The skies of Lanzarote were lit up on Saturday night by an electric storm. This unusual weather occurrence started around 9 pm and after hearing some rumbling thunder, the most amazing lightening followed. Soon after this, of course, came the heavy rain. Not all the...
After a couple of very rainy days in Lanzarote, the sun is out again today. Tropical storm Hermine arrived at the weekend and on Sunday, Lanzarote had significant heavy rainfall which continued through to yesterday Monday. Something very unusual for the month of...
Last month, the Canary Islands experienced its third warmest July since 1961, with an average temperature of 23.7 degrees and a positive anomaly of 1.6 degrees, which corresponds to a "very hot" summary, according to the climatological advance of the State...
Lanzarote is having a heatwave this week and the temperatures have been reaching 40+ degrees. The island is on orange alert until Wednesday (18th August) when temperatures are said to then go down. The wind is going to stay strong and gusts of 45 km per hour are being...
A summary of the weather in 2020 compared to other years shows that with an average of 22 years it was the second hottest of the century. The data was accumulated by the Council Data Centre based on estimates from the State Meteorological Agency. As expected August...
This past weekend saw one of the most severe sandstorms ever to have hit the island of Lanzarote. A "calima" is a frequent weather occurrence on the island and it is basically when sand from the Sahara desert is blown over and the blue sky turns a hazy grey colour. It...