Following earlier DGT warnings of snowfalls, 11 roads are now closed due to snow and ice storms affecting 41 routes across Andalucía, Asturias, Castilla y León, and Navarra on December 25. Aemet alerts cover six communities for snow, low temperatures, rough seas, and rain, as 8.5 million trips occur in the ongoing special traffic operation.
DGT's 19:55 update on December 25 reports 11 full closures: Almería (AL-5405, AL-5402), Granada (A-4025 Sierra Nevada), Asturias (CO-4 Covadonga), Burgos (BU-570, BU-571, BU-572), Salamanca (DSA-191), Navarra (NA-137, NA-2011, NA-2012). Chains or winter tires required on 24 others, including Granada (A-395, A-4030), Huesca, Asturias (AS-112 etc.), Cantabria (CA-183 etc.), Salamanca, Girona (C-38), Navarra (NA-137). Restrictions include 30 km/h speed limits, bans on buses/heavy vehicles, no overtaking on select routes.
Aemet alerts: orange for Girona coast (waves to 5m); yellow for seas (Girona/Barcelona/Tarragona to 4m), rain (Catalan areas), precip/snow (Baleares, Cantabria/Asturias mountains from 500m), cold (León/Palencia/Zamora to -6°C), rain (Alicante). Temps: negatives interior (Soria -5°C), max <10°C most provinces, frosts in mountains/north. Precip weak interior, intense north, cloudy east with showers.
This unfolds in phase one of DGT's operation (Dec 19-26), estimating 8.5 million displacements amid forecasts.