Overview
- AEMET projects a colder, cloudier start to 2026 across Spain with weak frosts widely and skies turning overcast by nightfall on January 1.
- Galicia faces high rain probabilities and elevated humidity with moderate gusts through the day, raising the chill factor in multiple municipalities.
- Madrid’s official outlook calls for sub‑zero minimums in many areas, weak frosts and progressively cloudier skies, with light, variable winds.
- Regional guidance in the Comunitat Valenciana flags the approaching low ‘Francis’ and a subsequent polar air intrusion from around January 4, with a sharp temperature drop and snow levels forecast near 800–1,100 meters, subject to updates.
- Argentina’s SMN reports cooler conditions returning to the AMBA on January 1 and issues yellow storm alerts across several provinces, alongside wind alerts for parts of Buenos Aires Province, La Pampa, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro and Santa Cruz.