The island of La Palma will be under a red warning (extreme danger) this Wednesday due to winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour in the highlands and on the eastern and western parts of the island, according to the State Meteorological Agency.
The alert begins at 3.00 am on Wednesday and is expected to remain in place, in principle, until 12.00 noon, according to the forecast.
Wind speeds will increase on La Palma from 6.00 pm this Tuesday, when an orange warning (significant risk) will come into force; this will be extended to Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro from 9.00 pm.
Storm warning: Gusts are affecting all the Canary Islands
The rest of the islands in the autonomous community will also be under an orange warning for strong winds on Wednesday.
In the north of Tenerife, there may be maximum gusts of 120 kilometres per hour from the south-west, mainly affecting high-altitude areas and the westernmost coastline; locally, wind speeds may exceed 130 kilometres per hour, particularly on mountain peaks.
On La Gomera, El Hierro, and in the north, on the mountain peaks, and in the east, south and west of Gran Canaria, the wind, also from the south-west, could reach 100 kilometres per hour, whilst on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura the maximum gusts would be 90 kilometres per hour.
The Canary Islands are expecting further heavy rainfall
As well as the wind, there are also warnings of heavy rain across the archipelago this Wednesday. These will be at orange alert level on La Palma, where up to 30 litres per square metre in one hour are expected, and at yellow alert level on the other islands.
The AEMET forecast indicates that up to 20 litres per square metre may fall in one hour in Tenerife, El Hierro and La Gomera, and up to 15 litres per square metre in one hour in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
Rough seas trigger further coastal warnings
Similarly, an orange warning is in place for coastal disturbances in La Palma, Tenerife and the north of Gran Canaria, with westerly or south-westerly winds of 50 to 74 kilometres per hour (force 7 or 8). In the rest of the Canary Islands, the rough seas warning is at yellow level.
The wind, rain and rough seas will gradually ease off throughout Wednesday afternoon across all the islands, and conditions are expected to return to normal across the archipelago by 10.00 pm.
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