Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 10:11
The Canary Islands is facing from this Tuesday a spell of intense heat, prolonged and extensive throughout the archipelago. The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has already declared a heat alert in Gran Canaria and a pre-alert in El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and Tenerife. Meanwhile, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has activated the yellow alert for this Tuesday in these same islands and orange from Wednesday in the round island.
Temperatures are expected to rise significantly from today, progressively affecting the entire archipelago, with the highest peak anticipated between Friday and Monday, when they could exceed 38 degrees in the midlands and southern slopes of Gran Canaria, according to Víctor Quintero, director of Aemet in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
For this Wednesday, maximum temperatures of 37 degrees are expected in the midlands and southern areas of Gran Canaria, while Thursday could see temperatures reaching 38 degrees, with no indication that they will stop rising.
In Tenerife, La Gomera, and El Hierro, elevated temperatures around 34 degrees are also expected, with active alerts in various areas, and it is anticipated that some areas not yet included will be covered by alerts in the coming days. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, although currently without alerts, could be included shortly if conditions develop as expected.
According to Quintero, this episode is expected to meet the criteria to be considered a heatwave. “Temperatures will begin to drop very slowly from Tuesday or Wednesday of next week,” he explained, warning that thermal values will remain elevated even until 15 August, the date when the abnormal situation is expected to end.
“This episode will affect the entire archipelago and will last many days. We need to be very attentive to the alerts from Aemet. The activation of some red level or the issuance of a special heatwave alert in the coming days cannot be ruled out,” Quintero warned.
The Government of the Canary Islands indicates that in forest areas, the wind will be light to moderate, with an east and south component on Wednesday, and an east component on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 August. The technical committee of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Response for Forest Fires (INFOCA) is meeting this Tuesday to analyse this heat episode affecting the entire archipelago, as reported by CECOES 1-1-2 Canary Islands.
