The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) predicts for this Thursday, Christmas Day, a generalized decrease in minimum and maximum temperaturesin addition to locally heavy rainfall in parts of the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, and significant accumulations of snow in high mountain areas in the north.

A situation of instability is expected, with very cloudy or overcast skies in a large part of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, and rainfall that, in the area around Cape Palos, de la Nao, the Balearic Islands and northeast of Catalonia, may be locally strong and accompanied by storms and, occasionally, small hail.

In the rest, cloudy intervals, with light showers in the interior and more frequent and intense in the north of Galicia. It will snow at levels above 800-1200 meters in the central and eastern Pyrenees, above 1100-1300 meters in mountain areas of the southeast and 500-700 meters in the rest; They will be in the form of weak snow showers and more frequent in the northern mountains with significant accumulations in high areas.

In the Canary Islands it will be cloudy in the north of the most prominent islands, with occasionally moderate rainfall, and cloudy intervals in the rest without ruling out some weak showers. Morning fog in areas of the southwest and in mountain areas, with a general decrease in minimum temperatures, values ​​that will be reached at the end of the day in large areas of the northern half and center of the peninsula, although with slight increases in depressions in the northeast and in the Balearic Islands.

Also general decrease in maximum temperatures on the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, except in the southwest with slight rises; few changes in the Canary Islands. Moderate frosts in mountain areas and weak in the northern half of the peninsula and east of the southern plateau.

The winds will blow moderately from the northeast on the coasts of Galicia and the Cantabrian Sea, with strong intervals in the northwest of the Galician community, tending to subside, and moderate intervals in the west in Estrecho and Alborán. In the rest, weak northern component with moderate intervals in the northern half, and strong to very strong northern and northeastern components between the northern Mediterranean coast and the Balearic Islands; in the Canary Islands, with a northern component.

Galicia

Predominance of cloudy skies in the north and east of the community and slightly cloudy skies in the west and south, tending to cover the entire territory at the end of the day; probable morning mists and fogs in Orense and weak rains in La Marina at first, which will become generalized in the afternoon in the northern half.

The snow level, between 500 and 700 meters with temperatures in general decline, more pronounced in the case of maximums and locally notable east of Ourense; The minimum temperatures will occur at the end of the day with weak frosts in the eastern provinces, which will be moderate in the mountains of Orense; The wind will blow from the northeast, weak in the interior and moderate on the coasts, tending towards a southerly component in the afternoon.

Asturias

Cloudy or overcast at first and morning mists and mists in high areas of the mountain range; light rains during the first half of the day and snow level around 600 to 700 meters, with temperatures generally decreasing, which in the case of the minimums will be notable and will occur at the end of the day.

Weak and moderate frosts also widespread, except on the coast; At the beginning of the day, northeast wind, weak in the interior and moderate on the coasts, which will turn southerly from midday throughout the region.

Cantabria

Cloudy with low clouds, tending to clear up from middaywith probable morning mists on peaks around Liébana; Weak rains that will tend to subside at the end of the afternoon, more likely and intense in high mountain areas and with snow levels around 400 to 600 meters.

Falling temperatures, which will be notable in the case of minimum temperatures, and which will be reached at the end of the day; weak and moderate frosts widespread throughout the community except on the coast and light variable wind, which will tend towards a southern component in the interior and a moderate western component on the coast from the afternoon onwards.

The Basque Country

Cloudy or overcast tending to clear in the central hours of the day to become overcast again at the end of the day; likely light rainfall in the first half of the day in the interior of Vizcaya and Guipúzcoa and snow level around 500 meters.

Temperatures in general decline, which will be notable in the northern half in the case of the minimums, which will be reached at the end of the day; generalized weak frosts, except on the coast and light variable wind that will tend to be light from the west at the end of the afternoon, with greater intensity on the coast.

Castile and León

Cloudy at cloudy intervals, with chance of light rainfall in high areas of the north, without ruling them out in the rest of the mountain areas with the snow level dropping to about 400 or 500 meters; temperatures in slight or moderate decrease, which may be locally notable; The minimum temperatures will occur at the end of the day, with widespread weak or moderate frosts at high altitudes, and winds from the northeast or north, light with moderate intervals.

Navarre

Cloudy or overcast sky, with abundant low cloudiness in the morning that will cause morning mists and fogs in the Pyrenees; It will tend to be slightly cloudy, with cloudy intervals, in the east; Light snowfalls are not ruled out in the eastern Pyrenees, with temperatures in general decline and generalized weak frosts, moderate in the Pyrenees; light wind with a predominance of the northern component, which will blow moderately in the early morning in the Ribera.

Rioja

Cloudy at cloudy intervals, with the probability of some weak precipitation, more likely in Iberia and in the first half of the day; The snow level will be between 400 and 800 meters with decreasing temperatures; generalized weak frosts, which may be moderate in the mountains and wind from the northwest or north, moderate, tending to variable weak.

Aragon

Cloudy sky with weak rainfall, more abundant in the Pyrenees and snow level at the beginning of the day that will be at 1000-1200 meters in that mountainous area, increasing to 1300-1500 at the end of the day and 800-1000 in the Iberian system.

Minimum temperatures in declineexcept in Huesca where there will be slight changes, and also decreasing maximums, this time notable; weak frosts except in the Ebro depression and surrounding areas, being moderate in the Pyrenees and occasionally in the Iberian system; light to moderate northwest wind in the Ebro depression and light northern component in the Iberian system, light variable direction in the rest.

Catalonia

Cloudy sky with weak rainfall, which will be moderate or locally strong and accompanied by a storm in the extreme northeast late in the day; The snow level will rise from 1200-1400 to 1400 to 1600 meters at the end of the day; The minimum temperatures, in a slight decrease on the coast and pre-coastal of Gerona and the south of Tarragona, and without changes or in a slight rise in the rest while the maximums will decrease, lighter in the central depression.

Weak to moderate frosts in the Pyrenees and some weak ones in neighboring areas are not ruled out; On the northern coast there will be a moderate wind from the north, without ruling out some very strong gusts in the afternoon, and shifting towards the northeast at the last minute; in Tarragona, moderate from the northwest, with a low probability of a very strong gust in the afternoon in exposed areas; in the rest, light, locally moderate wind of variable direction.

Estremadura

Cloudy intervals, with a probability of morning mists and fogs, without ruling out some occasional light precipitationmore likely in the eastern end and snow level dropping from 1000-1200 meters to about 600-800 meters in the north; Minimum temperatures with a slight decrease and maximum temperatures with slight changes and weak frosts in mountain areas and variable or northerly winds, weak in general.

Community of Madrid

Cloudy skies or with cloudy intervals; mists and probable scattered fogsin the morning in high areas of the mountains; Some weak and scattered precipitation is not ruled out in this mountainous area, which may be in the form of snow above 1100-1200 meters.

Decreasing minimum temperatures in the mountains and with slight changes predominating increases in the center and south of the community and decreasing maximum temperatures and weak frosts in the mountains, which could be locally moderate on summits with light north and northeast winds.

Castile-La Mancha

Cloudy skies or with cloudy intervals; mists and probable scattered fogs in the morning in the Central and Iberian systems and in the afternoon in the Manchas of Cuenca, Albacete and in the mountains south of Ciudad Real; possibility of light rainfall and scattered during the afternoon in the Iberian system and in the western end of Toledo and Ciudad Real and snow level around 1100 meters in the Iberian system.

Minimum temperatures decreasing in the Central and Iberian systems and with slight changes, although with predominance of decreases, in the rest of the community; decreasing maximum temperatures, more pronounced in the northern half and weak frosts, which will be less probable and frequent in Toledo; light winds from the north that will tend to be variable light throughout the afternoon.

Valencian Community

Cloudy sky, especially on the coasts of southern Valencia and northern Alicante, where precipitation is expectedwhich will be locally moderate and persistent, weaker in the rest of the community; The snow level will be 1200-1400 meters inland.

Minimum temperatures in slight decline on the coast and without changes in the rest and maximum temperatures in decline; weak frosts in inland points; on the coast, wind with a moderate north component, moving to a weak to moderate west component at the end of the day and, in the rest, a weak west component.

Murcia Region

Skies with cloudy intervals, without ruling out occasional, safe and more intense weak rainfall on the coast, where they could occasionally be accompanied by storms; temperatures with little changelocally in decline, and weak frosts in the interior mountains; weak winds from the north, more intense on the coast.

Balearic Islands

Cloudy to overcast skies with rain and showers that could be locally strong and accompanied by a storm; rising night temperatures and slight decrease in daytime temperatures; light to moderate wind from the north and northeast, with strong intervals in Menorca and north of Mallorca until midday.

Andalusia

Intervals of cloudy skies, without ruling out occasional weak rainfall, more likely on the Mediterranean coast and in the northeast of the community; morning mists and mists in the interior; Minimum temperatures decreasing and maximum temperatures with few changes with weak to moderate frosts in the eastern mountains and variable light winds, more intense on the Mediterranean coast.

Canary Islands

In Lanzarote and Fuerteventura it will be cloudy with probable light rains to moderate during the early hours of the morning and later tending to slightly cloudy; In the north of the mountainous islands, cloudy skies with weak to moderate rains that may be locally persistent, especially in the midlands, easing and opening up clearings on the coasts during the afternoon.

In the rest, predominance of cloudy intervals tending to cloudy in the afternoon in the south of the islands of greater relief, where there will be a probability of occasional showers, temperatures without changes, except for slight decreases in the maximums and a moderate northwest wind progressively turning to northeast, more intense on summits and east and west slopes, where occasionally very strong gusts are not ruled out, being more likely on the central summits and dorsal mountain range of Tenerife.

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