Easter Sunday Weather Outlook
The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) forecasts that skies will be mostly clear this Sunday across the Canary Islands, with some cloud developing in the afternoon on Tenerife. It is precisely in the afternoon that scattered and occasional showers cannot be ruled out, with intervals of cloud in low-lying northern areas by the evening. Temperatures will see little change, apart from a slight rise in maximums on the eastern slopes, more noticeable along the coasts. Specifically, thermometers will range between 18 and 24 degrees Celsius. Light northerly winds are expected in general, stronger in the extreme northeast and northwest in the early morning and late evening, with southerly winds on the central peaks.
Forecast Across the Archipelago
Across the archipelago, the easternmost islands are expected to have cloudy intervals with a predominance of medium and high cloud. For the rest of the islands, it will be generally clear with some afternoon cloud development, not ruling out scattered and occasional showers in the western islands, and tending to become cloudy in low-lying northern areas by the end of the day. Temperatures will see little change in the westernmost islands and a slight rise elsewhere, more pronounced for the maximums on south and west-facing coasts in the case of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. Light northerly winds are expected in low areas, turning southerly over the peaks. Winds will be stronger on the east and northwest coasts of the mountainous islands.
Unsettled Change on the Horizon
Despite this more or less stable weather for the end of Holy Week, it appears a cut-off low (DANA) is approaching the archipelago and will bring unsettled conditions in the second half of next week. In this regard, the specialised portal Meteored explains that a cut-off low will form mid-week until it is positioned between the Gulf of Cádiz and the Canaries, which would “bring adverse weather back” to the islands. Thus, it would be between Thursday and Friday when it would be closest to the archipelago, with “some showers on the islands with greater relief and orographic rainfall on the northern slopes of all the islands.”
Canary Islands Braced for Stormy Weather and Sharp Temperature Drop
Wednesday: clouds, cooler air, and rough seas
Tuesday: rain, wind, and rough seas arrive
Monday: clouds build, light dust in the east
Sunday: calmer weather and a rising ocean swell
Unsettled Easter Weather Continues Across the Canaries
Weather Shift: Calima to Give Way to Rain in the Canaries
Saturday: a few clouds and a calm Atlantic
Good Friday: stable weather with high afternoon clouds
