After the spring climate, a chilly entrance will go, leaving the best way clear for a mass of very chilly air to reach. The most hostile day will probably be this Thursday, February 23, particularly as a consequence of snowfall. a chilly atmosphere within the central hours of the day
All the specialists had already warned. The good climate and the nice and cozy temperatures for the season have the hours numbered. Starting this Wednesday evening, a chilly entrance arrives that can give strategy to a really chilly air mass, which along with the formation of a DANA within the center and excessive ranges of the troposphere, will favor snowfall at low ranges, as much as 400 meters. and a major drop in temperatures of as much as 10 levels, within the northern half of the peninsula.
A sudden change that’s going to be observed from tonight, though essentially the most hostile day will probably be this Thursday, February 23, particularly as a consequence of snowfall. “There are going to be intensive snowfalls within the northern half and heart of the peninsula,” Rubén del Campo, spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), assures NIUS.
Thursday, snow from 400 meters
On Thursday it’ll start to snow from 800 meters within the northern half and within the afternoon the extent will drop to 400 or 500 meters. “This ensures that in all areas the place there’s precipitation, not solely mountain areas but additionally within the central plateau, these rains will probably be within the type of snow,” explains Del Campo.
The most affected areas would be the Pyrenees, the place it’ll start to snow at 600 meters and from 1,000 meters up, greater than 20 centimeters of snow can accumulate in 24 hours. Snow can even accumulate in Navarra, the Basque Country, north of Burgos and Soria, the place within the lowest areas there will probably be greater than 5 centimeters of snow in 24 hours. It can even snow, though with considerably much less depth in Teruel, western Zaragoza, Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia, Ávila and Guadalajara. The east of Galicia in Lugo and the east of Ourense will snow from 500 meters. “That is, snow broadly distributed within the northern half and the central space,” says the Aemet spokesman.
Friday, sharp drop in temperatures
According to Del Campo, on Friday the snow will probably be extra restricted to the northwest of the peninsula, in areas corresponding to Asturias, Cantabria, and north of Castilla y León the place it’ll fall with some depth, however the phenomenon to take extra under consideration would be the polar chilly. There will probably be a pointy drop in temperatures of as much as 8 and 10 levels much less.
It is true that on Thursday it’ll start to be observed, however on Friday temperatures will proceed to drop, particularly the minimal ones and frost will probably be widespread within the inside of the peninsula, it’ll even be very chilly in areas close to the coast with as much as 4 or 5 levels under zero. In addition, the place there’s accrued snow, it’ll attain 7 levels under zero. Also in cities like Segovia or Soria it is going to be attainable to drop to eight levels under zero; the daytime will probably be lower than 10 levels within the northern half.
It stays chilly on the weekend
On Saturday and Sunday the very chilly and icy early mornings will persist, in addition to a chilly ambiance within the central hours of the day in a very good a part of the northern half and central zone. “In the north of the peninsula it’ll hardly attain 7 or 8 levels, particularly within the Cantabrian communities, Asturias and Castilla León.” Del Campo assures that within the areas bathed by the Mediterranean it is going to be attainable to achieve 18 levels, “one thing extra nice than in the remainder.”
In any case, though it’s an episode of hostile winter chilly, with snowfall and really low temperatures, he affirms that one can’t converse of a chilly wave within the strict sense, for the reason that needed thresholds of depth, persistence and extension aren’t exceeded of the chilly episode.