Temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to high 30’s degrees Celsius from tomorrow on Lanzarote and across the eastern Canary Islands. According to AEMET, the state meterological agency. Aided by the impact of an expected calima.
Tourists can expect temperatures to reach up to 37ºC (99º F) from tomorrow. As a calima blows in from the Sahara. A weather effect created by the Saharan Air Layer, a dry and dusty layer of air that forms over the Sahara desert and which is then blown out across Lanzarote and the other Canaries by prevailing winds. Creating a dust laden cap that then sits over the islands, driving temperatures upwards.
AEMAT has issued a yellow alert and the high temperatures are expected to extend into Friday.
