Cooler and calmer in Tenerife

Today the air is clearer, though there's cloud in place of yesterday's dust and, according to the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (National Meteorological Institute), there's a 5% chance of rain in Tenerife today and tomorrow. The temperature has notably dropped too, but before we leave the latest calima behind, here are more images of the increasingly frequent phenomenon.

Jack Montgomery of Real Tenerife Island Drives, writes on his blog that it would have been a sunny day in Puerto de la Cruz, had it not been for "the thickest 'calima' I've seen since moving here four years ago."

Jack shows us a photo of the Parque Taoro above Puerto.

The "old fashioned" lamps, as well as the thick, dust laden air make one think more of the smog in London in the days of Jack the Ripper (no relation).

Three more impressive photos of the calima for you to see at SlyNation. Just look at the size and density of the dust cloud coming off the Sahara in the first, satellite image. It's a wonder these islands haven't disappeared under it. The other two photos show an identical view, both with and without calima.

The comparison makes it easier to see and, is quite dramatic.

Official Weather Information for Tenerife

Also, by accident yesterday, I came across a site with very comprehensive weather information, TuTiempo.net.

Helps if you can read Spanish, but they use official data from the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (National Meteorological Institute) in Spain and present it in lots of useful ways, including current weather data, last 24 hours, 7-day forecasts, historical weather data, sunrise and sunset times ...

Not only for North and South Tenerife (airports), but there are forecasts for a whole list of areas within Santa Cruz Province such as the resort areas of Adeje or Puerto de la Cruz and, which I've also seen nowhere else, major towns on other islands, such as Santa Cruz de la Palma or San Sebastián de la Gomera.

We offer you more Tenerife weather information here ...