The smallest island in the archipelago – but with a story all its own.
This is where we track the current situation in El Hierro: breaking news, weather updates, tourism developments, cultural events, and the kind of local stories that rarely travel far beyond the island’s shores. Updated every day.
Rain and heat alerts: Canary Islands weather this week
Rain is set to return to parts of the Canary Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday, though only briefly, before skies clear up for the…
Canary Islands top Spain for tourist shopping spend
Quality over quantity is the new mantra for the Canary Islands’ tourism model, and the latest figures show why. The archipelago has leapfrogged Catalonia…
Canary Islands heat alert: temperatures to hit 37C
The Canary Islands government has declared a pre-alert for maximum temperatures across the archipelago from Sunday. Forecasts predict highs of 37C on Fuerteventura and…
Telefónica to launch two Edge nodes in the Canary Islands
Telefónica España has confirmed the Canary Islands will host two of the 17 Edge nodes planned across Spain, reinforcing the archipelago’s role in digital…
Saturday: calima and rising temperatures on the Islands
The Canary Islands are in for a warm, dry Saturday with calima haze and rising temperatures. Eastern islands could see highs of 32°C, while…
Friday: sunny, warm, with a hint of Saharan dust
Friday brings summer-like warmth and mostly clear skies across the Canary Islands. A light calima will drift over southern areas and high peaks, while…
Latest News from Individual Islands
El Hierro may be the smallest, but every island in the archipelago has something worth following. For news from the others:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep a close eye on El Hierro every day – from Valverde to La Restinga, from the biosphere reserve to the underwater volcanic fields. Heading to the island or already there?
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