Overview
- AEMET reported a national low of −17.4°C at Cap de Vaqueira, with −16.7°C in Pradollano and widespread subzero temperatures across interior and mountain areas.
- The Parameras de Molina area was under a red extreme‑cold alert overnight for minima near −14°C before the warning expired at 09:00, after regional authorities activated the Meteocam plan in Guadalajara.
- Snow and ice affected 35 roads across Spain, with at least eight secondary routes intransitable and chains required on numerous passes, according to the DGT.
- Forecasts point to rapid cyclogenesis of Storm Goretti on January 8–9, bringing a maritime storm to northern coasts with strong winds, high waves and rain, and a brief temperature rise followed by a new drop and lower snow levels on Friday.
- The cold outbreak is part of a wider European event that earlier led French regulators to cut 15% of flights at Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly and prompted cancellations at Amsterdam‑Schiphol.