AN urgent warning has been issued to Irish holidaymakers as a major storm is set to hit two sunshine spots – with a red alert in place.
Tourists heading to Ibiza and Mallorca can expect to see extreme weather conditions over the coming days.
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Spanish meteorological agency AEMET said “very strong showers and storms” are on the cards until Friday.
A status red rain warning is currently in place for Mallorca.
The forecaster wrote: “Today, Wednesday, the most intense showers and storms will affect to a large part of the eastern third of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
“At this time the storms are already being very strong in the Balearic Islands, with very strong showers and gusts around 100 km/h and it is expected that continue the rest of the day, accompanied by hail and reaching accumulations that can be significant.
“During the afternoon new storms will develop in the eastern third of the peninsula, mainly in the east and south of Catalonia and in Valencia, Alicante and Murcia with probable showers and very strong gusts of wind accompanied by hail that may be large (greater than 2 cm).
“During Thursday, the weather will continue to focus on the Balearic Islands.
“It will be maintained and It will even increase instability even more in the archipelago and, on the contrary, it will decrease in the eastern third of the peninsula.
“Very strong showers and storms will continue in much of the archipelago, mainly in the first half of the day, locally accompanied by hail and very strong gusts of wind, although this day the phenomenon of greatest adversity is expected to be the intensity and efficiency of rainfall, reaching accumulations that locally can be very significant and without ruling out torrential intensity (more than 60 mm/hour).
“This day It is also likely that showers and storms will occur during the early morning and morning hours. locally strong on the central coast of Catalonia and, in the afternoon, more dispersed, in areas of the interior of the E third of the peninsula, most likely in the north of Catalonia and the south of the Iberian system.”
Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly took to social media to warn his followers.
He said: “The Spanish Met Service have issued a red weather warning for parts of Mallorca today and tomorrow with heavy rain and strong winds again on Thursday after bad weather hit Ibiza and Mallorca today.”
Meanwhile, a Met Eireann forecaster has shared the “good news” that the weekend will be “mostly dry” – but rain is set to batter the country first.
The weather is gearing up to be dry with sunny spells and just the odd shower for Electric Picnic weekend in Stradbally.
UV index will be moderate to high in sunshine and moderate in cloud today, while grass, nettle and weed pollen are the main sources this week with moderate pollen expected across all regions today and tomorrow.
Met Eireann Meteorologist Matthew Martin said the forecast for the next few days is “mixed and changeable” but that the weekend will bring “mostly dry weather.”
The forecaster said: “The weather will be quite mixed and changeable for the next few days, but the good news is that it looks like the weekend will bring mostly dry weather, just the odd shower.
“This morning, any mist or fog patches will soon clear, and that’s going to leave a mostly dry morning with sunny spells with just an isolated shower possible in Atlantic coastal counties.
“Mix of cloud and sunny intervals then for this afternoon, again, with just a few light showers, these mainly in the west.
“It will become overcast though across the western half of the country this evening as patchy rain and drizzle edges in from the Atlantic.
Martin continued: “Maximum temperatures today of 17C to 20C in fresh southwest winds.”
