Overview
- Menorca issued EsAlert warnings, closed port access and suspended maritime activity after a Puertos del Estado buoy off Maó registered a 12.97 m wave and gusts neared 120 km/h.
- AEMET kept red, amber and yellow alerts in place across the Balearics and northeastern Spain, with Menorca’s coastline at red level and forecasts of very strong tramontana winds in the region.
- Majorca recorded its heaviest snowfall of the winter, with flakes down to about 800 metres in the Tramuntana range and additional showers and small hail possible.
- Lanzarote reported calima with degraded air quality, and officials advised sensitive people to remain indoors and keep windows closed until dust levels improve.
- Model projections flagged a two‑week risk of very high rainfall for La Palma, parts of Tenerife and Madeira, with totals up to 300 mm on La Palma and 270 mm on Madeira reported by a meteorologist.