Weather forecasts : "The Government of the Canary Islands, through the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies, declares the situation of Alert for Maximum Temperatures in the Canary Islands, from 00:00 hours on 21 August."  Above 35° and 40°C+ inland possible

Yellow alert activated in Fuerteventura due to strong winds and high temperatures.

Monday 24: from 15:00 to 20:00, gusts of wind up to 70 Km/h in the interior and south of the island

Tuesday 25: from 10:00 to 20:00, gusts of wind up to 70 Km/h inland and south of the island

Wednesday 26: from 10:00 to 20:00, high temperatures up to 36ºC inland and south-central coast of the island.

There's an Orange Alert in place today for temperatures in the late 30s, a RED alert for Wednesday as the temperature could go into the 40s.

Wearing a face mask in those temperatures will be unpleasant 😷 

@villan  What do you prefer ? : 

1. wear a face.....

2. visit the insensive care dept in Puerto

I understand it s not funny but this is your/my/everybody's life that is in the balance.

It can be hard to hear but it is our lot today.  Read this : https://www.ondafuerteventura.es/gllanzarote-registra-221-casos-activos-de-covid-19/

Yes, it is very difficult to wear a mask in this heat, especially when you have health problems.  Therefore I am just about housebound again, which I feel is totally unecessary.

Wearing a facemask is supposed to protect OTHERS from you IF you have Covid19. 

For what it's worth, there are NO current cases in the municipal of Antigua

@jill I cannot imagine Jill. We were over in July and it was uncomfortable then and we are relatively healthy. I hope the situation improves so you can get out and about again. Keep safe.

@alex  - Calm down.

It's the first time a Red Alert has been issued. Today's temperature is expected to be between 40 and 44 degrees. The advice is to drink plenty of water, close all windows and stay inside.

My son says it was 28 degrees at 3am this morning.

NASA captures the calima that covers the Canary Islands sky.

"During its daily passage over the Canary Islands, the Terra satellite cameras have captured the air inlet from the Sahara that has triggered the thermometers on the islands and covered them with a dense layer of suspended dust."

Sunny today. 29 degrees at 2pm 😎

Cloudy at 08.30.

The forecast is for a sunny day with a shade temperature of 26, a UV index of 11 and a 25 kph N wind.

It's been cloudy all morning, so let's hope the sun appears this afternoon. 25 degrees with a moderate wind.

A mix of sun and cloud this afternoon.