Tossing and turning in bed, sheets clinging to your body, windows open without a breath of air coming in and fans running all night long. If you could barely sleep last night, it wasn't just a feeling: the Balearic Islands have experienced an infernal night, with temperatures that in some places did not drop below 30 degrees.

The Balearic Sea has registered the highest temperature for these dates on 25 of the 39 days between July 1 and August 8, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

The Government will activate this Saturday the pre-alert phase of the Special Plan for Flood Risk (Inunbal), coinciding with the start of the period of greatest risk of isolated high-level depressions (dana) in the Islands.

Mallorca will experience an exceptional day this Wednesday, August 12, due to the total solar eclipse, an astronomical phenomenon that has not been seen in the Islands since 1905 and will not be repeated until well into the 22nd century. The forecast of a large influx to the main observation points has forced administrations to prepare a special plan that will affect mobility, access to natural spaces, and the operation of some roads, especially in the Serra de Tramuntana.

Mallorca has become a pilgrimage site to experience the eclipse. People from all over the world have bought flights to come to the island to see the astronomical phenomenon and the big question that arises is none other: why Mallorca, if it can be seen from many other places in the world?

The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) forecasts a Wednesday, August 12th afternoon with stable weather and good visibility in the Balearic Islands, coinciding with the total solar eclipse. Current forecasts indicate few clouds and high temperatures, around 30 degrees at the time of the phenomenon.

Mallorca has become one of the most sought-after locations to observe the solar eclipse on August 12. Thousands of people will travel to the island to witness the astronomical phenomenon, while Majorcans eagerly await an event that has not occurred in the Archipelago for over a century. Flights with no availability, full hotels, and residents searching for the best spot to observe it. There is, however, a possibility that almost no one has foreseen: what if it cannot be seen from Mallorca after all?

The Balearic Sea continues to break temperature records. The oceanographic buoy located off Dragonera registered a temperature of 32.7 degrees Celsius at a depth of three meters this Thursday, an exceptional figure that could go down in history, according to data from Meteo de les Illes.

The month of July 2026 has been the warmest in the Balearic Islands since records began, with an average temperature of 28 degrees, 2.9 degrees above the climatic average. This is certified by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), which points out that it is the hottest July in the historical series started in 1961.

The eclipse has become a viral phenomenon in Mallorca and the question all residents are asking themselves is the same: from where will I be able to see it? To resolve these doubts, they have created the application Horitzó 2026, a tool that allows you to know how the solar eclipse will be seen from all over the island.

Mallorca faces one of the hottest days of the summer this Sunday. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated a yellow alert for high temperatures in the south and interior of the island, where thermometers could reach 39 degrees.

Palma Airport has registered delays since early this Thursday, July 9th, due to fog banks that have risen over the Bay of Palma. According to Aena information, delays have been recorded in both departures and arrivals, and in some cases exceed two hours.

The Directorate General of Emergencies maintains the yellow alert for high temperatures in Mallorca and the Pitiüses Islands. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) activates the alert at midday in Mallorca: the temperature could reach 36ºC in the north and northeast of the island, while inland the maximum will be 37ºC. Regarding Ibiza and Formentera, temperatures can reach 36ºC. The warning will remain in effect until 7:00 PM. Starting Tuesday, it extends to Menorca, with highs of 36ºC, and the alert will remain active in the rest of the islands in the following days.

The heat continues to grip the Balearic Islands, and this Saturday Mallorca once again is the only island in the Archipelago with active alerts for high temperatures. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) maintains a yellow alert in the interior and south of the island, where thermometers could reach up to 37 degrees.

The unknown about whether the sky will be clear for the total solar eclipse that will occur in just two months cannot be resolved until "the trend" is seen a week before, points out in an interview with EFE the doctor in Physical Sciences and meteorologist Mar Gómez, who warns that August is a hot month. "I would love to give you an answer about the weather forecast for that day, but the truth is we don't know, because it is reliable a few days in advance," explained the meteorological director of eltiempo.es.

The Government presented this Wednesday a new action guide for educational centers that establishes how situations arising from adverse weather phenomena such as heavy rainfall, episodes of drought, heat waves, strong winds, and floods should be managed. The document was presented by the Minister of the Presidency, Coordination of Government Action and Local Cooperation, Antònia Estarellas, and the Minister of Education and Universities, Antoni Vera. As they explained, the new tool is born with the aim of homogenizing criteria and providing greater security to management teams in emergency situations.

Following the accident registered this Wednesday, May 13, on the UIB campus, the institution has decided to intensify the review plan for all campus buildings. The measure has been taken after a glass window detached due to a gust of wind and fell into a classroom in the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building while class was in session, causing a student to be injured. The review has been prioritized especially in the buildings where the university entrance exams will be held: Gaspar M. de Jovellanos, Guillem Cifre de Colonya, and Antoni M. Alcover i Sureda.

Following the accident registered this Wednesday, May 13, on the UIB campus, the institution has decided to intensify the review plan for all campus buildings. The measure was taken after a glass window detached due to a gust of wind and fell into a classroom in the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building while a class was in session, causing a student to be injured. The review has been prioritized especially in the buildings where university entrance exams will be held: Gaspar M. de Jovellanos, Guillem Cifre de Colonya, and Antoni M. Alcover i Sureda.

The trace left by the continuous winter storms has not been erased in Menorca. The imprint is still present, months later, in various parts of the Menorcan coastline and, more seriously, with the season having already begun.

The heavy rain this Friday in Palma has caused a water fountain on the promenade at the height of the Avenidas to burst. The power of the water expelled by the leak in the pipe simulates a geyser. The problem, in addition to the waste of water it entails, is that the liquid that shoots out of the water fountain expels dirty water and the smell that emanates causes residents to have to move away from the area.