Christmas is always accompanied by a significant drop in temperatures in the capital. This weekend, just nine days before the official start of winter, we will find thermometers below 0ºC from north to south of the municipality. This is what the Cold Wave Information Bulletin published by the Community of Madrid on Thursday, December 12 shows.
Based on the latest data from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the Community has declared risk level 1 for cold wave. Therefore, it recommends the population (especially the elderly) to take certain precautions, such as putting on several layers of clothing, consulting the weather before going out, keeping the windows tightly closed inside the house and, of course, having a heat source in the rooms.
These measures prevent illnesses caused by the cold, which can severely affect people with chronic respiratory diseases, infants, and the homeless or economically deprived.
Time slots when it will be the coldest in the capital city
According to Meteored, both Saturday and Sunday there will be a sharp drop in temperatures in the morning, as well as wind from the north and northeast with maximum gusts of up to 23 kilometers per hour.
On the 14th the thermometers will mark -0.5ºC from 5:00 to 9:30 hours approximately. The same will occur on the 15th, the day with the lowest minimum temperatures of the week: -1.6ºC from 8:00 to 9:00 hours. The highest temperatures are expected to be recorded from 14:00 to 17:00 hours and will be around 10ºC.