Winter weekend, full of precipitation, especially in the northern half. An Atlantic front that will pass from the northwest to the southeast of the peninsula will leave covered skies and precipitation in much of Spain this Saturday, especially in the north, with storms and hail, according to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
The rains, which will multiply throughout the weekend, will be locally strong and persistent in Galicia, Asturias and the Pyrenees with significant accumulations of snow in the mountain areas of the northern half, where the level will drop in some points to 700 meters of altitude, while in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands they will also have cloudy skies throughout the day.
Maximum temperatures will generally drop except in the southern third of the peninsula, Levante and the Balearic and Canary Islands, while maximum temperatures will tend to rise less in the northwest of the peninsula, the Region of Murcia and the Canary Islands.
The wind will blow intensely from the west and southwest, with strong and very strong gusts both on the coast and in large areas of the center and east of the peninsula, in addition to the mountainous environments, and in the Canary Islands there will also be strong trade winds, although they will subside later.
Prediction by autonomous communities
Mist and fog in high areas and overcast skies with widespread moderate rainfall, locally persistent and stormy, which will lower the snow level to 700 meters. Temperatures will drop, except for the minimum temperatures in the southeastern quadrant, which remain even with weak frosts in the area. Winds from the west and northwest with strong intervals on the coast, which will be very strong in the Ortegal region.
Fog in mountainous areas and widespread cloudy skies with moderate precipitation, which will be stormy and persistent in some points and which at the last minute will be snow above 800 meters or even less. Temperatures drop except for the minimum temperatures in the south, which remain the same, with weak frosts in the mountain range. Moderate winds, with strong intervals early in the morning in the west of the Principality and weak in the interior.
Mist in mountain areas and covered with widespread rainfall, weak to moderate although locally stormy and with the snow level dropping above 700 meters. Maximum temperatures decrease while minimum temperatures remain the same except for the rise at high altitudes in the southwest and the decline in the northeast, with weak frosts in the mountain range and moderate frosts on the summits. Light wind at first, although it will become moderate with strong and very strong intervals.
Fog at high levels and cloudy skies with weak to moderate rains, stormy in the north of the region and with snow levels dropping to 700 meters. Maximum temperatures drop across the board and minimum temperatures will remain the same, even with a slight rise in the south, where light frosts are not ruled out, as in high mountain ranges. Light to moderate wind with very strong gusts in high areas of the southwest.
Cloudy with locally persistent rainfall, especially in mountain areas, and snow level that will drop to above 700 meters. Maximum temperatures will drop slightly while minimum temperatures will remain without major changes, with night frosts. The wind will blow from the southwest to the west, with strong or very strong gusts.
Mist and fog in mountainous areas and overcast skies with weak to moderate rains during the morning, widespread in the afternoon, with the snow level dropping to 700 meters. Weak frosts in the Pyrenees and other mountainous areas, with maximum temperatures falling and minimum temperatures unchanged in the northern third and rising in the rest of the regional community. Light to moderate wind with very strong gusts during the day in the Pyrenean area.
Morning fogs and mists in Iberia will give way to a covered sky with precipitation that will be locally persistent in the mountains, with the snow level dropping to 800 meters and weak night frosts. Winds from the southwest to the west with strong or very strong gusts in mountain areas.
Covered with precipitation in the Pyrenees and Iberian system, which will spread to the rest of the region during the afternoon and could be locally persistent in the Pyrenean area and in the Universal Mountains of Teruel, with the snow level dropping to 800 meters. Minimum temperatures will not register major changes and maximum temperatures will drop only in Huesca and the Iberian system, with light frosts. Moderate to strong wind with locally very strong afternoon gusts in the Iberian system.
The clouds that will cover the northwest will spread from midday to the rest of the region, with locally persistent rainfall in the western Pyrenees that will also spread to the rest, with the snow level reaching 1,000 meters. The minimum temperatures will barely change while the maximum temperatures will drop in Lleida and the northern interior of Barcelona with frost in the Pyrenean area. Moderate wind on the coast and light to moderate, occasionally strong in the interior.
Weak precipitation, more intense in the second half of the day, which will be persistent in the northeast, with the snow level reaching 800 meters. Minimum temperatures will rise while maximum temperatures will drop in the north and remain in the south of the region. Wind from southwest to west, with strong and very strong gusts.
Fog in the Madrid mountains, with overcast skies and precipitation that will progressively fall over the entire region, even with some stormy afternoon showers, although it will clear at the last minute in the south. The snow level will drop to 700 meters with weak frosts in the high areas and maximum temperatures will drop, although the minimum temperatures will rise. Moderate and gusty wind, with strong and very strong intervals during the central hours.
Fog in the morning in the mountains and mist in the afternoon in La Mancha will accompany a covered day with weak to moderate and even stormy rains and a tendency to clear up at the last minute in the northwest; The snow level will drop to 800 meters, with weak frosts in the Central and Iberian systems and maximum temperatures will drop except in Albacete, while the minimum temperatures will rise slightly. Moderate and gusty wind with strong intervals in the afternoon.
Little cloudy at first hour although it will gradually become covered until leaving afternoon rains, more abundant in the interior of the northern third, with snow above 900 meters. Temperatures will rise slightly, except for the maximum in the northern interior, with weak frosts in points of the interior of the northern third. Light to moderate wind with afternoon intervals of strong and very strong.
Clear skies in the morning that will become cloudy in the afternoon, even with some light rain in the mountain ranges of the Northwest and the Altiplano. The maximum temperatures will not register changes and the minimum temperatures will tend to decrease, with frost in the Northwestern mountains. Moderate wind that will increase to strong at the end of the day in Campo de Cartagena.
A little cloudy at first, the sky will become overcast as the day goes by and will leave some scattered rain at the last minute in the Pitiusas and Mallorca. Rising thermometers, with some mists. Moderate southwest wind with strong intervals starting in the afternoon.
Clear in the morning, cloudiness will increase from west to east during the day and will bring with it generally weak rainfall, more likely and intense at the end of the day in the mountains and unlikely on the Mediterranean coast. The snow level will drop to 1,200 meters, with weak frosts in the eastern interior and thermometers without major changes except for the rise in minimum temperatures. Moderate wind that will increase to strong with very strong gusts in the afternoon.
Cloudy in the north of the mountainous islands with probable weak to moderate rains, which will be persistent in the midlands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma during the first half of the day, while in the rest cloudy intervals will proliferate with the probability of some drizzle. Thermometers with few changes and moderate trade winds with strong and very strong intervals, especially on the peaks of Gran Canaria, La Gomera and El Hierro.