After a gap at the start of next week the cold temperatures return again from Tuesday, according to the forecasters. The Arctic temperatures are set to remain across Spain until Sunday, and then after a brief respite, return on Tuesday next week. The cold air from Central Europe which has entered Spain via Cataluña will over the next few days move inland and then head to the SE of the peninsular. On Tuesday overnight temperatures as low as -6.9 degrees were recorded in Guadalajara and -5.6 degrees in Cuenca, but forecasters warn that lows of -9 or -10 degrees C can be expected in some areas, and have issued a warning to farmers. Fresh snowfalls are expected until Saturday in Cantabria, Cataluña, the Upper Ebro, Valencia, Murcia, Eastern Andalucía and Melilla. Meanwhile on Wednesday the Guardia Civil have rescued two crew from a boat which went down five miles from the port of Mataró in Barcelona, and two hikers trapped in the Montseny Nature Park have also been rescued. 17 provinces are on alert for snow – Orange alerts have been issued for Lleida, Barcelona, Girona and Mallorca. Yellow alerts are in place for Tarragona,Orense, Lugo, Palencia, Burgos, Álava, Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, the entire regions of Cantabria and Asturias as well as in Granada and Almería in the South.)

A 50-year-old Saudi man died yesterday due to cold in Turaif. Mutran Al-Bini was brought shivering to hospital by his son. Freezing temperatures disrupted the supply of water to homes in the Northern Border Province yesterday. Temperatures dropped below eight degrees Celsius in the region over the past three days. The cold spell has also led the Ministry of Education to delay school opening hours. A number of people died in the Kingdom last year when temperatures fell below 10 degrees Celsius. )

Different parts of the country received light to heavy rains and likely areas received snowfall during the last twenty-four hours. Several areas of Balochistan and Sindh including Karachi are continuing to receive intermitted rains. Most parts of northern and central Balochistan are in the grip of severe cold weather due to the widespread rain in plains and snowfall in hilly of the areas on Thursday. The inclement weather has worsened the conditions of living in quake-hit areas of Ziarat and Pishin districts. The Met office has forecast that the recent spell of snowfall over hills and rain in plains would continue during the next 24 hours in the quake-stricken areas of the province. The provincial capital has received 2 mm rain, Dalbandin 6mm, Nokkundi 2.3mm, Zhob 2mm, Sibi 2mm, Kalat 4.5 mm, Panjgur 3.8 mm, Pasni 36.2mm and Turbat received 11mm rain on Thursday. Howling winds have hit the northern and central Balochistan following the snow in hills and rainfall in plains. Power breakdowns in the wake of rainfall added to miseries of the people in the areas. Reports reaching here, torrential rain have also lashed the plain areas in southern Balochistan which affected inter-provincial transportation movements in the province. The regional metrological office has forecast that the current spell of rainfall would continue during the next 24 hours almost in all parts of Balochistan. Besides, northern and central Balochistan would receive snowfall in their hills during the coming hours. Like other parts of the country North Waziristan Agency also received first rain and snowfall of winter as the mountain peaks were covered with snow while the temperature became cold. The rain started on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, which ended the prolonged dryness and brought pleasant change in the weather. People were suffering from throat and other infections due to a long dry weather spell and the tribesmen heaved a sigh of relief after the agency received a heavy downpour. Meanwhile, people have expressed great anger over long hours and unannounced load shedding that has crippled the daily affairs and businesses in the area. )