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April Brings Early Summer Heat to the Canary Islands

Summer Heat Arrives Early in the Canary Islands

April is delivering another preview of summer, with heat exceeding 30 degrees Celsius forecast for Tenerife and the Canary Islands from Friday. The second half of the month is arriving with a new spell of weather more typical of late spring or early summer, according to the forecast released by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).

A Week of Increasing Stability and Rising Temperatures

The agency predicts increasingly stable conditions across much of Spain this week, with generally clear skies, scarce rainfall, and a progressive rise in temperatures that will also be felt in the Archipelago. In the Canaries, the start of the week will be marked by strong trade winds and rough seas, but the thermal increase will gain ground as the week progresses and could see highs above 30 degrees in many parts of the islands from Friday.

Anticyclonic Conditions to Dominate

Aemet’s general forecast points to an anticyclonic situation that will progressively establish itself across the country. For the Canaries, Aemet spokesperson, Rubén del Campo, explains that the trade wind will blow intensely during the first days of this week, with locally very strong gusts in different areas of the Islands and rough seas. Furthermore, the prediction indicates cloudiness in the north of the more mountainous islands, where some weak rainfall cannot be ruled out, while the south will enjoy clearer skies.

Significant Temperature Rise from Friday

Despite this, the dominant trend will be one of rising temperatures. The seven-day forecasts for Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria show a clear rise from Friday, with maximums that could approach 27 or 28 degrees in the capitals over the weekend. In other parts of the Archipelago, particularly in mid-altitude areas, sheltered zones, and southern regions, the heat could be more pronounced and exceed 30 degrees, as noted in the forecast.

Wind to Ease, Allowing Heat to Build

On Wednesday, the wind will still blow with intensity, although it will gradually lose strength as the hours pass. From then on, conditions will be more favourable for the heat to build. The combination of greater stability, less cloud cover across wide areas, and a warmer air mass will allow thermometers to rise appreciably in the Canaries. The forecast explicitly notes that from Friday, 30 degrees could be exceeded in many parts of the Archipelago—a high reading for mid-April.

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