Spain Weather - Monday December 21 2009

Spain Weather - Monday December 21 2009
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By h.b. - Dec 21, 2009 - 7:25 AM

Icicles in Cantabria - EFE

Madrid commuters advised to take public transport today after overnight snow

Winter is officially here at 6,47pm today, but much of Spain has already suffered the effects of wintery conditions with sub-zero temperatures across much of the country on Sunday, and even snow on the beach in San Sebastián, in the north.

Overnight on Saturday, temperatures reached -20ºC in some areas.
A homeless man was found dead on a street in Asturias on Saturday morning, a victim to the low temperatures affecting the principality.

The alert for extremely low temperatures was reduced from 49 provinces down to just six by midday yesterday but there are some 50 provinces on alert again today, most of them for high winds and heavy rain. Most of the north of the country and most of Andalucía are on Orange alert.

This morning the DGT traffic authority has advised drivers in Madrid to leave the car at home today and use public transport whenever possible.

It follows a heavy snowfall in the Madrid region at 3am this morning, which has resulted in the streets of the capital covered in snow.

Much of Andalucía is on yellow alert for high winds on Monday, while an orange alert for heavy rainfall will affect Huelva, Cádiz, Sevilla and Córdoba. Diario Sur reports that a yellow alert for rain in Málaga province is expected to bring 60 litres of rain per

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square metre within the space of 12 hours, while winds could reach up to 80 kilometres an hour.
The best of the weather today and any breaks in the cloud will be on the Levante coast.

The snow line will increase from 600m in the centre of the country to 1,600m later, and return above 2,000m in the south. The snowline will be above 1,300m in the north.

Winds general moderate southerly, but strong on the Galicia coast, eastern Cantabria and in the SE of the country, Andalucía, Balearic and Canaries, with gusts of strong winds on high ground across the country.

Temperatures
Highs: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 24, Cádiz 18, Málaga 17, Almería 16, Alicante, Murcia 15, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia 14, Barcelona, Granada 13,
Lows: Santa Cruz de Tenerife 18, Cádiz 13, Málaga 10, Almería 8, Barcelona 7, Alicante 5, Valencia 4, Granada, Murcia 3, Palma de Mallorca 2

Outlook
Aemet, the national meteorological agency that the icy conditions across a large part of the peninsula are forecast to give way later today to rainy weather for at least the rest of the week.
Christmas Day will be mostly cloudy but dry on the Costa del Sol, Costa Cálida and Blanca, but showers are forecast in all areas on both Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

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