More alerts for high winds on Friday. These are yellow for all parts of Mallorca from noon to midnight - gusts of 80 km/h and up to 120 km/h in exposed areas. For the coasts there are amber alerts (south and east) and yellow (Tramuntana, north/northeast) from 4pm to midnight; waves up to eight metres in the south and east. Alerts for wind are in place until noon Saturday and for the coasts up to midnight Saturday.
Thursday's sunny conditions did at least compensate for the wind. Friday is a different matter. Weather stations are all pointing to high probabilities of rain. Thunderstorms are possible, and the skies are likely to be grey for much of the day. Rain is also forecast for Saturday morning; sunny later on.
Forecast for Friday as of Thursday 5pm (UV rating 3):
- Alcudia (10C) 19C, fresh southwest breeze veering northwest; humidity 45%. Three-day forecast - Sat: 17, Sun: 18, Mon: 20.
- Andratx (10C) 17C, moderate south breeze increasing to fresh west; humidity 60%. Sat: 16, Sun: 16, Mon: 17.
- Binissalem (9C) 17C; moderate southwest breeze increasing to fresh northwest; humidity 55%. Sat: 16, Sun: 15, Mon: 19.
- Palma (10C) 19C, moderate south breeze increasing to strong northwest; humidity 55%. Sat: 17, Sun: 17, Mon: 19.
- Pollença (9C) 20C, strong south breeze veering west; humidity 45%. Sat: 17, Sun: 17, Mon: 20.
- Porreres (9C) 18C, fresh south breeze increasing to strong west; humidity 55%. Sat: 17, Sun: 16, Mon: 20.
- Sant Llorenç (10C) 19C, fresh southwest breeze veering west; humidity 55%. Sat: 17, Sun: 17, Mon: 21.
- Santanyi (9C) 18C, fresh southwest breeze easing to moderate west; humidity 70%. Sat: 17, Sun: 16, Mon: 19.
- Sineu (9C) 18C, fresh south breeze veering west; humidity 55%. Sat: 17, Sun: 16, Mon: 20.
- Soller (9C) 18C, strong south breeze easing to fresh northwest; humidity 55%. Sat: 16, Sun: 16, Mon: 18.
* Light breeze to 11 km/h; gentle to 19; moderate to 28; fresh to 38; strong to 49.
Thursday summary as of 5pm - Highs of 21.3 Muro, Pollença, Sa Pobla; Lows of 8.7 Son Torrella (Escorca), 14.6 Cap Blanc (Llucmajor), Llucmajor, 14.8 Cabrera; Rainfall of 1.3 litres per square metre Santa Maria; Gusts of 162 km/h Serra Alfabia (Bunyola), 119 Cabrera, 91 Binissalem, Capdepera, 90 Es Capdellà, 87 Banyalbufar, 86 Porreres, 85 Palma Airport, Pollença, 84 Marratxi, Muro, Santa Maria, 82 Salines Llevant (Campos), 81 Cap Blanc, 80 Portocolom.