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Aemet warns of arrival of Atlantic storm in Spain: these will be areas most affected
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Aemet warns of arrival of Atlantic storm in Spain: these will be areas most affected

The state agency is forecasting the new weather system will bring widespread rain, strong winds and rough seas to the country

María Albert

Madrid

Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 09:50

After a period of weather that soured the end of Christmas festivities in many regions of Spain, the rain is giving no respite in some areas of the country. The state weather agency Aemet has confirmed the arrival of a new weather system to the country, an Atlantic storm that will bring widespread rain to the Spanish mainland, strong wind and high waves in coastal areas from this Wednesday onwards.

Instability will once again be the main feature of these first days of the return to normality after the holiday period, with several rain fronts approaching Spain in the coming days. While the first of these is expected to approach in the coming hours, at the weekend we will have more rain and cold due to the arrival of another front from the northwest.

In addition to all this, there will also be some frost. Although temperatures are expected to rise significantly in the coming hours, in many parts of the country we will continue to have snowfalls at medium altitudes, especially in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains.

New storm arrives in Spain: the areas most affected by rain and snow

A new storm is approaching Spain, as confirmed by Aemet in the last few hours. A new squall will arrive this Wednesday to the Spanish mainland through Galicia and will move eastwards throughout the week, reaching the Mediterranean as it weakens.

During this period, rain is expected on the Atlantic slope , which could also move to the central area of the country. However, the most affected regions will be Galicia, west of Castilla y León and north of Extremadura, where yellow warnings could be activated due to the rainfall. We will also have light snowfalls in the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian areas, where the snow level will be above 1,600 metres during the week.

At the same time, the southerly wind that will allow the arrival of this storm is expected to affect the temperatures. The thermometers over the next few days could rise suddenly from Wednesday onwards, and could be up to 10C higher than on previous days. Likewise, we will say goodbye to frost in many provinces of Spain, which will return to almost spring-like temperatures.

New rain and cold front for the weekend in Spain

However, heading towards the weekend a new Atlantic front will approach Spain, according to Aemet spokesperson, Luis Bañón. Friday will be marked by abundant cloudiness and precipitation in the northwest of the mainland, where frost is not ruled out in some places. Rain is expected in Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, northern Castilla y León and the Pyrenees.

The atmosphere will be different in the rest of the country, where anticyclonic conditions are expected to prevail throughout the weekend. With instability decreasing, with the exception of some showers in the centre and east of the mainland, it is possible that the snow level will drop to 1,200 metres. Even so, there will be snow in some mountains in Galicia and Cantabria and in the Pyrenees over the next few days.

Looking ahead to Sunday, and especially to next week, uncertainty increases, although everything points to stability once again prevailing over most of the country. Even so, rain is not ruled out in western Galicia, the central system and the Pyrenees, where we could have quite significant accumulations throughout the day.

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