The worsening of the weather forecast for the beginning of the week has caused new changes in the Three Kings parades in the Pitiusas, after the City Council of Ibiza decided to bring forward its parade to Sunday afternoon. Santa Eulària, which has moved all its parades to Tuesday, January 6, and Formentera, where it has opted to avoid open spaces due to the forecast of heavy rain and wind, are now added to the changes in the capital.
In the case of Ibiza, the parade will finally be held this Sunday, January 4 from 18.00 hours, taking advantage of a more favorable weather window in the afternoon, after a morning marked by rains that will be subsiding. The decision has been taken in view of a clearly worse forecast for tomorrow Monday, when more rainfall and a scenario of greater instability are expected.
Santa Eulària concentrates the parades on Tuesday 6
The City Council of Santa Eulària des Riu has decided to move all the parades scheduled for Monday, January 5 to Tuesday, January 6, due to the rain forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). The change does not affect neither the routes, nor the schedules, nor the departure and arrival points, which remain unchanged.
Thus, the program is configured with parades at 10.30 am in Puig d’en Valls, 12.30 pm in Jesus, 17.00 pm in Sant Carles, 18.30 pm in Santa Eulària and 19.30 pm in Santa Gertrudis. The City Council has warned that, if bad weather persists on Tuesday, the reception of the Three Wise Men will be moved to the Palau de Congressos d’Eivissa, a circumstance that will be communicated through official channels.
Formentera keeps the visit, but modifies the format
In Formentera, the Consell Insular has decided to maintain the visit of the Three Wise Men, but introducing significant changes in the program for Monday, January 5 due to the forecast of heavy rains and strong winds associated with the Francis squall.
Among the main modifications, the maritime arrival at the port of La Savina has been cancelled and the visits have been carried out directly in the different villages and parishes, in closed or more protected spaces. The program includes events in El Pilar de la Mola, Sant Ferran and Sant Francesc, with children’s performances, distribution of gifts and specific measures to ensure an inclusive experience, such as sections without music or lights for people with sensory hypersensitivity.
Adverse weather scenario
These changes occur in a context of widespread weather instability in the Balearic Islands. The Emergency Service 112 has activated the Severity Index 0 (IG0) of the Meteobal Plan throughout the archipelago before the yellow warning for rain issued by Aemet, with recommendations to exercise extreme caution both at home and in circulation.
The administrations have agreed that the safety of families and children has been the main criterion when modifying the programs, and they do not rule out new decisions if the evolution of the weather makes it advisable.
