Snow, ice-cold winds and rain hit Spain as Atlantic anti-cyclone travels east from the Azores
Monday, December 8, 2014 @ 11:58 AM
A COLD front heading in from the west will bring snow, icy winds and tidal surges to most of northern Spain and part of the Balearic Islands today (Monday).
Residents in the provinces of Teruel and Huesca, both in Aragón, and Castellón in the east may have woken up this morning to a blanket of white, especially if they live in areas of 400 metres or more above sea-level.
Elsewhere in the country, snow is expected at altitudes of between 600 and 1,000 metres minimum depending upon location.
Gale-force winds are set to hit Castellón, all provinces in Catalunya except Barcelona and all of Aragón except Zaragoza, whilst the whole of the northernmost strip, Tarragona and the island of Menorca will see tidal surges in coastal areas.
In the far north, including north-western Catalunya and the Balearic Islands, rain is expected this morning with thunder and lightning, but should dry up by around lunchtime.
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