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Band of light rain over eastern Mallorca on Tuesday morning at 7.40am,

Jason Moore08/10/2024 15:13
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A gust of 93 kilometres her hour hit part of the island today ahead of the arrival of "hurricane Kirk" tomorrow. The Met Office said that they had declared alerts for high winds on the mainland tomorrow (Wednesday).

The storm will arrive "weakened" in terms of rainfall in the Balearics, but the wind will gust from moderate to strong until Thursday morning and there will be rough seas as a direct result, and warnings for the coasts have been activated. Galicia and the north of Spain will be most affected.

This is the strength of the gusts measured so far: (in kmh)

93 Serra d'Alfàbia, 83 Cabrera, 75 Puerto Soller 74, Banyalbufar 71, Portocolom 66, Calvia 62 Palma Port, 61, Capdepera 59 Pollensa, Manacor. 58 Son Bonet, Palma airport.

The Met Office says that the unsettled weather will continue throughout the week although temperatures will remain the same.

The Met Office advised the general public to check their regular weather forecast updates over the next 48 hours before planning long journeys.