Spain "The days of the onion arrive": differences of 20 degrees between day and night

The weather on this first Friday in February will be marked by mostly clear skies and a marked thermal amplitude -that is, the difference in temperature between day and night- which will be 20 degrees or more in some areas of the interior of the peninsula

Spain "The days of the onion arrive": differences of 20 degrees between day and night

The weather on this first Friday in February will be marked by mostly clear skies and a marked thermal amplitude -that is, the difference in temperature between day and night- which will be 20 degrees or more in some areas of the interior of the peninsula. "There will be a marked thermal amplitude in the Northern Plateau and the eastern interior of the peninsula," according to Rubén del Campo, spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Not surprisingly, temperatures will rise in the interior of the peninsula, more appreciably in high areas.

The Aemet prediction, collected by Servimedia, indicates that a lag of 23 degrees is expected in Soria (-6 minimum temperature and 17 maximum), 22 in Cuenca (-4 and 18) and Teruel (-5 and 17). , 21 in León (-6 and 15) and Palencia (-6 and 13), and 20 in Granada (-2 and 18). This gap will oscillate between 15 and 20 degrees in both Castillas, the Pyrenean area, Madrid, southern Extremadura and inland Andalusia.

A difference popularly known as the "weather onion". Rubén del Campo himself had anticipated on his Twitter account that this weekend "the "days of the onion" arrive. In the morning, due to the cold, we will have to wear many layers, like the humble vegetable. But we will have plenty of noon: the sun will be hotter. At some points, the difference between night and day will be more than 20°C."

The coolest capitals will be Pamplona, ​​San Sebastián, Santander, Vitoria and Zamora (11 degrees), and Bilbao, Burgos and Lleida (12), while it will be hotter in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (21), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ( 20) and Huelva, Murcia and Seville (19).

On the other hand, Aemet has activated the yellow notice -risk for outdoor activities- until 10:00 a.m. in areas of 17 provinces due to freezing temperatures between -2 and -7 degrees, depending on the area. These are Lleida and Valladolid in their entirety, as well as places in Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia and Zamora (Meseta); Barcelona (central depression), Girona (pre-coastal), Guadalajara (Parameras de Molina), Huesca (Pyrenees), Soria (Meseta and Central System), Teruel (Albarracín and Jiloca) and Zaragoza (Iberian), as well as the island of Mallorca ( south).

The sky will be slightly cloudy or clear in the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, although at first there will be some cloudy intervals in the interior of the northern third of the peninsula, the east of the Balearic archipelago and, with the possibility of some light and scattered rain, in the area of ​​the Strait. The sun will also shine in the Canary Islands, with cloudy intervals increasing in Gran Canaria and the western islands, where some showers are not ruled out.

This Friday morning fog may form in the interior of Galicia, the Duero Valley, the upper Ebro and the northeastern depressions, and it is possible that haze may form in the Canary Islands.

Finally, there will be strong winds blowing from the east in the Strait and from the north, abating in Ampurdán (Girona) and Menorca, as well as easterly winds in the Cantabrian and Canary Islands, and a mild north wind in the Ebro.

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