Canary Islands Brace for Weekend Heat and Wind

AEMET forecasts stable temperatures and predominantly sunny skies, with potential for strong wind gusts and isolated morning drizzles.

Volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands with Mount Teide in the background.
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Volcanic landscape of the Canary Islands with Mount Teide in the background.

The Canary Islands will experience a weekend with stable temperatures and predominantly clear skies, although AEMET warns of potential strong wind gusts and some morning drizzle.

This Friday, the forecast from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) indicates mostly clear or slightly cloudy skies across most of the archipelago. Cloudiness is expected in northern areas during the early hours, with a chance of occasional drizzles. In the larger islands, cloud development may occur during the central hours of the day, without significant associated phenomena.
Temperatures will remain stable, similar to previous days. Winds will blow from the north, with light to moderate intensity throughout the archipelago.
For Saturday, generally stable weather is anticipated. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura will have mostly clear skies, with morning intervals in the north and west. On the larger islands, cloudiness will prevail on northern slopes, with weak rains possible during the night. In the interior of the western islands, evolving cloudiness could bring scattered light precipitation. Temperatures will barely change, though maximums might slightly decrease in north-facing midlands. The north wind will shift to northeast and gain intensity in the afternoon, with potential for occasionally very strong gusts in exposed areas of the central islands, especially on Gran Canaria.
Sunday will be marked by predominantly clear or slightly cloudy skies in the Canary Islands, although some low cloud intervals will persist in the north during the early morning, with occasional drizzles in exposed midlands. Temperatures will show little variation, while the trade winds will blow strongly on the northeast and southeast slopes of the mountainous islands, where very strong gusts are not ruled out.

"Tuesday the 23rd was the warmest day for the month of June across Spain since at least 1950."

AEMET
The island-specific forecast for this Friday indicates predominantly clear or slightly cloudy skies in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, with morning cloud intervals in the north and west. In Gran Canaria, mostly clear skies except for morning intervals in the north and daytime cloud evolution in the south. Tenerife will have mostly clear skies, with morning intervals in the north and daytime cloud evolution inland. La Gomera and La Palma will have clear or slightly cloudy skies, with morning cloud intervals in the north and interior areas. El Hierro will also show clear or slightly cloudy skies, with cloud intervals in the north.