The squall ‘Patricia’ will activate the yellow alert for the next few days in Ibiza and Formentera due to coastal risks.
The phenomenon will cause a “sharp drop in temperatures over much of the Peninsula and Balearic Islands”according to a spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), Rubén del Campo.
From the meteorological agency they warn that the mercury will drop significantly these days, especially from the weekend, in several areas of Spain, including the islands, where the wind will blow from the north with strong gusts.
Previously, throughout Friday and Saturday, the general maximums in the Balearic Islands will remain between the 25 and 30 degrees.
In Ibiza and Formentera the yellow risk will be declared as of Thursday from 10 a.m. and until 6 p.m due to possible heavy swells. From 21 hours the same Thursday, the alert will be reactivated for the probability of heavy rains and thunderstorms.
In addition, on Thursday the sky of the Pitiusas will present cloudy intervals and moderate wind with tendency to the north and northeast throughout the morning and to the south and southwest the rest of the day.
During the day today, the Aemet reports that temperatures have remained “sultry” in all the islands and has warned of the extreme risk of fires in Ibiza and the rest of the Balearic Islands.