Spain Weather - Monday November 9 2009

Spain Weather - Monday November 9 2009
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By h.b. - Nov 9, 2009 - 7:25 AM
Half of Spain is on weather alert today for winds, rain, snow and high seas

The Playa de Cerrias in Cantabria - EFE

A total of 15 provinces, mostly along the Cantabrian coast and the Mediterranean are on Orange Alert because of the wind, generally NW. A further 22 are on Yellow Alert including Costa del Sol and other holiday coasts.

The provinces on Orange Alert for wind and rough seas are Murcia, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia, Baleares (Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera), Girona (mostly in el Ampurdán), Tarragona, Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Cantabria, Asturias, A Coruña, Lugo and Pontevedra.

There is also an Orange Alert in Navarra because of the risk of heavy snowfalls. The snow line in the Pyrenees will fall to 800 metres. Elsewhere in the north it will be between 1000 and 1500 metres.

Rain showers in the north will be persistent in places and could be accompanied by storms and hail, although they will clear later in the day. Similar conditions on Mallorca and Menorca.

Despite the conditions

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in the north, the Mediterranean coast and the southern half of the country will be generally sunny.

Weather

Highs: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 24, Málaga 22, Murcia 21, Alicante 20, Almería, Cádiz, Valencia 19, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca 17, Granada 15, Madrid 13
Lows: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 22, Almeria 16, Cádiz, Málaga 14, Murcia 13, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia 12, Barcelona 11, Granada, Madrid 8

Outlook
Conditions will improve in the south and along the costas to give a couple of days of unbroken sunshine and a slight recovery in temperatures. Rain is forecast for next weekend.

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