The regional Met Office warns that a spell of bad weather is expected to hit the Canaries late today, particularly the westernmost islands.
A belt of heavy rain which is currently making its way in from the northwest, accompanied by moderate-strong winds, is due to arrive in La Palma and El Hierro at 6pm and spread to Tenerife and La Gomera overnight, although bringing less heavy rain to the latter islands. Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria should escape the rain but will have overcast skies for most of the week-end.
from www.islandconnections (http://www.islandconnections) .eu
Bloodyhell Steve ?
Sounds a bit like Irish weather Steve :o
I'm glad I don't live in Tenerife! There's an update to the forecast:
In a revised alert, issued this morning, forecasters say Sunday will be particularly uncomfortable in the western islands due to winds of up to 100 km per hour and heavy rain.
Sounds like a mild afternoon, here in Kildare Ireland ;)
Don´t worry, we´ll only get a shower or two in Fuerte 8) We´re well East of the bad stuff.
Forecast for Monday/Tuesday is much worse!!! :o
Feel for ya,i really do........
Sounds like a typical summer day in Swansea....... :'(
The severe weather warning issued by the Met Office for the week-end has prompted the cancellation of outdoor activities in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and other parts.
The authorities in Gran Canara have announced that all recreation areas are to be closed on Sunday and camping is banned for the day, ahead of the expected heavy rain and high winds. In Tenerife, scout groups have called off various outdoor events and trips scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday, while a big cycling event in the north of the island has also been postponed. Santa Cruz has already placed its emergency services on standby in anticipation of a rise in call-outs while the Tenerife Cabidlo has now issued advice to people to avoid unnecessary travel and to stay indoors as of tomorrow for 48 hours.
We updated the warnings last night on the program - we're now expecting rain and strong winds up to 50 kph on Monday and Tuesday and associated swell on the west coast of Fuerteventura between 6 and 10 meters!!!!!!!!!!
I'll update the broadcasts on Canary UK Radio as and when weather forecasts are updated
www.canaryuk.com (http://www.canaryuk.com)
I'm sure Captain Sensible will keep the forum updated
Oh Nooooooooooo!! we arrive on wednesday was looking forward to some sunshine hope it does not last for long
A cloudy morning in Caleta, then some short rain showers this afternoon. 21 degrees.
The wind was a light SE this morning, and now a SW this afternoon - that wind direction will bring the bad weather over the next few days.
Ditto re arriving on Wednesday.....been watching the forecasts with growing concern (the wife will consider it solely my fault for booking that date if she doesn't get sunshine ::), but it LOOKS like it may be over the worst by then...... everything crossed!!
The worst will be over by Tuesday afternoon.
I was in Caleta all day(working indoors) and thought it was lovely watching everything dripping as it rained on and off.
Then I watched Barca and walked in the rain for a while, it was really cool. I've had enough now , it can stop as it's never too hot.
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.ie&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.laprovincia.es/lanzarote/2013/03/02/mal-tiempo-obliga-cancelar-escala-arrecife-barco-millonarios/517431.html&usg=ALkJrhi3Ymenyw-nMeX-aOVkod3th_dAnQ (http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.ie&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.laprovincia.es/lanzarote/2013/03/02/mal-tiempo-obliga-cancelar-escala-arrecife-barco-millonarios/517431.html&usg=ALkJrhi3Ymenyw-nMeX-aOVkod3th_dAnQ)
Quote from: Spike On Q on March 02, 2013, 13:37:05 PM
We updated the warnings last night on the program - we're now expecting rain and strong winds up to 50 kph on Monday and Tuesday and associated swell on the west coast of Fuerteventura between 6 and 10 meters!!!!!!!!!!
I'll update the broadcasts on Canary UK Radio as and when weather forecasts are updated
www.canaryuk.com (http://www.canaryuk.com)
I'm sure Captain Sensible will keep the forum updated
I had nightmares last night after I read this, that is 30 feet waves!!! wow wow wow wow wow!!
Champlain
Bring it on!!! Fantastic day windsurfing and even better tomorrow. Just love it. You'll all be glad to know that it's only a temporary piece of heaven and dull and boring will be returning by mid week. Ho hum.
Very windy at the moment. 45 kph with gusts of even more strength. A mix of blue sky and clouds of varying colours.
Rain is forecast for 4am.
That's okay then. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Champlain
The Canarian Government have just announced that schools in Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and Gran Canaria are closed tomorrow.
Wow......................
:o :o
It seems to be bad in Lanzarote right now. A girl I know who owns a bar there said that she is panicking because she doesnt think that the bar windows are going to hold.
OMG :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
I just hope you are all gonna be okay!
Champlain
Hatches battened down. Some really strong gusts here at the north of the island.
Tried to upload a photo of the sea at El Cotillo.How do you do this?Thanks for any help in advance.
Thanks to Fifi I have experimented with Photo bucket but not in publishing mode yet!
Looks like some of the lamp-posts just outside Corralejo aren't too solidly fixed to the ground - hope they survive! :o There are some frightening gusts around here, and the noise is going to make it difficult to sleep.
I hope all those who live on boats around the islands will be OK; it can't be much fun tonight for them, even in a harbour. :o Good luck especially to my musician friends Johnny and Chris, who are both moored in Corralejo harbour. :-*
It's now raining in Caleta as well as the very strong gusty wind.
There'll be a lot of damage done tonight.
It's really. Really windy here in Tuineje! The worst winds I've experienced for 4 years. Very Scary! The gust of winds must be almost hurricane force! Spent two hours trying to secure my poor horse's stables roof down, as it literally lifted. So a restless night for me tonight I think.
Just hope it all calms down soon and not too much damage for all the Canary Islands.
My husband just told me it's now just starting to rain as well.
Quote from: fuertesol on March 03, 2013, 22:20:15 PM
Tried to upload a photo of the sea at El Cotillo.How do you do this?Thanks for any help in advance.
Hi Fuertesol, if you open a free account with Photobucket...link here.... http://beta.photobucket.com/ (http://beta.photobucket.com/) and upload the photo you can simply copy and paste it onto the Forum by selecting the option which has IMG next to it.
La Palma recorded gusts of 206km per hour, way beyond hurricane strength. La Palma airport is closed and some other airports are expected to follow suit. Several flights have been cancelled.
One of my friends on Facebook said that the tiles are blowing off his roof in Caleta.
Just been standing on the roof terrace in my oil skins enjoying the sound of pitter pattering on the hood and looking at the lights of the town through a haze of rain. Wind's dropped right off and lovely to see and experience. Brings back fond memories of holidays in Cornwall.
Also shown me that the roof does indeed leak.....
Quote from: Truncheon Meat on March 04, 2013, 01:59:41 AM
Just been standing on the roof terrace in my oil skins enjoying the sound of pitter pattering on the hood and looking at the lights of the town through a haze of rain. Wind's dropped right off and lovely to see and experience. Brings back fond memories of holidays in Cornwall.
Also shown me that the roof does indeed leak.....
Im reading all of the reports here because I am wondering about my roof and how it will survive. It is about three years now since it has been painted. Its a pity that they are not built to withstand heavy rain.
My bedroom window doesn't close properly, so I spent about 20 minutes mopping up a giant puddle that had made it's way half way across the room :o
The Canarian Government have issued an advice sheet for those affected by the hurricane. (Translated by Google)
http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gobiernodecanarias.org%2Fdgse%2Ftemas%2Fconsejos%2Flluvias.html&act=url (http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gobiernodecanarias.org%2Fdgse%2Ftemas%2Fconsejos%2Flluvias.html&act=url)
.............another advice sheet from them for strong winds....
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Nice sunny morning on the golf course in Caleta..
Is the airport operating? I think the Lanzarote airport may have been closed?
Champlain
I dont know if it is or not Champlain girl.
La Provincia .es article translated by Google.
The wind causes the release of the roof of a school in Morro Jable
The town of Morro Jable, south of Fuerteventura is, so far, the most affected by the storm of wind and rain, which caused the detachment of the roof in Jandía Secondary School, which was forced to suspend classes for security reasons.
In the rest of the island there have been minor damage on roads and in the tents that were being installed to host the Carnival events in the towns of Morro Jable and Corralejo, in the latter also been some flooding in homes.
Airport is fine and it's a lovely day now but more wind and rain later. Not so bad though.
Thats good Truncheon Meat. :)
Another article here which mentions the cancelled flights. I cant see anything about Lanzarote airport being closed in the news so far Champlain girl. :)
http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovincia.es%2F&act=url (http://translate.google.ie/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovincia.es%2F&act=url)
Lanzarote and Fuerteventura continue on yellow alert.
Bright and windy in Caleta this morning. Minor damage and flooding from what I saw on the way to work this morning.
More rain is forecast for betweem 4pm-8pm today.
Back to normal by lunchtime tomorrow :)
Roll on lunchtime tomorrow ;D ;D
Quote from: ben90125 on March 04, 2013, 02:05:38 AM
My bedroom window doesn't close properly, so I spent about 20 minutes mopping up a giant puddle that had made it's way half way across the room :o
I also found out last night that my bedroom window does not shut properly. Grrr.....
Quote from: Florence on March 04, 2013, 13:55:10 PM
Quote from: ben90125 on March 04, 2013, 02:05:38 AM
My bedroom window doesn't close properly, so I spent about 20 minutes mopping up a giant puddle that had made it's way half way across the room :o
I also found out last night that my bedroom window does not shut properly. Grrr.....
We have three windows that shut really tightly. The only problem is that there seems to be a major shipping lane between the wall and the window frame - the rain comes in by the bucket-load and disappears into kitchen drawers and under the hallway and bathroom cupboards. Ours is a really well-built house, but they simply didn't bother to make it watertight. :(
There are many, many fences down around Corralejo this morning, and there was obviously some flooding but most has disappeared now. Thankfully, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of structural damage anywhere. I saw them working on the carnival area just a few days back so they'll be well upset if that's all been destroyed. Not much time for repairs before Friday.
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wind of yesterday :) Plumes of spray were beautiful.
on the downside, looks like a strong gust of wind drove some sand into zoom mechanism of my most useful lens ;(
The underpass in Caleta near the Atlantico
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To quote lady who runs the pool-side bar this morning "catastrophe" Current weather in normally reliable Fuerte is atrocious. Torrential rain and gusts of wind managed to flood bedroom of our apartment last night. This morning was OK, but now more wind and rain, although less severe than last night. On plus side we've both got man-flu, so would not be doing much anyway. Roll on Sun!
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Phenominal pic Fifi - where did you find it?
Someone from one of the Ayuntamientos in Tenerife posted it on Facebook Tamara with the heading Borrasca sobre Canarias....(Storm over the Canaries)
Beautiful pic yet again tamara,Kat - that's a good couple too,look at all that water in the underpass ? Wow ? I walk that way the first day we arrive to stock up.....
A far less dramatic photo, but an amusing result of the weather we've been having:
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Oh thats very good Sheila. ;D ;D ;D
Back to normal today - mainly sunny! :D 8)
Isn't it just a lovely day 8)
Enjoy - more rain coming Kat ;) ;D ;D
um, when?
Can't say hun ;D
LOL
October kat ;D
Very funny Bob ;D
Bring your umbrella Paddy :-*