The big freeze hits Spain

The big freeze hits Spain
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By h.b. - Dec 19, 2009 - 9:31 AM
Temperatures will fall to minus twenty degrees Centigrade in some areas

Snow falling on Friday in Vitoria - EFE

Temperatures in some parts of Spain are set to fall to as low as minus twenty degrees centigrade on Saturday night. All of the country will see temperatures below zero, wide areas inland will fall to -10ºc and it is expected to snow at sea level in Navarra. In Madrid the night time lows will be down to -6ºC and it will not rise above zero today.

33 provinces are on orange alert today for low temperatures and 24 are also on the same warning level on Sunday.
The worst of the weather will be in the north, centre and eastern half of the country on Saturday night, but temperatures will remain exceptionally low on Sunday.

Soria will see temperatures of -2º to -10º, León from -4º to -12º and Burgos -3º to -13º, according to the Spanish Meteorological Agency AEMET. Valencia will reach -1º and Sevilla -4º.

Temperatures will improve on Sunday night when a new front will move in from the Atlantic bringing milder air, but also some fresh show fall in some areas.

© AEMET. Autorizado el uso de la información y su reproducción citando a AEMET como autora de la misma.

The outlook for next week remains unsettled as several fronts are expected to cover the country bringing ‘abundant precipitation’, falling as now on high ground.

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