Canary Islands Encounter Mild Rain as a Weak Storm Approaches

Light drizzle and just under fifty flashes of lightning mark the outcome of a summer tempest that has approached the Canary Islands in a subdued manner. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) had forecast that the blend of winds, dust, and humidity arriving from the African mainland could trigger thermal surges and a thunderstorm on land. However, the prevailing weather conditions have not been sufficient to energise the summer tempest to the point where it could disrupt daily life. That said, the influx of this warm and moist air from Africa has resulted in sticky weather, elevated temperatures, sultry nights, occasional heavy rainfall, and gusts reaching up to 70 kilometres per hour.