High temperature weather alert for the Canaries

The Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has raised to yellow the alert for high temperatures expected tomorrow, Tuesday 11th October 2011 for temperatures over 36 degrees Celsius in the Canary Islands. The alert will remain active between 10.00 and 19.00, will mainly affect mountainous areas. Temperatures of up to 36 degrees will affect the islands of Gran Canaria (high areas, east, south and west coasts) and Tenerife (La Orotava and Vilaflor, east, south and west coasts), while 34 degrees is expected in Gran Canaria (north), Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma (west) and Tenerife (north coast).