"The strongest snowfall this winter in Mallorca" is how geographer Alberto Darder has described the recent weather event affecting the island over the past hours. The snow began to fall late on Saturday, 14 March, and continued until around 2am on Sunday.
Darder specified that snow fell from altitudes of 800 metres upwards, marking the lowest snow level observed this winter on the island. This was unexpected, especially since the national weather service, the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) in the Balearics, had forecasted snow only above 1,000 metres. As visible in videos shared by Darder from the Serra de Tramuntana, the snowfall was intense.
Expressing his enthusiasm, Darder stated, "for me, seeing snow fall is better than watching €500 banknotes drop." He is known as a "snow hunter," often being one of the first to report snowfall in Mallorca, making him a valuable source for media coverage. By early Sunday, 15 March, snow remained only at the peaks of the Serra de Tramuntana, with two centimetres recorded near the Puig Major tunnel.
Weather update and forecasts
Although further snow is not ruled out for Sunday, it is expected to occur at higher altitudes, starting from 1,000 metres. The Aemet forecast also predicts intervals of cloud cover with showers and occasional thunderstorms. These could be locally strong during the morning and may include small hail, primarily in northern Mallorca.