What's the weather like? - December 2018

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

All the years I came here on holiday I was in the sea everyday, whatever the time of year. Now I just look at it and feel the cold!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Tindaya and Corralejo - Sunday

The gales Saturday and into Sunday were horrendous - all sorts of weird noises outside and loads of stuff blown over despite being weighted as it was a different direction to normal. A neighbour lost a large panel from her shed (2m x 1m) and we haven't been able to find it!

Sunday continued very, very windy in Tindaya and Corralejo and only eased a bit in Tindaya mid afternoon. It's back blowing hard again now. Lots of sun but this was gradually eclipsed by high level cloud whilst the calima sat at a lower level.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... The forecast is for a overcast cloudy day ahead, with strong winds and temperatures in the high teens to low 20's. The wind will be south easterly and offshore, averaging 25mph. Checking outside the sky is cloudy, but some stars are visible, also the wind is moderate.

Tides:
7:18 AM            First Light
7:45 AM            Sunrise
8:23 AM      -0.05 meters   (-0.16 ft)   Low Tide
9:20 AM            Moonset
2:32 PM      2.39 meters   (7.84 ft)   High Tide
6:04 PM            Sunset
6:32 PM            Last Light
8:13 PM            Moonrise
8:37 PM      0.06 meters   (0.20 ft)   Low Tide

7.55am. Overcast, no condensation, breezy. Temperature 16°C.

[Archer]

Sam, have you been on the sauce, already   ?
I'm like Tamara... only go in the sea if there's an extended heatwave and I can't cool. Water temp of 85deg min!!

I would just like to thank all those Weather contributors. Great job! Thanks...

And thanks to Sam for setting up the forum and managing it. A great source of useful information.

Have a good one.

[windermeregolfer]

Late good morning from Caleta as I have been up early and down to see the MV Queen Elizabeth in Puerto, they berthed her on the cargo /eastern dock not the usual cruise ship dock we presume because of the wind being from the SE.

Passing Caleta at 6.15am then in PDR

               


A nice day yesterday but did get windy and very hazy at 3pm

   

This morning in PDR and Caleta cloudy and windy car thermometer was reading 18C but it felt much cooler.


                           


Forecast for rest of the day cloudy all day but no rain temperature to reach  a high of 21C at 5pm!! with a UV factor high of 4 at mid-day, wind from SSE all afternoon at 17mph moving SE at 5pm increasing to 18mph before easing down to 9mph at 9pm

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

WMG - love the early morning pic of the ship with the red sky - thank you.
Sam - great pics, love the seagulls!

Tindaya and Corralejo - Monday

Incredibly strong SE winds with a thick calima were again the main features of the day. Pretty chilly most of the time. Damage to shrubs and fences/garden walls in Tindaya. The wind has subsided at the moment - let's hope its finished and were not just in the eye of a storm!

 9am SE

 9am W

 10:30am Corralejo, looking over the parque towards the RUI hotels.

 11am - Lobos just visible but Lanzarote has disappeared without trace!

 3pm - no improvement in Tindaya

 6pm - suddenly there was light as the sun set!

 6.15pm - best bit of the day.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Spoke too soon - the gales have just roared back through again, still SE.

[MLA]

El Cotillo... Merry Christmas to you all. The forecast for Christmas Day is a complete contrast to yesterday. Sunshine with moderate to light south easterly offshore winds, starting at 17mph in the morning, dropping to 8mph mid evening. The temperature will be in the low 20's.

Tides:
7:18 AM            First Light
7:45 AM            Sunrise
9:11 AM      -0.02 meters   (-0.07 ft)   Low Tide
10:16 AM            Moonset
3:21 PM      2.31 meters   (7.58 ft)   High Tide
6:05 PM            Sunset
6:32 PM            Last Light
9:21 PM            Moonrise
9:24 PM      0.15 meters   (0.49 ft)   Low Tide

8.00am. A gentle breeze, clear sky, temperature 16°C.

[windermeregolfer]

FELIZ NAVIDAD from Caleta

As mentioned by Tamara the best part of yesterday was after 5.15pm it had been a dull dusty windy day up until then.

                                             

What a change this morning 15C at 7.45am clear sky a little haze, but still windy from the SE

   

Christmas Days Caleta forecast - apart from a little cloud appearing at mid-day a clear sunny day, temperature to reach 22C this afternoon with a UV factor of 4 at 12noon, humidity averaging 50% with 16km+ visibility.
Wind from the S this morning at 7 to 10mph moving SE from 2pm and easing to 4mph from the ENE by 6pm.

Have a great Christmas Day 

[MLA]

El Cotillo... The outlook is for a cloud free sunny day, with temperatures in the low 20's. The wind will be ESE, gentle and offshore, averaging 13mph. A good beach day. This Weather pattern is due to stay up until at least Sunday.

Tides:
7:18 AM            First Light
7:46 AM            Sunrise
10:02 AM      0.07 meters   (0.23 ft)   Low Tide
11:06 AM            Moonset
4:12 PM      2.18 meters   (7.15 ft)   High Tide
6:05 PM            Sunset
6:33 PM            Last Light
10:14 PM      0.27 meters   (0.89 ft)   Low Tide
10:28 PM            Moonrise