Winter hit the warmest region in Europe! Cordoba, Andalusia +1,2°C, Sierra Nevada -12,2°C, and heavy snowfall!

Temperatures around 10°C below seasonal average, snow and frosts in the mountains and lower situated basins and valleys and very cold weather, with ground frosts in metropolitan areas!

Arctic air has already arrived in Andalusia, Spain, with surprisingly strong effects!

Spanish media are telling about the very early arrival of winter.

In Cordoba, one of the warmest cities in Europe and possibly hottest metropolitan area in Europe reported on Tuesday, 23. November minimum temperature only +1,2°C and ground frosts.

On Thursday, 25. November, the maximum temperature in the city reached only +11,9°C.

The minimum temperature from Tuesday is only 4,8°C warmer temperature than the coldest record for the city for the month of November in all-time history!

Normally, temperatures are moving in Cordoba around 8°C at the night and 20°C during the day in this period.

Even colder was in the Sierra Nevada, above 2500 MASL, where 20-40 cm of snowfall is already reported.

The temperature on Tuesday, 23. November reached only -12,2°C – this temperature is almost 10°C below the November averages.

The maximum temperature reached here on Wednesday, 24. November 2021 only -7,4°C.

Frosts 0/-1°C were reported from Viseu and Braganca regions (600-700 MASL), Portugal, too.

A peak of extremely cold weather in Iberia is forecasted already at the weekend, then frosts and snowing should appear around 3. December 2021, yet, but with lower intensity.

For more information for the wider European region visit our homepage /https://mkweather.com//.

Illustration photo: Source: Casa Biescas Twitter

Ayer llega La Nieve a Madrid #Esعربي pic.twitter.com/EqUJ2XJdDA
— Españaعربي 🇪🇸🇪🇺 (@spain_24) November 24, 2021

Ten regions on alert for snow as early winter storm hits Spain https://t.co/FD4r2lPRA3 via @elpaisinenglish
— ACAIR (@ACAIR1986) November 25, 2021

#Vida El temporal Celia salva la temporada de nieve en los Pirineos https://t.co/XDjIAGvZ2O
— España Primero LEDR🇪🇸 (@MySpainFirst) November 25, 2021

¡Vuelve la nieve! Descubre las 10 estaciones de esquí más asequibles de España https://t.co/PgO6IOFmMh
— Marie Claire (@marieclaire_es) November 25, 2021

Alerta naranja por nieve y precipitaciones en buena parte de España este fin de semana https://t.co/GEljURqis5

Estamos en invierno y se nota. El frío ha venido para quedarse y, desde que el pasado lunes entrara en la Península una DANA acompañada de una masa de aire polar
— Darío Álvarez (@darioalvarez) November 25, 2021

Sierra Nevada, Formigal-Aramón, Baqueira… Cuándo abren las estaciones de esquí y las pistas de nieve más importantes de España https://t.co/SuHSSXiD1s
— Mujerhoy (@Mujerhoy) November 25, 2021

La nieve y las lluvias cortan carreteras en media España https://t.co/0I6doOF7Pe
— ABC.es (@abc_es) November 25, 2021

Viene Frio Y Nieve España Cotas Bajas?👍🧐🥶🥶🥶❄️ https://t.co/6GIyhl0JQe
— ivan (@IvanIndagorri) November 25, 2021

#España #Valencia La nieve tiñe de blanco Castellón y obliga a los bomberos a activar el dispositivo por ventisca https://t.co/Qrlx0PZClG pic.twitter.com/LUNzsh9llv
— Juan Antonio Tirado (@jatirado_oc) November 24, 2021

❄España empieza a estar recubierta por un manto de nieve blanco: las mejores fotos de las primeras nevadas en España https://t.co/qCgEFHqfdz
— El Periódico de España (@ElPeriodico_Esp) November 24, 2021

#Spain's northern areas have been hit by heavy snow this week.🌨️❄️

More on the way for the high ground in central & northern parts today.

An area of low pressure continues to bring unsettled weather to SW #Europe & W Mediterranean. pic.twitter.com/yWzvEQfX8l
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) November 24, 2021

Espectaculares imágenes de la vereda en Valdelinares que nos manda Pedro Garcia Miravete!!! ❄️🐂🐂🐂❄️#valdelinares #municipiomasaltodeespaña #descubrevaldelinares #nieve #snow #veredas #vacas #ganaderiademontaña #turismogudarjavalambre #turismoteruel #turismoaragon #spain pic.twitter.com/OoM2qNdGX5
— Valdelinares (@Valdelinares) November 24, 2021

#Iberia – 24/11 – Latest ECMWF #snow forecast to the end of the weekend shows further significant falls in places, especially Northern mountains, with fresh snow also signalled for the #SierraNevada as well as some other higher Southern Sierras… #WinterIsHere #nieve pic.twitter.com/uzX92PN3Ib
— MeteoGib (@MeteoGib) November 24, 2021

#Ski #SierraNevada – 24/11 – it's a stunning #winter scene this morning at #Borreguiles @ 2,600m ahead of the 2021 season opening on Saturday – plenty of fine but cold weather to come, but with windchills down to -20C+ on the higher slopes, esp Sunday. Fz Levels ~1,800m. #snow pic.twitter.com/YPGaqrreg2
— MeteoGib (@MeteoGib) November 24, 2021

Spain. The winter of 2021 has come earlier and is not willing to let go. Snow on the Iberian Peninsula https://t.co/v5UQKO3Nkm
— Polish News (@PolishNews1) November 24, 2021

Arctic cold front brings snow and heavy rain to much of Spain https://t.co/j4woVTrGF6
— abhay kumar (@jeguru1) November 24, 2021

#Spain has ten regions on alert for #snow from #Winterstorm https://t.co/VqQnJYhNR5
— King Arthur & Excalibur (@OscarsWild1) November 25, 2021

Las primeras nevadas en #Candanchu ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
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📸: Gracias a ⁠candanchuesqui
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•⁠#CasaBiescas⁠#Pirineos #Pyrenees⁠#RinconesDelPirine ⁠#RuralTop⁠ ⁠#100k #valledelaragón #pirineosaragoneses #huesca #aragón #naturaleza #nieve #atudem #spainsnow pic.twitter.com/KswPXgpZOg
— Casa Biescas (@CasaBiescas) November 25, 2021

Loving the fresh snow in the Pyrenees. This was Formigal in Spain yesterday! pic.twitter.com/6zR0Ffw9m8
— Chaletline (@Chaletline) November 25, 2021

@MasellaPirineu abre este viernes sus instalaciones de manera ininterrumpida#ski #esqui #nieve #snow #winter #fisalpine #spainsnow #rfedi https://t.co/7vwqL6rfjc pic.twitter.com/42LcdB5jDC
— NieveAventura (@NieveAventura) November 24, 2021

Snowy Castilfrio de la Sierra, beautiful village in Soria, Spain. #Soria #Spain #Snow #travelphotography #ThePhotoHour #Espana pic.twitter.com/p3KvYy3Ezk
— Mer Arancón (@ArancnMer) November 24, 2021

Most of the #Pyrenees has seen snow in recent days with LOTS more in the forecast. This is #Formiguères (eastern French Pyrenees), Grau Roig, #GrandValira (Andorra) and #BoíTaüll (Spain), the highest resort in the Pyrenees. pic.twitter.com/sKDUFu6HRp
— weathertoski (@weathertoski) November 24, 2021

¡De cuento cómo se encontraba ayer el paraje de la Mina!
📸 Muchas gracias @angeladelaorden96
#soria #nieve #snow #nevada #snowing #winter #otoño #invierno #autumn @Soriaestademoda @sorianitelaimag @soriaya #spain #españa @CyLesVida #nieve #sky #snowboard #CastillaYLeon @spain pic.twitter.com/pyUKcWE9Qh
— Vinuesa Una Aventura de Leyenda (@TurismoVinuesa) November 24, 2021

Un señorío blanco destaca en la blancura..
🏰¡Es el castillo medieval mejor conservado de la provincia!🏰

📸 @almenardesoria

❄☃️❄☃️❄☃️❄☃️❄☃️❄☃️#soria #nieve #snow #nevada #snowing #winter #otoño #invierno #autumn #soriaestademoda #spain #españa @cylesvida #nieve @spain pic.twitter.com/Ewm2O5cOHR
— Soria está de moda (@Soriaestademoda) November 24, 2021

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