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Spain Shifts From Cold and Wind to Milder Pattern as AEMET Flags Late-Week Rain Risk for Valencia

Forecasts point to a brief warm-up under southerly winds with only limited, uncertain rain prospects for the Valencia region late in the week.

Overview

  • AEMET projects an Atlantic front could reach the Comunitat Valenciana around Jan. 17–18, with high uncertainty and generally light precipitation expected.
  • Galicia faces a cloudy, wet and windy Monday, with rain probabilities near 100% and southerly gusts roughly 60–65 km/h across several Pontevedra-area municipalities.
  • Euskalmet reports that after several frosty days in Álava, minimum temperatures will rise noticeably at the start of the week as south winds take hold.
  • Recent localized impacts in the Valencian interior included a light snow dusting in Fredes and Coratxà and road salting to treat ice between Puerto de Torremiró and La Pobla de Benifassà.
  • Wind and cold peaked over the weekend with gusts up to 126 km/h in La Pobla de Benifassà (122 km/h in Xert, 95 km/h in Alcoy) and subzero lows such as -3.3°C in Casas Bajas, -3.1°C in Enguera and -3.0°C in Alpuente; separately, Argentina’s SMN issued a yellow storm alert for parts of Mendoza from late Jan. 12 into Jan. 13.