Weather warnings for strong rain in the west and calima in the east this weekend

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated different weather warnings in the Canary Islands this morning (Friday), some due to the forecast of heavy rain, and others due to the arrival of a calima.

According to AEMET, the yellow weather warnings for rain started at 10:00am in the western islands, and are in place until 11:59pm tonight in La Palma, where there will be 15mm of rain per square metre in an hour, but are extended until tomorrow and Sunday in the other islands.

For the east, south, and west of Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro the warning is active until 4:59pm on Sunday, and in the north of Tenerife until 10:59pm on Sunday night.

There will be some rain tomorrow in the northwest of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, but it will be weaker. However, those in Gran Canaria can expect it to be heavier on the southern slope of the island during the first half of the day.

Regarding the haze, there is a yellow weather warning for Lanzarote and Fuerteventura on Sunday, when the calima will move in from the east from West Africa.