Spain shivers as temperatures set to plummet to -1C with snow forecast
Spain is set to be hit by wintery weather as temperatures hit freezing.
Holidaymakers travelling to Spain have been warned of wintery weather that has been forecast for later this week. Experts have issued yellow and amber weather warnings as rain and thunderstorms are set to batter the country. The gloomy widespread weather will cause panic for many Brits who had planned to holiday in the sunshine this spring.
According to Aemet, the state weather agency, poor weather conditions on the Spanish mainland and in the Balearic Islands will begin in the next few days. Temperatures may drop so low that snow could fall in certain parts of the country.
The agency said: 'The week of May 5-11 will bring unstable weather: showers will eventually reach almost the entire territory. They will be more abundant in the north and west of the Peninsula.
'Temperatures will be low for this time of year. Snow and frost will fall in mountain areas.
Polar winds arriving from northern Europe are believed to causing lower than arriving temperatures in Spain, according to the Express.
Weather data from WXCharts.com shows freezing temperatures across the north of Spain, with temperatures below zero in Valladolid, La Coruna and the border region with France.
According to Aemet, heavy rain will hit Catalonia, the centre and south of the mainland, as well as in the north of the most mountainous areas of the Canary Islands.
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The Balearic Islands and the Valencian region could also be hit as the extreme weather sweeps across the country.
Spanish Meteorological experts Tiempo said: 'Aside from the significant drop in temperature we'll experience in the coming days, bringing with it the risk of frost, which is so dangerous for agriculture at this time of year, atmospheric instability isn't going away.
'We'll have renewed rain and showers, which could affect almost the entire peninsula on Sunday and Monday, continuing through Tuesday and Wednesday at a lower intensity.'
It added: 'Snow could fall again in all mountain ranges in the northern half, although it would be light snowfall at high altitudes.
'Snowfall could be somewhat more significant in parts of the Pyrenees, where more than 5 cm of new snow could accumulate between Monday and Tuesday.'
Aemet spokesperson Rubén del Campo said that "showers will continue in the east, especially in inland areas of the regions of Valencia, Murcia, Almeria and Castilla-La Mancha" today. Rain will also fall in the Pyrenees.
The rest of the country will be visited by clouds at different times of the day, but chances of rain beyond some "weak showers" are low.
The warnings come during an unsettled period for Spain, which has seen atypically gloomy weather in some parts of the country in recent months.
Last month, tourists holidaying in the Canary Islands were warned to head for safety ahead of turbulent weather conditions.
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