Pullovers and blankets at night will continue to accompany the canaries, at least for this week. This has been predicted by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) which forecasts that low temperatures will continue to be the dominant meteorological tonic and even frosts on peaks, constant and scattered rains and overcast skies.
In addition, a new guest is about to join this panorama: suspended dust or haze.
“A dust and sand storm in Algeria and Morocco, with transport of dust over the Atlantic,” reported the BArcelona Dust Center (BDC). Lanzarote Y Fuerteventura they will be, once again, the first islands to receive this suspended dust.
According to the forecast of European model (ECMWF) scattered rains will continue on the westernmost islands, especially in Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Palma.
For this Tuesday, January 31, there will be cloudy intervals in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, where it will tend to be slightly cloudy at the end of the day. In the rest of the islands, cloudy in general with opening of occasional clearings, accompanied by little probability of weak and scattered precipitation, mainly on the northern slope during the first half of the day, and on slopes facing south in the afternoon. Temperatures will experience little change, with probable light frosts on peaks of The Palm Y Tenerife and a moderate to light northeast wind.
For this Wednesday, February 1, the rain will make an appearance from the morning on the northern slopes of Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and the northeast of La Palma. As the day progresses, the rainfall may occur with greater intensity in the center and south of the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
On Thursday, however, the European model does not foresee rainfall in the Islands, although they will return on friday, when they will affect La Palma again (especially in the north), Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Here, the model, as can be seen in the upper graph, foresees possible snow on west-facing peaks of Tenerife on Friday afternoon, and rainfall in Gran Canaria, La Palma and, to a lesser extent, in La Gomera.
Hurricanes, less frequent but more intense
Climate change is affecting the weather we live in today, higher temperatures, long dry seasons. According to Picazo, this can reduce the frequency of hurricane and tropical cyclone formation, but in turn they will become more intense. “Not only will they be more destructive, but they will move through oceanic regions,” says Picazo.
This is due to the temperature of the sea that intensifies the speed of the winds and thus becomes more powerful. According to the authorities, it is much more likely that from now on we will see Category 4 or 5 hurricanes.
Another hurricane in the Canary Islands?
Spain is situated in a region in which does not usually affect the arrival of hurricanes As in other areas of Central America or the United States, we have seen it as a phenomenon of great impact on a few occasions. Typically, hurricanes formed in the Atlantic reach the Peninsula in the form of a storm, leaving large amounts of rain, but without actually causing damage.
“In our latitude the arrival of more tropical storms or hurricanes is more and more frequent”, assures Picazo. And it is that as we commented, the high temperatures they cause the winds to move through different areas than usual and the Canary Islands may be affected by a more powerful cyclone.
