Saturday, 26 December 2015 09:47

Gran Canaria Weather: White Christmas Calima Fading Over The Weekend

Gran Canaria weather: The dust fades away by tomorrow Gran Canaria weather: The dust fades away by tomorrow

Gran Canaria got a white Christmas Day of sorts due to a heavy calima yesterday and the dust will hang around for Boxing Day.

In fact, Gran Canaria is currently under aviso from the Spanish AEMET weather service for dusty conditions (visibility potentially below 3000 metres). North Gran Canaria is also on aviso for strong winds (up to 70kph in the highlands). 

The good news is that the dust should fade away today and will be largely gone by Sunday. 

On Sunday, the north can expect cloudy weather with the odd shower while the south will be a mix of clouds and sunshine. The south-east will be windy so beachgoers should think about heading to Puerto Rico and Mogán rather than to Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés. 

Take care on rocky coasts over the weekend as the south coast will get big waves over the weekend.

Monday will start with some cloud in the south but this will clear throughout the day. Tuesday will be mostly sunny and the temperature will rise. 

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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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