Tenerife Weather

[Janet]

Latest:

Canarian president Fernando Clavijo says that the La Palma fire has reactivated on one of its flanks and that far from being brought under control, the situation has actually worsened. Over 300 personnel are fighting the fire, with some 8,500 acres burnt and 2,500 people moved from their homes for safety. Three water planes and nine helicopters are assisting ground crews but it's going to be another long evening and night in La Palma.

Here in Tenerife, smoke is in the air in the west from a fire this afternoon in the Abama area. Three planations have been affected but the fire is now under control.

[Hepa]

Hi @Hepa  do you have any fires??

None reported yet.

[Kingbaker]

Ah good......fingers crossed it stays that way.

[Nova]

Could I be hearing the seaplanes and helicopters or is the continuous rumbling from raging costeros?  It's very loud but I can't tell whether it's sea or engine and both should be too far away to hear 

[Janet]

nothing I'm aware of ...

Latest that I've just posted:

The Canarian president said it was worsening, and tonight as they face the third night of horrendous conditions, firefighters now know that the fire has crossed the spine of south La Palma, the one thing all their efforts have been spent trying to avoid. It is now in the Mazo peaks of the Parque Natural de Cumbre Vieja, and further evacuations have started in the Monte de Luna area. The fire's north front, at least, has been contained, and that, we must hope, will stop it spreading into the Taburiente national park.

The second outbreak in the Las Cabezadas area of Tijarafe which was stabilized this afternoon has now been declared under control And in Tenerife too, the Abama fire, and an outbreak earlier in the Garachico area as well, are both under control. The whole of the Canaries remains on orange alert tomorrow for temperatures up to 37º, though these levels are frequently exceeded: the wind, at least, seems to have lessened.

[Nova]

It's still going on. If it's helicopters it's certainly more than one, from where the sounds are coming from I'd guess at least three, and they're circling. If it's the sea it must be really violent because I've never heard the sea from here before...

No, it's helicopters, it must be. One has started circling closer. Is it not possible the helis and planes working over La Palma could be heard from here? 

[Janet]

They don't fly at night to fight fires, they'll be rejoining at first light, so it's not them.

[Nova]

They're definitely helicopters but the calima is too thick to see their lights.  I wonder what's going on    There's a lovely cool breeze out there now though!

[Malteser Monkey]

Did you find out what it was ?

[Janet]

latest:

Firefighters have managed through the night to stop the La Palma fire spreading any further, though the southern flank has intensified. At least no part of the fire has reached any residential areas so no more people have had to be evacuated. Nine helicopters and three sea planes resumed the firefighting efforts at first light, rejoining the 350 ground crew who are now on their fourth day with hardly any rest in appalling weather conditions.

Today, thankfully, it feels slightly cooler - it's still way in the 30ºs, and that fact alone shows how hot it has actually been in the hills - and the wind has died down. Hopefully this will help their efforts to contain the blaze throughout today ... and hopefully, too, will mean that the fire risk for Tenerife is slightly lessened.