Neither will the heat return this weekend, because the weather will once again present an unusual image for mid-May. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) maintains weather warnings for this weekend in an episode marked by instability, rain, and lower-than-usual temperatures for the season, with snow forecast in mountainous areas of the northern peninsula.
The forecast for Saturday and Sunday points to a clearly cooler environment in a large part of the country, with precipitation spread across different communities and the possibility of snowfall at high altitudes, a rare scenario when the calendar is already approaching the second half of May.
Areas with snow and the warning map
Snow appears in the forecast for mountainous areas of the north, especially at high altitudes, within a context of cold air that maintains conditions more typical of previous weeks of the year.
According to AEMET's forecast, snow may make an appearance in the mountain ranges of the northern peninsula, especially at high altitudes, with a variable scenario depending on the exact evolution of the episode.
Along with the snow, instability maintains warnings in different parts of the country for rain and storms, with active meteorological monitoring throughout the weekend.
The meteorological picture does not correspond to an exclusively winter episode, but it does reflect a clearly unstable and colder-than-usual pattern for these dates.
Rain, storms, and thermal descent
The weekend arrives with precipitation in different areas of the country, especially in the northern half and inland areas, where showers and storms may be recorded.
This pattern also translates into more moderate temperatures, far from the fully warm environment usually associated with May in large areas of Spain.
The thermal contrast will be notable between territories, with cooler values in the north and mountainous areas, while some areas of the Mediterranean could maintain slightly milder records.
AEMET had already warned of the thermal descent associated with this episode, which leaves an unusual environment for this time of May.
What to expect in the coming hours
The exact evolution of warnings and phenomena will depend on the development of the meteorological episode, so the main reference remains the official update from AEMET.
In this type of situation, the alerts can be expanded, modified, or deactivated depending on the actual evolution of precipitation, storms, and temperatures.
The key to the weekend will be that combination of instability, rain, cold, and snow that returns for a few hours a sensation closer to the end of winter or the beginning of spring than to the final stretch of May.