Tenerife Weather

[Janet]

The heaviest rain is expected to start in around half an hour's time and last until midday tomorrow. It should take until the weekend, however, before it really begins to clear up. Throughout today, emergency services have been busy attending calls to traffic accidents, fallen trees, electrical cables and lampposts, collapsed walls, in the main in north Tenerife, and this evening, a major fire has broken out in the La Azadilla area in the the hills above the football ground in Los Realejos. Whether this was caused by a bolt of lightning is unclear at the moment, but bomberos are at the scene.

[Nova]

Ok, I'm poised to bring my washing in.... 

[Guanche]

Wow! Think I'm on a different island. Its been hot and humid today. Very light showers, well not even showers really, very cloudy though. Dry at the moment and very still not even the slightest breeze.

[Janet]

Calm before the storm .....

[Janet]

The Los Realejos Ayuntamiento has evacuated 200 people to the sports centre as a preventative measure due to the fire, which is now spreading due to the winds and is still out of control.

[Janet]

This is the fire in Los Realejos ... photo released just now by the Ayto ...

[Janet]

 RTVC has confirmed that despite the Consejería de Educación's decision to keep schools open tomorrow, Wednesday 31 October, some Ayuntamientos have decided for themselves to close schools. In Tenerife, these are: Guía de Isora, Buenavista, Los Silos, Garachico, Icod de los Vinos, San Juan de la Rambla, Puerto de la Cruza and La Orotava. JA

Told you that black spot on the model was right over us, didn't I! We're the only municipality in the south with schools closed ..... 

[Nova]

No rain yet 

[Janet]

just for the Prof ...

[Janet]

The fire is now said to have been started by an electrical cable which had been blown down by the gales in north Tenerife today. This video gives some idea of the fire this evening, which is still not under control.