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Storm Francis Reaches Spain, Bringing Rain and a New Year Cold Snap

AEMET projects a rapid expansion from the Canary Islands to the peninsula through the weekend.

Overview

  • AEMET’s advisory calls for locally heavy rain in the Canary Islands on Jan. 1, abundant rain in western Iberia on Jan. 2, then a countrywide spread over the weekend.
  • A polar continental intrusion tied to the system is forecast to drop temperatures sharply and could lower snow levels, with low-elevation snowfall still uncertain.
  • Reinosa in Cantabria started the year at −8.7°C, the second-lowest reading in Spain this morning based on AEMET data.
  • In Madrid, AEMET expects widespread weak frosts, subzero minima and skies turning overcast by nightfall on New Year’s Day.
  • Regional outlooks show high afternoon and evening rain probabilities across parts of Galicia today and a drop in snow level to about 800–1,100 meters in the Valencian interior around Jan. 4.