ARCHIVED - From 27 degrees to snow in 24 hours in Murcia

Temperatures falling sharply as the whole of Spain braces for severe conditions

After the maximum temperature in Mazarrón reached 27.3 degrees on Wednesday, making it comfortably the warmest place in Spain according to the data collected at Aemet weather stations, the State meteorological agency is warning of the possibility of snow falling in the north-west of the Region of Murcia on Thursday.

Of course the geographical diversity of Murcia makes wide variation in the weather fairly common, but all over the Region on Thursday there will be strong winds, with yellow alerts in place everywhere except in the Campo de Cartagena and Mazarrón for possible gusts of up to 80 km/h, and the chance of showers is greatest in the north-west, where the precipitation could fall as snow at altitudes of over 1,000 metres. As temperatures fall the maximums are still expected to reach 21 in Cartagena and Murcia, falling on Friday to 17 or 18 in both cities and reaching only 11 or 12 in Yecla and Caravaca de la Cruz.

At the same time, the early morning minimums on Friday will make the school run a cold one in most areas, dropping to 10 in Cartagena, 8 in Murcia, 6 in Lorca, 4 in Caravaca de la Cruz and just 2 degrees in Yecla, but conditions are expected to be far worse in the north of Spain, where some areas are on red alert warning for 80 cm of snow in 48 hours!

Image: sunrnise over northern Murcia on Thursday

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