Sunny spells with showers and possible thunderstorms on Sunday, the first day of winter; quite breezy, especially in the morning. Temperatures still mild, but these will drop on Monday and are not expected to recover until Friday. A Christmas week of pretty average weather; snow may fall at 900 metres on Tuesday. Christmas Day still looking as if it will be fairly blowy with showers and a high at most of 15C. If there is any snow, weather stations are suggesting it will only be on highest ground.
As to the yellow alerts for rain on Saturday, by 5.30pm the rainfall hadn't warranted the alerts (active until midnight in the Tramuntana, north and east).
Forecast for Sunday as of Saturday 5.30pm (UV rating 1):
- Alcudia (10C) 18C, moderate southwest breeze easing to light south; humidity 60%. Three-day forecast - Mon: 15, Tue: 14, Wed: 14.
- Andratx (9C) 17C, moderate southwest breeze easing to light south; humidity 65%. Mon: 14, Tue: 13, Wed: 14.
- Binissalem (8C) 16C, fresh southwest breeze easing to light; humidity 65%. Mon: 13, Tue: 12, Wed: 11.
- Palma (11C) 17C, moderate southwest breeze easing to gentle south; humidity 60%. Mon: 14, Tue: 13, Wed: 13.
- Pollença (9C) 18C, light southwest breeze easing to south; humidity 55%. Mon: 14, Tue: 14, Wed: 13.
- Porreres (8C) 17C, fresh southwest breeze easing to light south; humidity 70%. Mon: 13, Tue: 13, Wed: 11.
- Sant Llorenç (9C) 17C; moderate west breeze easing to light southwest; humidity 65%. Mon: 13, Tue: 13, Wed: 12.
- Santanyi (9C) 17C, moderate southwest breeze easing to calm; humidity 70%. Mon: 14, Tue: 13, Wed: 12.
- Sineu (9C) 16C, fresh southwest breeze easing to gentle south; humidity 70%. Mon: 13, Tue: 13, Wed: 11.
- Soller (8C) 16C, gentle southwest breeze backing southeast; humidity 55%. Mon: 13, Tue: 12, Wed: 12.
* Light breeze to 11 km/h; gentle to 19; moderate to 28; fresh to 38.
Saturday summary as of 5.30pm - Highs of 19.2 Palma Port, 17.8 Es Capdellà, 17.7 Palma Airport, 17.6 Llucmajor, Palma University, 17.5 Son Bonet (Marratxi), 17.4 Binissalem, 17.1 Can Sion (Campos); Lows of 6.6 Son Torrella (Escorca), 8.0 Serra Alfabia (Bunyola), 9.4 Lluc, 10.3 Palma University, 10.9 Manacor; Rainfall of 9.6 litres per square metre Banyalbufar, 9.4 Cabrera, 8.4 Porreres, 7.6 Can Sion, 6.4 Santanyi, 5.8 Son Servera, 5.6 Colonia Sant Pere, 5.5 Capdepera, 4.8 Son Torrella, 4.3 Palma Airport.