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Spain Weather - Thursday November 5 2009
By h.b. - Nov 5, 2009 - 7:36 AM

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A wave breaks over the promenade in San Sebastian on Wednesday - EFE
Sixteen provinces across the country remain on weather alert for winds of up to 80kms/hour

The strong winds continue across much of the country, with Galicia the area most affected on Wednesday with thousands of fallen trees and cables. Mallorca and Melilla have also both suffered considerably. The Cantabrian fishing fleet has been held in port since last Friday, and does not expect to get out before next Monday.

Today Navarra, La Rioja, Teruel, Huesca, Zaragoza, Tarragona and Mallorca are on Orange Alert with W-NW winds of up to 80kms/hour forecast. Slightly weaker winds are predicted for Valencia, Almería, Málaga, Granada and Melilla, up to 70 kms/hour.

Weak to moderate rain in the north today, with the rain persistent in
Cantabria where it may fall has hail at times.
The snow line in the north is between 1000 and 1,400 m.
Elsewhere there will be cloudy intervals with the chance of light rain, less possible the further south and east you go.
No rain is expected on the Levante coast.
Light to moderate rain, stormy at times on the Baleares, also with hail. Showers on the northern Canaries.

Temperatures:
Highs: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 26, Murcia 23, Málaga 22, Alicante, Valencia 21, Almería, Cádiz, Palma de Mallorca 20, Barcelona 19, Granada 15, Santander 14, Madrid 13,
Lows: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 21,
Alicante, Málaga 16, Barcelona, Cadiz 14, Almería, Valencia 13, Murcia 12, Palma de Mallorca 11, Santander 9, Madrid 7, Granada 2

Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions continue for the rest of the week and weekend, but it should remain generally dry in the south of the country. A return to more stable and sunny conditions from Tuesday.


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