The storm turns El Torcal Alto, La Maroma, and the Sierra de las Nieves white, and leaves more than 20 liters in the province

The arrival of winter was felt yesterday, Sunday, in Málaga with unpleasant weather, characterized by a drop in temperatures, widespread precipitation ... and the first snowfall of the season, which covered El Torcal in white. The snow also covered La Maroma and the Sierra de las Nieves. It was a day when the forecasts were met: light to moderate rains and occasionally intense in some areas, which led Aemet to activate the yellow warning in the Axarquía until 2:00 PM.

Although in the capital the rain remained constant during the middle hours of the day, there were hardly any notable records: 10.8 liters were recorded at the Meteorological Center (Teatinos) and 6.8 at the airport.

However, this succession of fronts associated with a low-pressure system affecting the entire country since Friday, left accumulations of over 20 liters in numerous points of the province this weekend, as recorded by the Red Hidrosur: Cortes de la Frontera (27.8), Cañete la Real (26.2), Gaucín (25.2), Cuevas del Becerro (23.9), Nerja (23.6), Fuengirola (21.6), Ronda (21.1), Fuente de Piedra (21), and Casarabonela (20.1).

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Significant records were also seen in the Guadalhorce River (Bobadilla) with 25.6 liters in the last 24 hours, Genal River (23.3), Turón River (20.2), Guadalteba (17.6), and Guadiaro (18.3). And this generous distribution of rain has been reflected in the increase in reservoir reserves, which have generally grown by about one cubic hectometer in the last week; nearly two in La Viñuela, which went from 70.27 hm3 to 72.24.

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Reservoir Levels

The only one that decreased its level was the Limonero reservoir, which went from 11.18 to 11.09 hm3, although it is the infrastructure that has the most reserves, being at 79.21% of its capacity.

There were no notable incidents, only accumulations of water on the roads of the Coast, which required extra caution while driving, and some sporadic flooding, such as those recorded on the promenade of Fuengirola, according to José Carlos García, where two small streams on the Rey de España promenade, in the area of the Torreblanca del Sol neighborhood, usually cause problems whenever it rains. Additionally, the storm affected the Santa Amalia beach, with loss of sand, although it is still pending analysis by the City Council.

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Málaga, accustomed to mild temperatures, also felt the drop in the thermometers which will drop further this week. Today, the forecast is that the maximum will not exceed 14 degrees and the minimum will drop to 7. The trend will continue for the rest of the days. According to Aemet, for Christmas Eve and Christmas, maximum temperatures between 15-16 degrees and minimums between 8-10 are expected. In general, the weather will continue to be unstable throughout the week. Today will be a transition day with no rain expected, but on Tuesday the probability of showers rises to 75%; on Wednesday, Christmas Eve, it drops to 50% between 12:00 PM and midnight, and on Thursday, to 55%.

This drop in mercury, accompanied by the precipitation that occurred yesterday, left the first white scene of the province. From noon, the snow did not stop falling in El Torcal and after several hours it covered this natural landscape with a white blanket.