Temperatures are set to soar this week in Gran Canaria with the south of the island back on yellow alert and the mercury expected to hit 36ºC.

22.07.2016 Gran Canaria cools down today and will be pleasant tomorrow before the heat returns on Sunday. It's too hot for walking!

Gran Canaria is on alert for temperatures over 34ºC until Sunday, and on fire alert.

19.06.2016: The Gran Canaria weather goes from hot to "bloody hell, it's hot", starting today. 

31.05.2016 Summer has started and most of Gran Canaria should be under a blue dome this week.

27.05.2015 With no Trade Wind blowing from the north, expect cloudy afternoons and even a few drops of evening rain until the end of the weekend.

23.06.2016: We're getting to the time of year when weather forecasts in Gran Canaria get boring. 

Gran Canaria weather forecast for the week starting 16.05.2016

06.05.2106 It looks like London will be hotter than Gran Canaria this weekend. Well, on Sunday at least.

Silly season has started early this year with the first press reports about Britain being hotter than the Canary Islands.

The weather in Gran Canaria this weekend is exactly what you'd expect for the time of year so we'll keep it brief.

25.04.2016: The Trade Winds bring clouds to north Gran Canaria but leave the south and the resort beaches in the sunshine.

22.04.2016: Happy Earth Day! Some cloud in north Gran Canaria this weekend, but sunny in the south and the resorts.

Teide volcano was wearing its cloud hat yesterday, a sure sign that the weather was about to change.

15/04/2016: Gran Canaria should be warm and sunny this weekend although expect clouds to build up as the days go on.

The Trade Winds bring cloud and some showers to north Gran Canaria this week. It may send some cloud to the resorts but there will also be plenty of sunshine. 

A sunny start to the week with cloud and showers in the north from Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 22: Sunny and warm in south Gran Canaria this week but cloudier in the north.

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.