Tenerife Weather

[Nova]

Yes, it is indeed!  Very precisely positioned at the highest point in fact 

[Janet]

The rain has arrived in parts of the north as forecast, with more to come and heavier than anticipated. Also as forecast, it arrives as snow about 2,200m. This video of snow on Teide this morning is from Volcano Teide, the official National Park tourism organization.


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[Malteser Monkey]

that carretera has seen better days !! @Janet

[Janet]

The unsettled spell looks as though the worst is over, with Güímar and Los Realejos in particular yesterday getting the heaviest downpours. The observatory at Izaña woke this morning to a snowy scene, and the Cabildo's Roads Department says that the TF-24 and TF-21 access roads (from the north) to Teide are closed because of snow and ice on the carriageway, and the TF-31 (Martiánez) access to Puerto de la Cruz is also closed.

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[Malteser Monkey]

The unsettled spell looks as though the worst is over, with Güímar and Los Realejos in particular yesterday getting the heaviest downpours. The observatory at Izaña woke this morning to a snowy scene, and the Cabildo's Roads Department says that the TF-24 and TF-21 access roads (from the north) to Teide are closed because of snow and ice on the carriageway, and the TF-31 (Martiánez) access to Puerto de la Cruz is also closed.

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Wow you' had more than we have - well maybe not the like of them Scottish sorts !!!

[Anne 2009]

The unsettled spell looks as though the worst is over, with Güímar and Los Realejos in particular yesterday getting the heaviest downpours. The observatory at Izaña woke this morning to a snowy scene, and the Cabildo's Roads Department says that the TF-24 and TF-21 access roads (from the north) to Teide are closed because of snow and ice on the carriageway, and the TF-31 (Martiánez) access to Puerto de la Cruz is also closed.

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It is a lovely picture 

[Michael]

It sometimes feels like i'm on a different island down here.

All we got was a few spits of rain the day before yesterday.

I've never seen a pool area clear so quick. 

[Janet]

What is interesting to me is that even on many a clear day, there is a coastal strip that's only visible from altitude, and the light falls differently. This is even the case when there appears to be no cloud so I don't know how that works. All I know is that when we look down on the coast, there is normally a line that basically follows the Armeñime road, so half a km or so inland, and the coast side of that line is bright with sunshine, and the inland side of it ranges from light but not bright to dull to dark. Essentially the coastal strip is a different island!

[Michael]

What is interesting to me is that even on many a clear day, there is a coastal strip that's only visible from altitude, and the light falls differently. This is even the case when there appears to be no cloud so I don't know how that works. All I know is that when we look down on the coast, there is normally a line that basically follows the Armeñime road, so half a km or so inland, and the coast side of that line is bright with sunshine, and the inland side of it ranges from light but not bright to dull to dark. Essentially the coastal strip is a different island!

I've noticed that a few times when i'm walking to/from Alcala along the coast.

I can be in bright sunshine yet when I look inland there are dark clouds.

[Anne 2009]

I hear there's a little ray of sunshine heading your way