Rain and a thunderstorm hadn't been expected on Wednesday, but there were both in parts of the island. Given the dust in the atmosphere, rain was muddy.
On Thursday, there are amber alerts for rain and thunderstorms for the whole island except for the south. These apply from 10am to 6pm (east and interior) and from 10am to midnight (Tramuntana and north/northeast); up to 40 litres of rain per square metre in one hour. There could be some sunny spells, but weather stations are mainly forecasting cloud.
The risk of rain on Friday is lower than was indicated yesterday. No alerts have been issued. The weekend should be ok - there is just an outside chance of rain on Saturday - but Monday and Tuesday are looking a bit iffy.
Forecast for Thursday as of Wednesday 7.30pm (UV rating 8):
- Alcudia (21C) 30C, light east breeze increasing to fresh northeast; humidity 70%. Three-day forecast - Fri: 30, Sat: 31, Sun: 33.
- Andratx (20C) 31C, light south breeze switching north; humidity 65%. Fri: 30, Sat: 30, Sun: 32.
- Binissalem (19C) 31C, light northwest breeze increasing to moderate; humidity 60%. Fri: 31, Sat: 32, Sun: 35.
- Palma (20C) 30C, moderate northeast breeze; humidity 60%. Fri: 30, Sat: 31, Sun: 33.
- Pollença (21C) 31C, light east breeze increasing to moderate northeast; humidity 65%. Fri: 31, Sat: 32, Sun: 36.
- Porreres (20C) 32C, gentle east breeze increasing to moderate northeast; humidity 60%. Fri: 30, Sat: 32, Sun: 34.
- Sant Llorenç (21C) 32C, gentle east breeze increasing to moderate northeast; humidity 65%. Fri: 31, Sat: 33, Sun: 32.
- Santanyi (20C) 30C, gentle southeast breeze increasing to moderate northeast; humidity 60%. Fri: 29, Sat: 30, Sun: 31.
- Sineu (21C) 30C, gentle southeast breeze increasing to moderate northeast; humidity 60%. Fri: 30, Sat: 32, Sun: 33.
- Soller (19C) 32C, light northwest breeze veering northeast; humidity 65%. Fri: 31, Sat: 33, Sun: 35.
* Light breeze to 11 km/h; gentle to 19; moderate to 28; fresh to 38.
Wednesday summary as of 7.30pm - Highs of 36.3 Cap Blanc (Llucmajor), 35.9 Palma University, 35.8 Porreres, 35.7 Can Sion (Campos), 35.5 Binissalem, Llucmajor, Santa Maria, 35.3 Salines Llevant (Campos), 34.9 Lluc, Son Bonet (Marratxi), 34.6 Sant Elm, 34.3 Sineu, 34.1 Manacor, Palma Port, 34.0 Es Capdellà; Lows of 16.9 Son Torrella (Escorca), 20.8 Lluc, 22.1 Arta, Sant Elm; Rainfall of 1.8 litres per square metre Petra, 0.8 Son Servera, 0.6 Arta, Colonia Sant Pere, Lluc, 0.4 Llucmajor, Palma Airport, Pollença.