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Fien and Gerard inaugurate winter in the Canary Islands
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Fien and Gerard inaugurate winter in the Canary Islands

Cristian Sanchez Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Although the Canary Islands is the only community that is not on alert along with Extremadura, the storms are expected to cause moderate showers in the archipelago and gusts of wind of up to 40km/h

 

Although it has been hard to wait, winter has already made an appearance; The clearest sign of this is the arrival of the Fien and Gerard storms, which have put the entire peninsula on alert, which has already mobilized through alerts and preventions in order to avoid a situation like the one experienced with the Filomena storm. years ago.

 

However, the Canary archipelago will not fully receive the effect of these two storms; The Canary Islands and Extremadura are the only two communities that, at the moment, are not on alert for adverse meteorological phenomena.

 

This does not mean that the effects of the storms will not be felt in the Canary Islands. In southeastern Gran Canaria, temperatures have dropped significantly since Monday the 16th, with maximum temperatures forecast at 22º in Ingenio and Agüimes and 15º in San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Santa Lucía . Meanwhile, minimum temperatures in the area will not fall below 10º.

 

Showers will also appear in the southeast of the island; Experts predict moderate rain during the week, with a greater probability of precipitation on Thursday. The wind will be the most worrying factor, reaching gusts of 40km/h in the municipalities of Agüimes and Ingenio.

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