The General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has declared the situation pre-alert for strong gusts of wind (yellow warning risk) this friday in Canary Islands. The statement for this worsening of the weather in the Canary Islands has entered effective at 6:00 p.m. on Friday until further notice.
The validity of the declaration extends to the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands for northeasterly wind with strong intervals and occasional very strong gusts on exposed slopes, mainly on the northwest and southeast slopes of the westernmost islands and Gran Canaria, as well as in the southern midlands and exposed peaks of the islands of El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma and Gran Canaria.
On the other hand, the Territorial Delegation of the Meteorology Statal Agency (Aemet) in the Canary Islands has predicted for Saturday moderate to strong northeast wind and informs of the yellow warning in force in El Hierro, La Gomera, the Metropolitan Area and the southeast of Tenerifeand in summits, southeast and west of Gran Canaria.
The gusts will be more frequent and intense during the night hours, especially in the last hours when the threshold will pass from 70 to 80 kilometers per hour in La Gomera and El Hierro. In addition to the warning areas, locally very strong gusts are not ruled out in Tenerife (central peaks and extreme northwest), La Palma (peaks and extreme southeast and northwest) and in Lanzarote, occasionally during central hours in inland areas.
The skies will be cloudy this Saturday in the north of the most mountainous islands, where it is expected weak rainfallas in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
The temperatures will rise in the western islands and as for the state of the sea, the Aemet announces north and northeast wind of force 3 or 4, 4 or 5 and 5 or 6 offshore, swell, swell or strong swell, and variable winds in the south and west coasts of the islands with breezes, rippled seas or swells. Northwest swell is expected with waves of one to two meters.
By islands, the forecast is as follows:
LANZAROTE
Cloudy intervals with a predominance of cloudy skies in the north, where light and occasional rains are not ruled out, mainly in the last hours. Little changed temperatures. Northeast wind with strong intervals in inland areas, especially in the last hours.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Reef 18 26
Fuerteventura
Cloudy intervals with a predominance of slightly cloudy skies in the southern half. Some weak and occasional rain in the last hours is not ruled out. Little changed temperatures. Northeast wind with strong intervals during the second half of the day in inland areas and in jandia.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Port of Rosario 18 26
GRAND CANARY
In the north, there is a predominance of cloudy skies covered with light rain, which will be more frequent and intense during the second half of the day. In the southern half, little cloudy to clear. Little changed temperatures. Strong northeasterly wind with probable occasional very strong gusts on the southeast and northwest slopes in the afternoon, as well as on exposed summits and high areas facing south throughout the day. Breezes on southwest coasts.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Palmas de Gran Canaria, 19 24
TENERIFE
In the north, cloudy skies prevail with light rains, being more likely and frequent during the second half of the day. In the rest of the areas, slightly cloudy with intervals of evolution in the west and south. Minimum temperatures with few changes. Highs in slight ascent, which will be more pronounced on the south and west slopes. Wind from the northeast, it will blow strong with probable occasional very strong gusts in the southeast slope and in the extreme northwest in the afternoon, as well as in the southern slope of the metropolitan area during the night hours. Breezes on west coasts.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 20 26
LA GOMERA
In the north, cloudy to covered skies predominate with light rain that will be more frequent during the second half of the day. In the southern half, little cloudy to clear. Minimum temperatures with few changes. Highs in slight ascent, being more significant in the southern half. Wind from the northeast, which will blow strong with probable very strong gusts on the east and northwest slopes, as well as on exposed peaks and in the southern midlands, especially in the early and late hours.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
San Sebastian de la Gomera 20 26
THE PALM
In the north and east, cloudy to overcast skies predominate with light rain that will be more frequent during the first half of the day and clearing in the afternoon. In the rest of the areas, intervals to slightly cloudy. Slightly rising temperatures, more pronounced in the maximum on the west slope. Northeast wind that will blow with strong intervals in extreme southeast and northwest, as well as in peaks in the last hours. Predominating breezes on west coasts.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Santa Cruz de la Palma 21 25
THE IRON
In the north, cloudy skies with probable weak and occasional rains will be more frequent in the northeast. In the rest of the areas, little cloudy. Minimum temperatures with few changes. Highs in slight ascent, being more significant on the southern slope. Northeast wind with strong intervals and probable occasional very strong gusts in the extreme southeast and northwest, as well as in the summits and midlands of the southwest, especially during the night hours. Breezes will predominate on southwest coasts.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Valverde 14 19
