The last weekend of February will be accompanied by drop in minimum temperatures throughout the country and frosts in the hinterland. For now, Friday begins with a peninsular-wide slump, which will be more pronounced in the Pyrenees, causing light snowfall, according to the State Meteorological Agency Aemet. But, Where exactly is it snowing this weekend in Spain?

The weather in Spain during the last weekend of February will contrast sharply with the previous “February summer”, which left behind high temperatures, which in many areas exceeded 20 degrees Celsius.

The snow is already starting to fall on Friday, remaining at an altitude of 500 meters in the north, at an altitude of 800 meters in the southern half and northeast, and about 1200 meters in the extreme southeast; with widespread frosts in the depths of the peninsula and in some places severe frosts in the central and northern mountains.

According to reports, over the weekend it is expected timeWhat northern slope of the Cantabrian mountains be the area where big thickness can collect more than half a meter of snow. Some models indicate more than 24 inches of new snow. In addition, the storm, located north of the Cantabrian Sea, will slide south. so that on the weekend precipitation They will also appear in other south and east of the country.

This will also happen in Pyreneeswhere more than half a meter of freshly fallen snow will accumulate in the most favorable areas.

A little further to the northwest, snow will also fall in some provincial capitals located at a considerable height, such as Leon, Soria, Segovia. However, this is also likely to happen in cities where it is less common, such as Vitoria-Gasteiz or Valladolid.

Snow in Madrid

although for now No rain forecast in Madrid, from the carrier mentioned earlier, it is not ruled out that some flakes may fall as of this Friday, February 24, albeit in small quantities. Snow will be on the southern slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama, where there will be certain moments of snowfall between Thursday and Sunday.