Tuesday, 14 February 2017 12:33

Weather Forecast: Wet Wednesday (Maybe), Then Sunshine And Warmth

Gran Canaria weather forecast: Rain for a day, then sunshine all week Gran Canaria weather forecast: Rain for a day, then sunshine all week photosgrancanaria.com

14.02.2017: There's a blob of cloud and rain heading towards us and due to arrive on Wednesday, then we expect a period of warm, sunny weather for the rest of the week. 

The rain forecast for tomorrow doesn't look like it will affect Gran Canaria all that much, but there is the possibility of showers and even thunderstorms tonight and during Wednesday. They will be more likely in the north and the highlands but could strike anywhere.

After that, we're a period of warm, sunny weather thanks to an east wind. They may even be a light calima heading into the weekend. It won't be strong and all we'll see is a light haze.

Alex Says: Contrary to some false news reports on Facebook, there isn't a hurricane heading towards the Canary Islands. 

The weekend's storm produced winds of up to 126kmph in Tejeda and some decent rainfall in the parched southern highlands; it wasn't enough to fill the reservoirs but was a welcome soaking. The only notable damage in Gran Canaria was a landslide on part of the Transgrancaria route and emergency repairs to the Camino de La Plata close to Tunte are underway to get it all ready for February 22nd. 

Overall, the strong winds damaged over six million kilos of bananas across the Canary Islands with most of the damage in the western islands and Tenerife. 

The surf in north Gran Canaria will tick over all week at around the half metre mark before growing to up to 1.5 metres over the weekend and into next Monday. There could also be some good waves in the south over the weekend.

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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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