Hold onto your hats! It's going to be very windy on Thursday. We now have Storm Nils to contend with, Aemet having issued warnings for high winds for the whole of the island. These are amber for the north/northeast and interior between 9am and 2pm and yellow for these regions from midnight Wednesday to 9am and then again from 3pm to 6pm (interior) and to 8pm (north/northeast).
For the Tramuntana and the east, there are yellow alerts from midnight to 6pm; for the south until noon. The met agency suggests that gusts on peaks and at the capes could reach 130 km/h.
For the coasts, there are amber warnings for the Tramuntana, south and east from 5am to 3pm; for the north/northeast from midnight to 8pm. Waves up to eight metres. Otherwise, there are yellow alerts - Tramuntana, south and east from midnight to 5am and from 3pm to 8pm.
Thursday is due to be sunny, which may well be the case for part of Friday as well before rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday's forecast is for a mix of sun, rain and thunderstorms. Aemet hasn't issued any rain warnings. It will remain windy over the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday as of Wednesday 4pm (UV rating 3):
- Alcudia (13C) 21C, near gale west easing to strong breeze; humidity 35%. Three-day forecast - Fri: 19, Sat: 16, Sun: 17.
- Andratx (11C) 18C, strong west breeze easing to gentle; humidity 50%. Fri: 16, Sat: 15, Sun: 16.
- Binissalem (11C) 19C, near gale west easing to fresh northwest breeze; humidity 35%. Fri: 17, Sat: 14, Sun: 14.
- Palma (15C) 19C, near gale west easing to moderate northwest breeze; humidity 35%. Fri: 18, Sat: 16, Sun: 16.
- Pollença (12C) 21C, near gale west easing to fresh breeze; humidity 40%. Fri: 20, Sat: 16, Sun: 16.
- Porreres (11C) 19C, near gale west easing to fresh breeze; humidity 35%. Fri: 17, Sat: 15, Sun: 15.
- Sant Llorenç (12C) 20C, near gale west easing to fresh northwest breeze; humidity 30%. Fri: 18, Sat: 15, Sun: 15.
- Santanyi (11C) 19C, near gale northwest easing to gentle west breeze; humidity 35%. Fri: 17, Sat: 16, Sun: 15.
- Sineu (12C) 19C, near gale west easing to moderate breeze; humidity 35%. Fri: 18, Sat: 16, Sun: 15.
- Soller (12C) 19C, strong west breeze easing to light; humidity 45%. Fri: 18, Sat: 15, Sun: 16.
* Light breeze to 11 km/h; gentle to 19; moderate to 28; fresh to 38; strong to 49; near gale to 61.
Wednesday summary as of 4pm - Highs of 23.7 Muro, 23.6 Capdepera, 23.4 Son Servera, 22.8 Arta, 22.7 Port Pollença, 22.6 Colonia Sant Pere, 22.4 Sa Pobla, 22.2 Pollença, 22.1 Palma Airport; Lows of 10.1 Son Torrella (Escorca), 12.9 Can Sion (Campos), 13.5 Petra; Gusts of 104 km/h Serra Alfabia (Bunyola), 90 Cabrera, 85 Capdepera, 72 Portocolom.