The week has begun with a cut-off low (DANA) that has formed over the western Iberian Peninsula and will bring locally heavy rain to the Mediterranean coast and the Balearic Islands until Wednesday, according to the forecast by Rubén del Campo, spokesperson for the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). Cloudy and overcast skies are expected on Tuesday, with some locally heavy showers in the western part of the archipelago starting in the morning. These showers could be locally heavy in the Pitiusas Islands (Ibiza and Formentera). Temperatures will remain fairly stable. Winds will be light from the south, shifting to an easterly component in the morning. Parts of the islands were under a yellow weather warning for accumulated rainfall of 20 mm in one hour this Monday. Specifically, the alert was activated in the north and northeast of Mallorca and in Menorca.

The Eivissa City Council has sent the Balearic Government Delegation an updated report on the damage caused by storms Alice and Ex Gabrielle (so called because it was originally a tropical cyclone called Gabrielle), which raises its economic valuation to almost 29 million euros.

October 2025 was warmer than average in the Balearic Islands, according to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). In Mallorca, the average temperature was 19.4 °C, almost a degree above normal, and up to 11 tropical nights were recorded in Capdepera, more than usual. Despite the persistent heat, the month was normal in terms of rainfall, with an average of 71 liters per square meter, 10% less than expected. The strongest storms arrived with the DANA (isolated high-altitude depression) Alice and Storm Benjamin, which brought torrential rain to the north of the island and wind gusts of over 100 km/h in the Sierra de Alfabia mountain range.

"Flood zones have a bad habit of flooding." Alfredo Barón, former head of the Government's Water Resources Studies and Planning Service and an authority on the subject, has been saying this for years. His judgment was directed at the public authorities, who for decades allowed construction in areas considered prone to flooding, even long after the studies and initial regulations began to come into effect. Last week, the force of nature struck Ibiza again, and luckily, only material damage was reported. The most significant lesson from this episode can be learned by superimposing the flooded area with the flood zone maps (see main photographs): they are a carbon copy.

The latest natural disaster to hit the Balearic Islands was the historic flood that hit Ibiza this week, when In just a few hours, nearly 300 liters per square meter fell.The rain, both intense and efficient, caused widespread flooding, road closures, damage to homes and businesses, and forced the Ibizan Council to request that Madrid declare it a disaster zone. This episode adds to a blacklist of natural disasters that, over the past few decades, have left a strong mark on the entire archipelago.

Did the absence of Valencian President Carlos Mazón influence the late formation of the DANA emergency committee on October 29th and the equally untimely dispatch of the ES-Alert? And what if, as the Popular Party maintains, the participation of the head of the Consell was not crucial, because he spoke by phone with the former Minister of Justice and the Interior, Salomé Pradas, a minute before her. dictate the content of the message And one before spreading it? These are two of the main questions that Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra's investigation has been unable to answer eight months after the catastrophe that devastated much of the center of the Valencian Community and resulted in the deaths of 228 people. Among the questions the investigation has been able to answer are whether the Generalitat (Catalan government) had ignored warnings warning of an extremely dangerous cold snap and that its response was always late and insufficient.

The Government does not expect the rains that will fall this Wednesday in the Balearic Islands to cause flooding, but warned that the storms will be accompanied by electrical equipment, whose lightning could cause a fireAccording to forecasts from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the next few hours will be unstable, with the first critical moment of the day expected between 12:00 and 18:00. A cold air front is expected to collide with the warm air masses, causing severe storms with rainfall of up to 50 liters per square meter. These could be accompanied by electrical disturbances and possible disasters, as well as a slight drop in temperature, according to Europa Press.

The Balearic Government has cleaned more than 310 kilometers of torrents in the Balearic Islands in the last two years to combat flooding caused by phenomena such as floods, which, according to the president, Marga Prohens, will be "increasingly frequent and more intense." Prohens explained these figures during her visit to the Avenc torrent in Campos, where cleaning and maintenance work is currently underway. Of the kilometers cleaned, 253 were in Mallorca; 25 in Menorca, including interventions resulting from last year's flood; and 37 in Ibiza. In the first half of this year alone, work has been carried out on more than 50 kilometers.