The Calima covers the Canaries and reduces visibility at airports

The Calima which covered the Canary yesterday (Sunday) pushing temperatures to 35°C in some places, reduced visibility at Canary airports on a day when there were almost 1,300 flights in and out of the archipelago, as reported by air traffic controllers on social media.

The Canary Islands recorded the highest temperatures in Spain yesterday, and the heat is expected to continue today (Monday) as the calima is forecast to continue until Wednesday, according to AEMET. Visibility has been affected at Canaries airports, but so far, no flights have been cancelled or diverted.

Likewise, the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Canary Islands Government has extended the pre-alert for high temperatures and winds on the islands of Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and La Palma until midnight tonight.

70km/h gusts of winds are expected this morning in the summits and west coast of La Palma, the metropolitan area and inland in Tenerife, on the eastern and southern slopes of Fuerteventura, and on the western slopes and inland areas of the southern half of Lanzarote from 9pm tonight.

The hottest places in the Canary Islands yesterday were:
La Aldea de San Nicolás (Gran Canaria): 35ºC.
Arucas (Gran Canaria): 34.7ºC.
Tenerife South airport: 34.6ºC.
Pajara (Fuerteventura): 34.2ºC.
Costa Adeje (Tenerife): 33.5ºC.
Güímar (Tenerife): 32.9ºC.
Arico (Tenerife) and San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria): 32.8ºC.

Here is Monday’s weather forecast by islands:
TENERIFE (South):
General: Clear with some cloudy intervals and haze.
Humidity: 18%
Precipitation: 0% - No rain forecast
Wind: Moderate, 29km/h from the northeast.
Temperatures: Maximum 30°C and minimum 20°C.

GRAN CANARIA (South):
General: Clear and sunny with haze, and some light clouds later.
Humidity: 32%
Precipitation: 0% - No rain forecast
Wind: Moderate, 26km/h from the east.
Temperatures: Maximum 29°C and minimum 20°C.

LANZAROTE:
General: Clear skies with haze, and some clouds and stronger winds this afternoon.
Humidity: 75%
Precipitation: 4% - No rain forecast.
Wind: Strong, up to 37km/h from the northeast.
Temperatures: Maximum 26°C and minimum 18°C.

FUERTEVENTURA:
General: Clear skies with haze, and some clouds and stronger winds this afternoon.
Humidity: 52%
Precipitation: 2% - No rain forecast.
Wind: Moderate, 29km/h from the northeast.
Temperatures: Maximum 28°C and minimum 19°C.