Canary Islands wait this Saturday, Christmas Eve, little cloudy or clear skies, with temperatures unchanged or slightly rising and, in general, light, moderate winds in the high areas, according to the forecast of the Meteorology Statal Agency (Aemet).
At sea, winds from the east or southeast component of force 2 or 3 are expected, soon subsiding to variable force 1 or 2, as well as rippled seas and swells from the northwest with waves of 1 to 2 meters.
After the good weather, the rains will arrive on Sunday (Christmas Day), day in which the pre-alert for rains will come into force (12:00 p.m.) throughout the autonomous community of Canary Islands prior to the arrival of calima on Monday, the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Precipitation in the form of rain, which may be moderate and persistent at some points. They will begin in La Palma on Sunday, possibly in the early afternoon, to extend to La Gomera, El Hierro and northern Tenerife throughout the afternoon and early Monday morning.
For Monday, they are expected to intensify due to the formation of a DANA to the west of the islands, which you will be able to leave locally heavy, thunderstorm-type showersas well as possible precipitation in the form of snow on the peaks of La Palma, from 1,700 meters, and in Tenerife above 1,900 meters.
No precipitation is forecast for the eastern islandsbut the arrival of strong southeasterly wind as of Monday nightwhich will be accompanied by haze Y It will affect the entire archipelago, especially La GraciosaLanzarote and Fuerteventura.
Security and Emergencies does not rule out updating the alert level of this declaration, nor other declarations due to snow, wind, haze or coastal phenomena for Monday the 26th.
By islands, the forecast for this Saturday the 24th is as follows:
TENERIFE
Slightly cloudy or clear, with some intervals of high clouds in the afternoon. Temperatures with few changes, with slight decreases in the minimum in the northern midlands. Light wind from the east, moderate and turning southeast in midlands and high areas, and turning south in the afternoon.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 18 25
LA GOMERA
Slightly cloudy or clear, with some intervals of high clouds. Little changed temperatures. Light wind from the southeast, moderate in the midlands and highlands, and turning south in the afternoon.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
San Sebastian de la Gomera 19 26
THE PALM
Slightly cloudy or clear, with some intervals of high clouds. Little changed temperatures. Loose wind from the southeast, moderate and turning south in the middle and high areas.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Santa Cruz de la Palma 14 24
THE IRON
Slightly cloudy or clear, with some intervals of high clouds. Little changed temperatures. Loose wind from the southeast, moderate and turning south in the middle and high areas.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Valverde 13 21
LANZAROTE
Slightly cloudy or clear. Little changed temperatures. Light wind from the east component turning south in the afternoon.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
reef 16 23
Fuerteventura
Slightly cloudy or clear. Temperatures unchanged or slightly rising. Light wind from the east component turning south in the afternoon.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Puerto del Rosario 17 24
GRAND CANARY
Slightly cloudy or clear, with some intervals of high clouds in the afternoon. Little changed temperatures. Light wind from the east, moderate and turning southeast in midlands and high areas, and turning south in the afternoon.
FORECAST MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C):
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 18 26
