After the front from Storm Ivo moves in, a northerly flow will bring very cold polar air to the peninsula. Consequently, snow levels will begin to drop rapidly from the northwest on Wednesday afternoon.
Expected Snow Accumulations
As the snow level decreases between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, many areas will experience snowfall. The altitude may drop to 700-900 metres in the northwest and around 1,000 metres in the rest of the country on Thursday.
We anticipate significant accumulations in all mountain systems, particularly in the Aragonese Pyrenees, where more than 70 cm of snow is expected. The Cantabrian mountain range will also see substantial snowfall, with over 30 cm possible in the western Central system. In the Sierra de Madrid, accumulations could reach 20 cm, with snow levels dropping to 800-1,000 metres.
Due to the intensity of the forecasted snowfall, yellow warnings will be issued for both Wednesday and Thursday in the Cantabrian and Iberian mountain ranges of Burgos, Soria, and La Rioja, as well as throughout the Pyrenees and in Sierra Nevada, Guadix, and Baza. In the north, snowfalls above 1,100 metres may exceed 10-15 cm.
Editor’s Note: This article has been translated from Spanish to English for The Weather Network, originally published by El Tiempo. Read the original article, here.