{"id":2956,"date":"2012-02-02T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2012-03-20T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T12:10:57","slug":"mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE big freeze is due to reach Mallorca tomorrow (Friday).<\/p>\n<p>This weekend will be \u201cone of the coldest in recent years\u201d on the island, according to the State Metrological Agency (AEMET). Snowfall could reach as far down as sea level from tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2545\" title=\"Carretera de Soller al Puig Major\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\" alt=\"Carretera de Soller al Puig Major\" width=\"530\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday is expected to be the coldest day with a wind chill factor of -8oC in some places, including Palma de Mallorca.<\/p>\n<p>Charity \u2018Age UK\u2019 has warned people to wrap up warm as the cold can kill, especially the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>Between Friday and Saturday maximum temperatures are not expected to exceed 6oC.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday and Sunday temperatures could plummet to below zero in parts of the Island, including Palma de Mallorca, and as much as -4oC in Lluc.\u00a0Wind chill factor could reach -5oC on Saturday and -3oC on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday, temperatures should start rising gradually with minimum temperatures above zero and maximum up to 8oC and by Monday minimum temperatures will be around 3oC and maximum 10oC and the rain should have stopped.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/foot-of-the-serre-de-tramutana-e1328194020414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2546\" title=\"Foot of the Serre de Tramutana\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/foot-of-the-serre-de-tramutana-e13281940204142.jpg\" alt=\"Foot of the Serre de Tramutana\" width=\"530\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of elderly Expats living inland in the Balearics which are vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Elderly at risk Michelle Mitchell, charity director general at Age UK said: &#8220;Low temperatures raise blood pressure which puts people at a greater risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as increasing the likelihood and severity of flu and other respiratory problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People are advised to check local weather forecasts on the radio or via the internet, these can be seen in English on Spain\u2019s met office website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aemet.es\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.aemet.es<\/a> (click on the word \u2018welcome\u2019 on the top right).<\/p>\n<p>Snow expected Meanwhile, snowfall was forecasted to start last night at around 1,100m above sea level. By today it was expected to reach 900m, according to Balearics Metrological Agency, Agusti Jansa.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming days the Balearic Islands can expect heavy rains and strong winds. Every three or four years, rain can fall in the form of snow and reach as far down as the shoreline, according to Jansa.<\/p>\n<p>In winter 2005 there was large snowstorm that left many of Mallorca\u2019s beaches in a blanket of snow.<\/p>\n<p>Snow also reached the south of Mallorca in 2001. Winter 1956 saw streets in Mallorca\u2019s villages in centimeters of snow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euroweeklynews.com\/news\/mallorca\/91066-mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\" target=\"_blank\">Euro Weekly News<\/a> By Nicole Hallett<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE big freeze is due to reach Mallorca tomorrow (Friday). This weekend will be \u201cone of the coldest in recent years\u201d on the island, according to the State Metrological Agency (AEMET). Snowfall could reach as far down as sea level from tomorrow. Friday is expected to be the coldest day with a wind chill factor [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12,4],"tags":[429],"class_list":["post-2956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mallorca","category-spain","tag-palma-de-mallorca"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"taylorwimpeyespana\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"taylorwimpeyespana\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d4a2f737d47bc77a017e797f933e4a0b\"},\"headline\":\"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-02T14:49:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-03-20T12:10:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\"},\"wordCount\":390,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Palma de Mallorca\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Mallorca\",\"Spain\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\",\"name\":\"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-02T14:49:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-03-20T12:10:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a\",\"description\":\"Building new homes on Mallorca, the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol since 1958.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo-taylor-wimpey-espa\u00f1a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo-taylor-wimpey-espa\u00f1a.png\",\"width\":139,\"height\":92,\"caption\":\"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d4a2f737d47bc77a017e797f933e4a0b\",\"name\":\"taylorwimpeyespana\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"taylorwimpeyespana\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/author\/taylorwimpeyespana\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"taylorwimpeyespana","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/"},"author":{"name":"taylorwimpeyespana","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d4a2f737d47bc77a017e797f933e4a0b"},"headline":"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend","datePublished":"2012-02-02T14:49:04+00:00","dateModified":"2012-03-20T12:10:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/"},"wordCount":390,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg","keywords":["Palma de Mallorca"],"articleSection":["Mallorca","Spain"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/","url":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/","name":"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg","datePublished":"2012-02-02T14:49:04+00:00","dateModified":"2012-03-20T12:10:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/carretera-de-soller-al-puig-major-e13281939788511.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/mallorca-set-for-the-big-freeze-this-weekend\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mallorca set for the big freeze this weekend"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/","name":"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a","description":"Building new homes on Mallorca, the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol since 1958.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a","url":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo-taylor-wimpey-espa\u00f1a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logo-taylor-wimpey-espa\u00f1a.png","width":139,"height":92,"caption":"Taylor Wimpey de Espa\u00f1a"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d4a2f737d47bc77a017e797f933e4a0b","name":"taylorwimpeyespana","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/63b02a35ebd48558152bb85bee2d34154987285b82e0b6a9897a3cd823dd15e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"taylorwimpeyespana"},"url":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/author\/taylorwimpeyespana\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hOmn-LG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3037,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions\/3037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}