes or slightly rising, with weak frosts in the eastern mountains; maximums unchanged or decreasing. Moderate westerly winds with strong intervals, decreasing at the end of the day; very strong gusts in the eastern mountains and the eastern Mediterranean coast.
Cloudy intervals in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Cloudy skies in the north of the other islands, with probable occasional rains, generally weak. In the rest of the areas, little cloudy in general. Minimum temperatures with few changes and maximum temperatures with a slight rise. Moderate northeast wind, occasionally strong on northwest, southeast slopes and summits of the most mountainous islands.
