Missed 8:20 flight at Ibiza airport ends at elrow's closing

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• The Majorca Daily Bulletin says Mallorca should brace for a weekend of heavy rain and thunderstorms, so check the official AEMET warnings before you go out.
• Palma expects between 23 and 27 degrees on Friday 2 October, with scattered showers and a 60% chance of rain, according to Open-Meteo.
• Drivers on Menorca can no longer turn directly from the Me-1 main road onto Camí de Talatí while improvement works are under way, so they must follow a temporary diversion.
• Balearic president Marga Prohens said she was relieved by how the Congreso de los Diputados voted on two housing decrees.
• Maó's Plaça de s'Esplanada will host Menorca's eighth Breastfeeding Day for families on Tuesday 6 October, from 4pm to 6pm.

Today's essentials

Missed 8:20 flight at Ibiza airport ends at elrow's closing. A traveller who missed her 8:20 flight at Ibiza airport because she thought it left at 10:20 was given dinner, free entry to elrow's season closing at [UNVRS] and a new flight home the next morning, Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera reports. The scene comes from a promotional video that elrow posted on its own social media accounts, and the 3 October closing at [UNVRS] in Sant Rafel is the last date of the brand's 2026 season.

Weather today

Showers around Palma and wind on Formentera. Palma will range from 23 to 27 degrees on Friday 2 October, with scattered showers, a 60% chance of rain and winds of up to 15 km/h, according to Open-Meteo.

Inland and in the Serra de Tramuntana it is wetter, with Sóller expecting light rain, a 78% chance of rain, a low of 22 and a high of 26 degrees, and only a light breeze of up to 9 km/h. Over on Formentera the sky stays overcast but the risk of rain falls to 20%. Temperatures there barely move (25 to 26 degrees), but the wind picks up to 31 km/h, so expect choppy water on the crossing and on exposed beaches. Light clothes are still fine, though in Mallorca it is worth carrying an umbrella or a light rain jacket.

Transport & traffic

• Me-1 junction for Talatí closed during roadworks. Es Diari reports that drivers can no longer turn directly from Menorca's Me-1 main road onto Camí de Talatí while improvement works are carried out on that section, and a temporary diversion is in place. The Me-1 is the island's main road between Maó and Ciutadella, so anyone heading for the Talatí area, including visitors to the Talatí de Dalt Talayotic site near Maó, should leave a little extra time and follow the diversion signs instead of relying on their usual turn-off. The source gives no reopening date, so check before you set off until the works finish.
• Car wedged under a lorry in Sant Josep crash. A car ended up wedged under a lorry in a violent collision this morning where the Cala Bassa road meets the road to Cala Vedella, in the west of Ibiza, according to Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera. This junction serves two of the busiest beach routes in Sant Josep de sa Talaia, and an accident like this usually means a slow clear-up and diversions nearby. If you are driving towards Cala Bassa or Cala Vedella today, check traffic updates before you leave and expect the area around the junction to be slow.

What's changing for you

• Housing decrees: Prohens relieved by Congress vote. Balearic president Marga Prohens said on Friday 2 October that she was relieved by the outcome of the vote on two housing decrees in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados, report Última Hora and Es Diari. Her line was blunt: you cannot fix in eight days what has not been done in eight years, a direct jab at the national government. If you rent or plan to buy in the islands, keep an eye on what these decrees actually change once their final text is published, because housing rules shape contracts, rents and access to support.
• Breastfeeding Day in Maó on 6 October. The Àrea de Salut de Menorca will hold its eighth Breastfeeding Day for families on Tuesday 6 October, in Maó's Plaça de s'Esplanada from 4pm to 6pm. If you are a new or expectant parent on Menorca, put it in your diary: Es Diari says the afternoon will include activities, workshops and prizes, and it is a good chance to meet the island's public health team in person and ask your questions.

Local news to know

• RCD Mallorca travel to Girona. RCD Mallorca play away at Girona on matchday 8 of the Liga Hypermotion, after last Sunday's painful home defeat at Son Moix, Última Hora reports along with the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
• Stormy weekend ahead for Mallorca. The Majorca Daily Bulletin says Mallorca should brace for a weekend of heavy rain and thunderstorms, and the official AEMET warnings are the place to check before you go out.
• 109 km/h gusts and flooding reported in Mallorca. French forecaster La Chaîne Météo reports violent storms over the Balearics, with gusts of up to 109 km/h, intense rain and flooding in Mallorca.

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