The storm with strong gusts of wind and heravy seas which continues to affect the Balearics todauy, Monday, has caused over a hundred incidents, the majority involving fallen trees. Between midnight and 06.00 on Monday, the 112 Emergency Coordination Centre recorded a total of 104 incidents, of which 87 took place in Mallorca, 13 in Menorca and four in Ibiza.
At least 44 were caused by fallen trees, 27 of which ended up on the carriageway of a road. There were also 13 instances of urban debris falling, 15 situations posing a risk of debris falling, 14 obstacles or liquids on the carriageway, and eight disruptions to public services. The regional emergency service has maintained an orange alert for coastal phenomena across the entire region. The same alert level is in place due to strong gusts of wind in Menorca, the Serra de Tramuntana and the north and north-east of Mallorca.
The rest of Mallorca is on yellow alert for wind. Mallorca and Menorca are also on yellow alert for rain and storms. Strong gusts of wind, accompanied in some cases by heavy swells, will put seven autonomous communities on alert this Monday, on a day when maximum temperatures will rise significantly on the mainland, according to the forecast by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
The orange alert for strong gusts of wind — gusts of 100 km/h — will be in effect in Huesca and Tarragona; whilst this phenomenon will trigger a yellow warning in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, La Palma, Tenerife, Mallorca, Menorca, Madrid, Zaragoza, Teruel, Lleida and Castellón.
Similarly, some areas will be under alerts for heavy swells, such as Mallorca, Menorca, Lleida and Girona, which will be on orange alert. To a lesser extent, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife will be on yellow alert. The islands of La Palma, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote will also be at risk (yellow alert) due to airborne dust.
In general, the AEMET forecasts that a moist northerly flow will continue to affect the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearics under the influence of a high-pressure system in the north-west of the peninsula. Thus, cloudy or overcast skies are expected in the northern half of the Peninsula, with light but persistent rainfall on the Cantabrian coast, the upper Ebro region, the northern Iberian Mountains and the Pyrenees, whilst skies will remain partly cloudy in the southern half of the Peninsula and the Balearics.
However, the presence of a cold front over North Africa could lead to more unsettled weather in the Balearics, with a low probability of rainfall. Snow is expected in the mountains, with the snow line rising from 500–700 m to 1,200–1,500 m in the Pyrenees, and from 800–1,000 m to above 1,500–1,800 m in the rest of the mountains in the northern half. In the Canary Islands, skies will be cloudy or with intervals in the north of the islands and partly cloudy or clear in the south.
Maximum temperatures will rise across the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearics, except in the Strait of Gibraltar and along the Alboran coast, where they will fall. The rises may be significant in the Pyrenees, the eastern part of the southern plateau and southern Iberia. In contrast, minimum temperatures will fall in the southern third of the peninsula and the far north-east, with slight rises prevailing in the rest of the northern half and the Balearics. No changes are expected in the Canary Islands. Light frosts in the mountains of the northern and south-eastern parts of the peninsula, as well as in the highlands of both plateaus.
Finally, moderate north-westerly winds will prevail on the mainland and in the Balearic Islands, with strong tramontana winds and very strong gusts at times in the Empordà and the Balearic Islands, and very strong north-easterly winds in the Ebro Valley and the Pyrenees. In the Canary Islands, trade winds with strong gusts at times.