Winter and cold arrives to Malaga with the siberian cold front

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This week Malaga is experiencing the siberian cold front, reaching temperatures of 3º and 4º at Malaga airport…but don’t be afraid!, those temperatures are at 7 am, being higher after a few hours.

The cold front will still during the the next week with temperatures ranging from 1º to 13º aproximately.

If you are coming to Malaga during this weekend or the next week, do not forget to bring some warm clothes! However this cold front will not still longer than a few days and it is not a common situation in the Costa del Sol, where mountains protect the province creating a microclimate unique in Andalucia.

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A cold front leaves the first snowfall of the year in Ronda

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The snow has reached the mountains of Ronda where it fell up to 900 metres of altitude and the temperatures fell around eight degrees compared to yesterday.

The cold front that yesterday began to sweep across the whole of Malaga province has left the first snowfall of the year and the first so far this winter. For the moment, the snow has only reached the Ronda mountains it has fallen up to 900 metres of altitude and the temperatures fell around eight degrees compared to yesterday.

In the rest of the province it’s also very cold and it’s raining, although throughout the afternoon and evening, it will stop and give way to the good weather again as from tomorrow.

Malaga will record this weekend high temperatures

A good idea during "Terral" and high temperatures

This weekend we again expect high temperatures along with the dreaded weather phenomenon typical in Malaga called “Terral”, a very dry and warm wind from the interior.

When these winds come to the Costa del Sol disappears in the blink of an eye any sensation of cool sea breezes, so pleasant and so sought after by thousands of domestic and foreign tourists.

The Costa del Sol is precisely so cherished because of its mild climate, both in winter and summer, when in spite of the latitude, it is quite cooler than the interior of the peninsula, where 35 to 40 degrees Celsius (95 to 104º F) are no exception in summer.

During a normal summer we can expect one or two heat waves, which are several days of temperatures well above average and which can reach temperatures touching 40 degrees.

However, another phenomenon is the Terral which translates literally as “strong land wind” which has heated up after its passage over hundreds of kilometres of heated soil of the interior. These winds are usually of short duration (though stifling, especially if you’re used to the fresh sea air!). So after a couple of days of sudden high temperatures, the thermometer suddenly drops down to more bearable temperatures.

So this weekend, take everything calmly, plus plenty of fluids, preferably plenty of water; seek shade, avoid the sun at noon, bring a hat and apply sunscreen regularly, which applies to adults and more children.

Malaga weather forecast for this weekend

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Weather forecasts… are, like everything else, quite relative…
Of course looking at the weather forecast can be quite useful when planning a weekend getaway, no doubt. But it also seems that sometimes the forecasts do not match or vary significantly depending on the site consulted, as is now the case for Malaga weather for this weekend.

Funny enough the same thing happened last week: While we all wanted to spend a sunny weekend lying on the sand, the forecast was of rain and bad weather, much to our regret.

Great was then the surprise when dawned a splendid and sunny weekend and we could glimpse many spontaneous bathers enjoying the sea and sun on beaches still pretty empty at this time of year.

So what awaits us this weekend? I have in front of me pages with two different weather forecasts:

One forecasts for tomorrow Saturday a cloudy day with temperatures around 22ºC (71.6ºF) and a sunny day on Sunday, with temperatures of 23ºC (73.4ºF).

Looking at my other source of information, I find for Saturday a sunny outlook and a maximum of 26ºC (78.8ºF) and for Sunday a little bit cloudy day, with about 24º C (75.2ºF).

From this we can deduce the following: One day of the two I’m going to the beach for sure! Which one, this we will have to decide a bit on the spot.