Calima alert for Monday on Lanzarote

After a windy weekend, a calima is predicted to reach Lanzarote tomorrow (Monday 16^th).

Spain’s weather agency AEMET has issued a yellow alert for suspended dust in the atmosphere, beginning at 6 am tomorrow morning and ending at 6 PM in the evening. This is a result of an expected eastward shift in wind direction, bringing dust particles from the African mainland.

Visibility is predicted to be reduced to 3,000 metres, and the calima will be heaviest in locations that are 400-500 metres above sea level.

Aside from this, dry, sunny days are predicted for the next couple of days, with much gentler breezes.  The forecast for tomorrow evening’s carnival parade in Arrecife seem to be excellent.