Tenerife Weather

[Guanche]

Well since my last post at 7.55pm last night its been constantly raining and it doesn't look like letting up any time soon. On a good note we have only lost power for about 10 min last night and the bird has been returned to its owner

[Janet]

I hope it realizes that it is one lucky budgie!! That was a nice thing to do, P 

[Michael]

Still bucketing down here and we have no electricity. Just sitting around in the office fiddling with our mobiles....

Just a normal day then? 

[Nova]

  

[Janet]

The current "record" for rain is 166 liltres per square metre in Los Silos which the municipality's mayor says has turned some roads in the area into barrancos. Mayor Martín says that Los Silos' old people say they have never known it rain so heavily for so long.

[minesadorada]

A stiff northerly wind, but hopefully no more rain?

[Janet]

none remotely like yesterday, no, I think not ...

[Janet]

Playa San Juan and Fonsalía are without tap water today after 100m of a pipe was damaged by a banana plantation wall which collapsed onto it last evening's rains. The pipe could not be repaired last night because weather conditions were so difficult and access was impossible, but repair works started this morning. Supplies are expected to be reinstated at some point today. Meanwhile, Guía de Isora Ayuntamiento has set up four water tanks so that residents can get free drinking water supplies. One of the tanks is in Fonsalía, and the other three are in Playa San Juan itself - one in the plaza, another in urbanización Salinas de Fonsalía and the last near the Guardia Civil in Calle El Velero. A water lorry is also driving around the area to attend to any surplus demand.  JA

[Guanche]

Sun's up But its still a damp 15deg.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

It is sunny in the west and windy as hell.

We got 94.2mm yesterday and 36.6mm today, for a total of 130.8 in about 34 hours.  The roads are awash and OH discovered that our back wall is a dam wall.  The amount of water built up behind it is astonishing.  He had to go out with a shovel and pick to ease the water's egress down the side of our property.  It has been running downhill all day and is responsible for the wet conditions on the TF-82 hereabouts.

The 10 towels and mats I used to soak up leaks are now washed and dried and ready for next time.