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Storm Therese Batters Canaries with Snow on Teide

Storm Therese brings severe weather to the islands

Storm Therese, which has been affecting the Canary Islands since Wednesday and is expected to last at least the entire weekend, is living up to forecasts. It is delivering heavy rainfall, wind gusts of over 120 km/h, and powerful waves along the coasts. As predicted, it has also snowed on Mount Teide, once again cloaking the volcano in a thick white mantle just as spring begins this Friday.

Weather system set to move towards mainland Spain

The spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), Rubén del Campo, warned today that fronts associated with this high-impact phenomenon will also reach mainland Spain. Rainfall is expected in the southern half of the peninsula, which could be heavy in places, though it will not reach the same intensity as in the archipelago. Skies will be overcast with rain forecast for today, particularly in western and southern areas of Andalusia, where downpours will be abundant and locally intense, accompanied by strong winds and rough seas.

Forecast for the weekend ahead

Looking ahead to Saturday, Aemet has indicated that temperatures will drop significantly across most of mainland Spain, while in the Canaries they will rise slightly. On the peninsula, the storm will cause showers in the southern half, which could affect areas of the Sistema Central mountain range as well as the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, with no major changes expected in the Canary Islands.

For Sunday, temperatures are forecast to rise notably in central and eastern parts of the peninsula, with frost anticipated in mountain and high plateau areas. Conditions in the Canary Islands are expected to remain unchanged.

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