Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions 3

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions 2

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

Spain: First Snowfall in 11 Northern and Central Mountainous Regions

The arrival of a mass of Arctic air, associated with Storm Claudia, has triggered the first serious winter episode in the north of the Iberian Peninsula on Thursday, November 20, bringing snowfall to unusually low altitudes for November and sub-zero temperatures inland. Official warnings cover much of the northern third of Spain. Specifically, the Picos de Europa region is under an orange alert until 6 a.m. Friday, November 21, where snowfall is expected to reach 30 centimeters in 24 hours at altitudes above 900 meters.

Sub-zero temperature in Tokyo

Sub-zero temperature in Tokyo

A thermometer shows the temperature below 0 C near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Tokyo

Sub-zero temperature in Tokyo

A thermometer shows the temperature below 0 C near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 25 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Scene of Hokkaido

Scene of Hokkaido

Rime ice is formed on tree branches in Shimukappu in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 20, 2023, a phenomenon seen at a sub-zero temperature.

Scene of Hokkaido

Scene of Hokkaido

Rime ice is formed on tree branches in Shimukappu in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 20, 2023, a phenomenon seen at a sub-zero temperature.