The State meteorological Agency (Aemet) has warned of freezing temperatures in 33 provinces in Spain. According to Aemet temperatures could reach as low as -10ºC in the interior due to a mass of cold air which entered the north of the Peninsula yesterday afternoon and which is forecast to reach central and southern areas today.

Freezing temperatures are forecast to continue and could drop to -12ºC in Teruel. However, a slight improvement in temperatures is forecast for southern parts of Spain.

Snowfall is forecast between 200 and 500 metres above sea level in Cantabria, between 400 and 800 metres above sea level in the Balearic Islands and south western areas and between 800 and 1,200 metres above sea level in western parts of Andalucia.

Strong winds are forecast along the coast of Andalucia and in Galicia with gale warnings for the straits of Gibraltar. Mediterranean areas will have wind from the north. Rough seas are forecast for Almeria, Cadiz, Granada, Malaga, Ceuta and Melilla