Thursday, 17 March 2016 12:11

Gran Canaria Forecast: Sunny Until The End Of The Weekend

Gran Canaria weather: Sunny for most of the weekend Gran Canaria weather: Sunny for most of the weekend www.photosgrancanaria.com

MARCH 17, 2016: The Trade Winds come back towards the end of the weekend and a wet front could affect us from Sunday. Quick, get to the beach. 

The last few days (as predicted) have been warm and sunny and there's been a bit of dust in the air. This changes over the weekend as the Trade Winds bring cooler air from the north.

Expect some cloud over the north of Gran Canaria on Saturday and over the whole island on Sunday. We could even get Spring showers as there is a low pressure headed for North Africa that may affect the Canary Islands early next week. If it does arrive it will affect the north of the island more than the south.

Temperatures will drop over the weekend but the south and the resorts will get plenty of sunshine. 

As soon as the long-term models get clearer, we'll update you about next week. 

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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