The forecast from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) indicates that the sun will predominate in the run-up to Christmas. Thus, in a large part of the Peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, anticyclonic weather will take hold this weekend, although isolated showers are expected in some areas and strong gusts of wind in the Empordà.
Although slightly cloudy or clear skies will be the general trend, showers are expected to be recorded in the Canary Islands, which may occasionally be locally intense and accompanied by storms. Likewise, in the eastern Cantabrian Sea and in the westernmost Pyrenees there will be cloudy skies with weak rainfall, without ruling out scattered and occasional rainfall in the north of Galicia, the rest of the Cantabrian Sea and the upper Ebro. Also on the Catalan coasts and the north of the Balearic Islands there may be some isolated showers fall.
Maximum temperatures will increase in the Pyrenees and the Iberian system. Thermometers will exceed 20 degrees in the Canary Islands and will approach that value in areas of the Mediterranean, while they will be below 10 in the Northern Plateau, which will be the coldest area of Spain. However, decreases in maximum temperatures will predominate, which will be more pronounced in the west of Castilla y León, the middle of the Ebro, Catalonia and Levante. The minimum temperatures will also decrease, especially in the extreme north and northeast quadrant.
At the same time, the frosts will gain extension, weakly affecting the Northern plateau, the east of the Southern plateau and main mountain systems. At the same time, the wind will blow in the eastern Cantabrian Sea, Ebro and the Balearic Islands, with strong intervals and some very strong gusts in the Empordà and under the Ebro.
- GALICIA: slightly cloudy sky, except for intervals of low clouds in the north and southern interior with morning mists and fogs, especially in the Miño valley, which will dissipate in the central hours and reappear at the end of the day in the interior from Lugo. Minimum temperatures unchanged or slightly decreasing. Maximums without significant changes, except a decrease in valleys in the southern half. Weak frosts in high areas of the eastern interior. Light wind from east and northeast directions with moderate intervals on the Atlantic coast.
- ASTURIAS: sky with low clouds that will decrease to slightly cloudy or clear during the central hours and will pass to intervals of low afternoon clouds. Morning mists and fogs in the mountain range and in the northern half, where they will be more dispersed and nocturnal. Light rains are not ruled out in the eastern third of the coast in the early hours. Minimum temperatures on the decline, with weak frosts on the summits. Maximums without changes except for a slight rise in the southern end. Variable light wind.
- CANTABRIA: cloudy sky that in the afternoon will tend to be slightly cloudy in the southwest and at cloudy intervals in the rest, with mists and probable morning fogs on summits that at the end of the day may also occur on the coast and valleys in the extreme south; weak rains in the eastern half at dawn. Minimum temperatures decreasing, except in Liébana, where they will remain unchanged, and weak frosts in high areas of the southwest. Maximums without changes, except for a slight decrease in the southern third. Light wind from north and northwest directions, moderate on the coast at first, although it will soon subside to a light west component. In the afternoon it will tend to be variable light throughout the territory.
- BASQUE COUNTRY: cloudy sky with mists and mists, morning and evening, in high areas. Weak rains that will not reach the south of Álava and will subside in the afternoon in the northwest. Minimum temperatures without changes or in a slight decrease that will be more pronounced in the western third. Maxims without significant changes. Light wind from west and northwest directions, which will be moderate on the coast in the early morning and will tend to become variable at the end.
- CASTILLA Y LEÓN: in the extreme northeast, cloudy skies without ruling out scattered precipitation, and in the rest, cloudy intervals. Mists and fogs that could be freezing and persistent locally. Minimum temperatures decreasing in the extreme northeast and with few changes in the rest that will leave widespread weak frosts. Maximums without changes or with a slight increase in the center and in the Cantabrian region of León, and with a slight decrease in the rest, more pronounced in the west. Variable light wind that will predominantly tend towards the northeast in central hours.
- NAVARRE: cloudy skies, although temporary clearings will open in the Ribera Baja. Morning and night mists and fogs in the northern third and in the western mountains. Weak rains in the northwest and in the Pyrenees that will subside at the end of the afternoon. Temperatures without changes or in a slight decrease that will be more pronounced than the minimum in the Ribera del Ebro and in the extreme east. Weak frosts in high areas of the Pyrenees. Light wind from north and northwest directions, with moderate intervals in the eastern half.
- LA RIOJA: cloudy sky that will tend to cloudy intervals, without ruling out mists or fog banks in the Iberian system. Temperatures in slight decline. Light wind from north and northwest directions, more intense in La Rioja Baja.
- ARAGON: slightly cloudy or clear sky, with mists and morning fog banks in valleys of the Pyrenees and the Iberian system. Minimum temperatures in decline and maximum temperatures in rise in the Pyrenees and in decline or without changes in the rest. Frosts in the Pyrenees and the Iberian system, weak in points of neighboring areas. In the Ebro valley, moderate wind from the northwest direction, weak in the afternoon. In the rest, light variable wind with a predominance of the western component, and moderate intervals of the northern component in the Pyrenees in the morning.
- CATALUNYA: morning intervals of low clouds, without ruling out some weak precipitation on the coast in the early hours, and slightly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Morning mists and fog banks in inland depressions. Minimum temperatures falling or unchanged, with frost in the Pyrenees, weak in nearby areas, and maximum temperatures rising in the Pyrenees and falling in the rest. In the extreme north of Empordà and south of Tarragona, moderate wind from the northwest direction, with strong intervals at the beginning; In the rest, variable light wind, with a predominance of the western component in the southern half and with moderate intervals of the northern component in the Pyrenees in the morning.
- EXTREMADURA: slightly cloudy sky and intervals of low clouds, mists and morning fog. Temperatures with slight changes and scattered weak frosts. Light wind from northeast or variable direction.
- COMMUNITY OF MADRID: slightly cloudy sky that at the end of the afternoon will show intervals of low clouds in the mountain area. Probable morning mists scattered in the southern end of the community. Temperatures without significant changes and weak frosts, locally more intense in the mountains. Light wind with a predominance of the north component.
- CASTILLA-LA MANCHA: slightly cloudy skies throughout the community, with intervals of low clouds in the Central System both at the beginning and at the end. Probable mists and scattered fogs at dawn in the Tagus and Guadiana valleys, as well as in western and southern La Mancha. Temperatures in general with few changes, although the minimum temperatures in the eastern half will experience local decreases. Weak frosts in La Mancha, widespread in the Central and Iberian systems and more dispersed in the rest of the territory. Light wind with a predominance of the northern component, which will be gusty in the Serranía de Cuenca during the first hours and will tend to be variable light in the southern half of the community at the end of the day.
- VALENCIAN COMMUNITY: slightly cloudy sky, with mists and morning fog banks in inland depressions. Falling temperatures, weak frosts in inland points. In the northern interior of Castellón, moderate wind from the northwest direction, with strong intervals in the early hours, which will decrease slightly in the afternoon. In the rest, variable light although with a predominance of the southern component on the coast and the western component in the interior.
- REGION OF MURCIA: clear sky, except for some intervals of low clouds at dusk in Campo de Cartagena. Temperatures unchanged or decreasing, with isolated weak frosts in the Northwest. Variable light wind.
- BALEARIC ISLANDS: in Menorca, intervals of low clouds with a low probability of some weak precipitation until the afternoon. In the rest, a predominance of slightly cloudy skies with some intervals of low clouds in Mallorca until mid-morning. Night temperatures decreasing and daytime temperatures with few changes. Variable light wind, with some moderate intervals in a northwesterly direction.
- ANDALUSIA: slightly cloudy sky, with intervals of low morning clouds in the western third and the Mediterranean coast, without ruling out some fog banks. Temperatures unchanged or decreasing, with isolated weak frosts in the interior. Variable light wind.
- CANARY ISLANDS: in the eastern province, slightly cloudy skies with intervals of clouds in Gran Canaria during the first half of the day, and haze in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. In the western province, cloudy intervals. Probable heavy showers in the western islands and Gran Canaria, it is not ruled out that they will be accompanied by storms and occasional hail, especially on the eastern slope and the metropolitan area of Tenerife. Minimum temperatures in slight decrease; maximums with few changes or a slight rise in the maximums in the easternmost islands. East component wind, southeast direction in the eastern province during the first half of the day.
