Orange and yellow weather alerts issued for Lanzarote as Storm Charles approaches

Lanzarote escaped lightly from Storm Bruna, which brought high winds and heavy rainfall to Tenerife and Gran Canaria over the weekend, but now Storm Charles is on the way.

An orange wind alert has been issued by AEMET from 6 am until 9 pm on Wednesday 11^th November, with gusts of up to 90 kph predicted on Lanzarote, especially in northern areas.

This is accompanied by yellow alerts for rain from 3pm until midnight, and a yellow alert for rough seas on coastal areas of the islands from midday until 9pm.

As is usual with these sub-tropical Atlantic storms, the western Canary Islands are expected to receive the worst of the weather, and Lanzarote will be crossing its fingers that the storm will have dissipated before it arrives here.  

Temperatures and humidity will remain mostly unchanged, meaning another few days of warm, sweaty conditions.