The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated the orange alert for this Tuesday and Wednesday in Ibiza and Formentera by heavy rains that could be accompanied by storms. The orange risk will be active from midnight on Tuesday until Wednesday at seven in the morning.
The forecast is for accumulated rainfall in an hour of 50 liters per square meter, which will be accompanied by thunderstorms.
The week begins with cloudy skies and high temperatures. For this Monday, the minimum and maximum temperatures will be 26 and 30 degrees. On Tuesday there will be a slight decrease, with 24 and 28 degrees. On Wednesday the minimum falls to 18 degrees and the maximum remains unchanged.
From Thursday the sky will be clear with some clouds and the chances of showers decrease.
Aemet weather forecast. / AEMET
Special warning
The State Meteorological Agency has issued a special warning for the arrival of an episode of showers and thunderstorms that will affect the eastern third of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands between Sunday and next Wednesday
According to the agency, the situation is caused by an Atlantic trough and the formation of a low relative between the southeast peninsular and the archipelago, which will inject moist and unstable air over the Mediterranean. This, coupled with high humidity and atmospheric instability, will lead to locally very heavy rainfall
In Ibiza, Monday 8 is expected to record showers from noon, although it will be Tuesday 9 the most complicated day, with showers and storms that could reach torrential intensity, exceeding 60 liters per square meter in one hour and accumulations of up to 140 liters in 12 hours. Rainfall may be accompanied by large hail and very strong gusts of wind
Although Wednesday 10 is expected to be a progressive improvement, Aemet warns that there may still be showers and thunderstorms of strong character during the morning, especially on the coast and inland areas of the Balearic Islands.
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From the meteorological agency remember that these phenomena present a high uncertainty, since small changes in the position of the trough or in the winds can modify both the intensity and the exact location of the storms.
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