Tenerife Weather

[Janet]

We've had the first wave of it throughout the night, very very misty and humid this morning, a few things blown over, clearly been raining quite a bit, but nothing to wake us up. The next few tranches are expected to increase in severity today and tomorrow.

[Janet]

This is the latest, which I've just put on my website:

The first front of the weather system passed last night leaving little real effect other than some rockfalls and minor road traffic accidents. The following fronts today and tomorrow, however, are expected to intensify, and the DGSE has extended its alert for high winds to tomorrow, Sunday, and has also issued an alert for wild seas.

Some areas, especially in north Tenerife, have closed some parts of the shoreline, but the authorities ask the public to stay away from the coast generally for their own safety. Many services have been cancelled, including the Teno weekend bus service and the teleférico, and many outdoor events have been postponed or cancelled.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

I got an email from the Teleférico yesterday to say they'd be closed all weekend.

In Puerto Santiago it's still windier than hell but there's been no rain.  I see that it is now forecast for tomorrow, 24mm.  The sea is still quite rough. 

[Anne 2009]

Stay safe everyone 

[Marion]

I got an email from the Teleférico yesterday to say they'd be closed all weekend.

In Puerto Santiago it's still windier than hell but there's been no rain.  I see that it is now forecast for tomorrow, 24mm.  The sea is still quite rough.

Do you use the Teleferico a lot and need to be informed? 

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

No, it's just that I am subscribed to them and they email me a lot.  Like every-single-time-they-think-someone-might-think-of-farting.  Otherwise, no problem.

[Janet]

from my website:

Well, that was a more interesting night! At first light the Canaries woke to a fair amount of damage caused by high winds and, to a lesser extent, rainfall.

The highest gusts of winds registered in this weather system have reached 140 km/h here in Tenerife, at the observatory at Izaña. This has affected Binter flights quite badly, and TFN especially has suffered with high winds and low visibility causing several flights to be diverted: travellers are advised to check the status of their flights before leaving for any airports. There are also reports of various roads being blocked by fallen trees, electrical cables, or by rockfalls and minor collisions.

This weather system is still going to be with us for some hours, and the authorities continue with the islands on DGSE alert, with the public requested to take full care when driving, and to stay away from the coasts where quite a few municipalities have closed installations to the public in any case. The Canarian Government has also issued another reminder about its safety advice for heavy rain, high winds and wild seas HERE.

[Anne 2009]

Looking very quiet in Los Cristianos tonight. Not many people walking about.

[Janet]

frightened off by the weather!! but it's mainly gone now, some lovely skies tonight, all the worst of it blown through ... the sun will come up tomorrow!

god I sound like Annie ...

[Janet]

and this from Stewart Kirby, who reads my website  ... storm's blown out now leaving this in its wake.

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