http://www.canarias24horas.com/portada/fuerteventura/item/30409-canarias-tendra-un-fin-de-semana-con-temperaturas-altas#.U24ak4FdVME (http://www.canarias24horas.com/portada/fuerteventura/item/30409-canarias-tendra-un-fin-de-semana-con-temperaturas-altas#.U24ak4FdVME)
Temperatures continue to rise on Monday and Tuesday, and will remain at very high levels at least until Friday, May 16 , when they could begin to decline.
The spokesman AEMET indicated that the values of maximum temperature - above the usual for this time of year - that could be achieved would be between 34 º C and 37 º C in the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura and mediocrities of Great Canaria and Tenerife, and would be somewhat lower in the western islands .
This episode of high temperatures could be accompanied by calimas due to the contribution of dust suspended in the African air mass . The most affected islands would Lanzarote , Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.
PS, They have Dust Masks for sale at Norte y Sur 8)
Mmmm... I arrive on Weds evening!
Quote from: tiger79 on May 10, 2014, 15:04:50 PM
Mmmm... I arrive on Weds evening!
You won't be needing a 'light jacket or sweater' then. :D
More info here:
http://thecanarynews.com/saharan-heatwave-brings-calima-to-the-canaries-from-sunday/ (http://thecanarynews.com/saharan-heatwave-brings-calima-to-the-canaries-from-sunday/)
As they say in Glasgow, "Purehunnersaroastinman"....
Only ever seen this once. Not very present, I seem to remember actually washing the hire car before returning it
According to the forecasts I have seen, yes, high temperatures during the week, but the wind is said to be coming from N or NE - I would suggest that this does not suggest a calima.
Who knows?
Quote from: lionfish on May 10, 2014, 19:15:21 PM
According to the forecasts I have seen, yes, high temperatures during the week, but the wind is said to be coming from N or NE - I would suggest that this does not suggest a calima.
Who knows?
Woe's link includes the words "The statement from AEMET explains that the "episode" will begin on Sunday when the winds from the north at low and medium altitude, affecting the archipelago right now, shift to blow from the east and south...."
Landed at 1920 tonight it was 23c
ElTiempo is now forecasting only 21/22 degrees max for Mon/Tues - rather a big change from the 34/37 forecast! And then getting cooler.
It was 47c in the sun yesterday up on Tam according to my thermometer ;D
The latest forecast is not as hot as was forecast at the end of last week http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003 (http://www.aemet.es/en/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/antigua-id35003)
Clear, sunny and hot this morning 8) 8) No wind :D
Quote from: Roar of the Rovers on May 12, 2014, 06:19:24 AM
It was 47c in the sun yesterday up on Tam according to my thermometer ;D
You're supposed to take the temperature in the shade, NOT in direct sunlight, which can blow your thermometer up :o
Not mine i didnt buy and yes i know that woe dont get your knickers in a twist ,and dont worry about mercury poisoning the atmosphere i will wash it down the drain
So what your saying Woe is that you must move your thermometer around your garden to keep it out of the sun
muppet
LOL never mind the Calimo, Calm down folks. As the man said on the telly, calm down its only an advertisement ;)
Neville - my cat lives outside in the garden. He was damaged as a kitten and his diaphragm is ruptured so he struggles to breath. The only time he asks to come in doors is when there is Calima. Last night he slept in the house, first time this year