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Monday: heat returns and calima over the Islands

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The working week starts with scattered cloud, rising temperatures and Saharan dust settling in height over the eastern islands. The trade winds will be light to moderate, with sea breezes taking over along the coasts during the morning.

General outlook

Low cloud will linger over northern and eastern coasts through the first half of the day, with bands of medium and high cloud drifting overhead. A stray drop of rain is not ruled out overnight in eastern La Palma.

Calima sits aloft over the eastern islands, and will be lighter and less likely over Tenerife. Minimum temperatures rise in inland areas, especially in the eastern islands, while daytime highs climb moderately — most noticeably in the midlands. The mercury could reach or exceed 32°C in the southern and western midlands of Gran Canaria.

The trade wind blows light to moderate, with sea breezes dominating the coasts in the morning. On the summits of the mountainous islands it will be moderate from the southwest. Around the coasts, waves will hover near 1m on north-facing shores and the western coastlines of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, while sheltered southern coasts stay slightly choppy.

Tenerife

Low cloud dominates the north in the morning, with intervals of high cloud elsewhere. Light calima is possible in height during the evening and overnight.

Gran Canaria

Cloudy intervals along the north coast early and late in the day, with medium and high cloud over the rest of the island. Calima in height will be more noticeable in the midlands and high ground during the afternoon. A moderate trade wind will blow stronger along the southeast and northwest coasts. Highs could pass 33°C in the south, southeast and west, while Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ranges between 23°C and 27°C.

Lanzarote

Calima in height, with a light to moderate trade wind. Temperatures could reach or exceed 32°C inland and in the south. Arrecife will see between 22°C and 32°C.

Fuerteventura

Medium and high cloud will dominate, with calima in height. A moderate trade wind may bring strong gusts in southern Jandía during the afternoon. Inland areas of the south and southeast could locally reach or pass 34°C, with the capital around 31°C.

La Palma

Cloudy intervals in the north and east, with a stray drop of rain possible overnight. High cloud elsewhere. The trade wind stays light to moderate, turning moderate from the southwest on the summit. Warmer conditions in the west, with temperatures from 21°C to 28°C in the capital.

La Gomera

High cloud overhead, with low cloud along northern coasts in the morning. The trade wind blows light to moderate, strengthening in the capital and the west during the afternoon. The south and east could hit 30°C, with the capital around 29°C.

El Hierro

Low cloud at the start and end of the day in the north, with high cloud above. The trade wind picks up through the afternoon, and temperatures rise in inland areas.

La Graciosa

Medium and high cloud with calima in height. A light trade wind will strengthen in the afternoon. Caleta de Sebo will range between 21°C and 28°C.

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