THIS year's May Day bank holiday is set to be grey, wet and miserable in most of the country, and cold and white in the north.
Rain in Andalucía and the southern parts of Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura is likely to continue over the weekend and Monday, just as over 6.5 million cars are expected to hit the roads.
Frosts plunging to -5ºC in the upper part of Castilla y León and La Rioja have already threatened this September's grape harvest, possibly leading to a wine shortage.
And snow has been photographed on café tables in Tarragona (pictured).
Night temperatures will be exceptionally low on the Mediterranean, dropping to as low as -2ºC in some parts, and although they will be on the up in the daytime, they are still below typical figures for early May.
East winds in the Strait of Gibraltar, coastal Andalucía, and Galicia could reach gale force, and north winds in Catalunya, northern Valencia and the Balearics – particularly strong in Menorca and Girona – will mean a chilly start to the month.
