The area of the capital, Lorca, the Northwest and the Altiplano will reach or touch 25ºC, values typical of spring
The Region of Murcia will say goodbye to 2021 with unusual temperatures for this time of year. The maximums will climb to 25 degrees on New Year’s Eve in towns such as Murcia, Lorca and even in Yecla. These are figures that are almost 10 points above the usual average for the month of December, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). Climate change and the subtropical anticyclone that runs through the peninsula may leave some historical record on a spring ‘New Year’s Eve’ throughout the interior.
As in the capital, in Molina de Segura, Alcantarilla and the entire Vega del Segura, the thermometers are expected to clearly exceed 20ºC. In addition, the minimums will be close to 10, so that winter is going to turn two weeks without making an appearance, despite last week’s rains. In addition, the skies will remain clear and the wind will hardly be noticeable. The weather will even invite you to take off your jacket.
This will also happen in Lorca and the Guadalentín Valley, where not only will the average of the maximum temperatures of this time be far exceeded (16.3 degrees in December, 15.8 in January), but the historical record can be broken. of the last month of the year in the City of the Sun (24.9ºC) if the Aemet forecast for this Friday is fulfilled.
Spring weather even in the Altiplano and the Northwest
Even the two coldest regions will receive 2022 with typical days of April or May. So we will have to wait for the first snowfalls of winter. Jumilla, Cehegín, Calasparra and Caravaca can reach 24ºC, while the forecast advances to 25 in Yecla.
Although the Aemet website does not offer the usual records in December for these municipalities, it can be deduced from the data of the rest that they will also be widely above normal. Of course, while in the Northwest the nights will be milder, with minimums that will oscillate around 10 degrees, in the Altiplano they will fall to 5.
The coastline of the Region of Murcia will be the area that least accuses the effects of the African anticyclone. Cartagena, Mazarrón, Águilas and the municipalities of the Mar Menor will move on highs of 20 degrees, which may rebound on Sunday, and lows between 8 and 13. According to Aemet, this will be the general trend, at least, until the middle of the next week.
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