What's the weather like? - August 2020

[Johnrgby]

Good morning from a once again very warm Caleta.

Yesterday. Another day as forecast  A warm day with a hazy blue sky, the temperature reached 30C at 11:00 and 33c mid afternoon.

Today 07:30 We have around 60% cloud cover and what can be sen of the sky is very hazy temperature is 25C wind N/easterly 10/12 KPH. it is now just after 09;00 the cloud has started to clear, but very slowly the temperature is currently 28C with the same N/easterly wind  of 10/12KPH

Forecast:- An extremely warm day. the  sky to clear somewhat but not totally, the  temperatures to be in in the high 30,s to low 40,s
the wind to remain N/easterly and to reach a maximum of 12/14KPH

[Johnrgby]

Red warning for tomorrow in Fuerteventura

...The agency (AEMET) has updated its warnings for Wednesday on the islands, raising the level to red due to the risk of extreme high temperatures in inland areas in the east, south and west of Gran Canaria, as well as in Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, where temperatures are expected up to 40ºC.

https://www.noticiasfuerteventura.com/fu...rteventura

Thanks, Sam I had just picked that up. it is currently 34C under a hazy sky with little wind.

[Johnrgby]

09:00 Good morning from a very calm Caleta.

Yesterday. Very much as forecast, temperatures in the mid 30,s through the day, and as forecast, it was a very hazy day, however around 16:00 the wind increased and was gusting 18/20 KPH for the rest of the day.

This morning 07:45 a sky of solid haze no sign of the sun, THe temperature was 25C wind N/easterly 6/8 KPH, it is now 09:00 and nothing has changed except the temperature which is now 28C.

Forecast:- An extremely warm day with temperatures in the mid to high 30,s for most of the day, and possibly into the 40,s from midday, the wind will increase slightly this afternoon but not to exceed 10/12KPH, UV forecast obviously is Extremely High.

As Sam reported yesterday there is a red warning in place for today and currently, an orange one for tomorrow which I would not be surprised to see changed to a red one later today.

[Johnrgby]

It is now 13:30 and we still have not seen the sun the temperature is currently 34C { feels warmer } with a slightly increased wind.

There has been no change in tommorrows Weather warning, but a yellow warning is in plpace for Friday

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Tindaya - Wednesday

Started as per John's report but we have had not the slightest breath of air, or sun, all day. Shade temp reached 38C, open temp reached 43C, pool water 31C. Outside temp still 34C at 11pm!

 wot, no sea and no wind? But this is Fuerteventura!

 wot, no Betancuria?

We did have a load of swallows arrive though and stay around all day, I was worried for my day's crop of emerging (5) Monarch butterflies!

[Johnrgby]

Good morning from an extremely warm Caleta.

Yesterday almost as forecast an extremely warm day with temperatures in the mid to high 30,s for most of the day, never quite reached the  40,s in Caleta and the wind remained calm until late evening before strengthening and then only slightly.  { I had to go into Antigua yesterday afternoon to the butchers and watched the outside temperature in my car creep up to 42C, according to my phone App it was 43.5C  at 16:00 }

Today 07:30 a similar start as yesterday, no blue sky just solid haze, wind N/easterly 8/10 temperature 28C { but with little wind it feels a lot warmer } it is now just after 09:00 there s a little less haze but no sign of any blue sky the temperature is now 30C and still hardly any wind.

Forecast:- An extremely warm day temperatures in the mid to high 30.s al day, although they are forecast to dip slightly early evening, wind to very much remain as is, UV to be Ultra High, today's Orange warning obviously remains in place, and we have an orange warning for Friday.

[Johnrgby]

...On Wednesday 41.4 degrees were recorded in Antigua at 4.10 p.m., in La Oliva it reached 39.8 degrees at 3.40 p.m. and in Pájara it reached 39.5 degrees at 6.40 a.m., according to Aemet...

https://www.diariodefuerteventura.com/no...-37-grados

It is currently 35.5 in Caleta  but with hardly any wind it feels much warmer

[Johnrgby]

Snapshot of the Calima from NASA (satellite Terra).

https://www.ondafuerteventura.es/la-nasa...-canarias/

The visibility has improved considerably since this morning and the wind has picked up now circa 12/15KPHbut even the wind is warm,  the temperature is hovering around 40C

[Johnrgby]

Good morning from Caleta.

Yesterday was even warmer than forecast, with temperatures in the high 30, most of the morning, and reaching 40/41C in the afternoon, it was still 34C at 21:00.

Today 07:30 another hazy start temperature 32C wind N/easterly 12/14KPH, it is now 09:00temperature is currently 34C under a very hazy sky with very little wind.

Forecast:- A similar day to yesterday, but the temperatures to be slightly lower 36/38C, the wind to increase very slightly but not to be a significant change may be  17/19KPH

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

And good morning from Tindaya where we have had a hot gale all night! Eased slightly now thank goodness but still very blustery.