The current veranillo has now lasted more than two weeks - it started after heavy rain on September 19 and 20 - and is due to last at least until this coming Friday. The Aemet met agency had predicted a change to rainy weather in time for the public holiday on Thursday (October 12), but the meteorological models have altered.
Last Sunday, some weather stations in Mallorca registered record highs for October - 33C. It hasn't been as hot since then, but highs have continued to be up to 30C or slightly below. Weather stations on the island are indicating that the temperatures may rise later this week.
The very settled conditions will end at some point, but when? Medium-range forecasts (up to ten days) suggest that there is a probability of rain from Saturday. Next week (October 15 to 21) looks as if it will be a mix of cloudy and sunny spells with some risk of rain and temperatures down to around 25C; a source for this is the eltiempo website.
For its part, Aemet is saying nothing more than that "few changes" can be expected at least until Friday the thirteenth.
October is a month when Mallorca can expect heavy storms, but such are the potential contrasts that last year there was a high of 33.2C in the final week of the month.
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