What changes for visitors to the Canary Islands?
Gran Canaria has banned all public and private gatherings from 12:00 on Sunday 8 November. The Cabildo de Gran Canaria (island government), led by president Antonio Morales, gave no end date.
The ban covers culture, sport, leisure and festivals, indoors and outdoors, with no minimum size. Anyone holding tickets for an event should ask the organiser or venue directly.
The Cabildo asks residents to avoid unnecessary journeys, especially at the storm's peak hours. Emergency services and rescue crews are exempt from the suspension.
By Sunday, no statement on flights or ferries from the airport operator AENA or from airlines had turned up. Anyone travelling in the coming days should check the status with their airline or ferry company.
When and where will the rain be heaviest?
On Sunday, AEMET says, the rain reaches every island. Tenerife gets around 120 litres per square metre (l/m²), La Palma 150 to 180 litres.
On Saturday 7 November the rain had already strengthened towards evening in the west of the archipelago. Monday 9 November and the first half of Tuesday 10 November bring a pause in rain and wind.
Both pick up again from Tuesday afternoon. AEMET expects the peak on Wednesday 11 November, with 80 to 120 l/m² on La Palma and Tenerife, locally above 150.
La Gomera and Gran Canaria get 40 to 80 l/m². The wind blows from the west and south-west with gusts of 70 to 90 km/h, and 100 to 120 km/h is possible in places in high, exposed spots.
From Thursday 12 November the rain should ease gradually. AEMET calls its own forecast uncertain, so the details may still shift.
Which warnings apply on the islands?
Orange alert (considerable risk) applies to La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. AEMET expects more than 100 l/m² in 12 hours in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
On Gran Canaria, AEMET expects more than 80 l/m² in 12 hours. The Canary Islands government's Dirección General de Emergencias issued rain and wind warnings for those five islands.
A pre-alert for flooding from Saturday night appears only in a headline, with no original text behind it. AEMET issues weather warnings at yellow, orange and red.
The Canary government derives its own alert levels from them: pre-alert, alert and emergency. The Cabildos coordinate locally, on Tenerife through the island control centre Cecopin.
Reports say waves of up to 4 metres are possible on the north and west coasts. During earlier storms the government advised keeping away from coastal areas, natural pools and rocky shores, but no advice specific to Bruna was available.
What has been cancelled or postponed?
The football match UD Las Palmas v CD Eldense (LaLiga Hypermotion, matchday 13) on Sunday at 17:30 is postponed. No new date has been set.
The Liga Iberdrola volleyball derby between Heidelberg Volkswagen and Emalsa Gran Canaria is also postponed. The Auditorio Alfredo Kraus cancelled the Víctor Manuel concert.
The Liga Endesa basketball game between La Laguna and Joventut on Tenerife will be played without spectators. Gran Canaria is so far the only island whose Cabildo has suspended all events across the board.
No school closures for Bruna had turned up, though some schools did close during Storm Therese in March. On Sunday there were no confirmed power cuts, road closures or damage reports, as the main rain was still to come.
How did earlier storms on the Canary Islands unfold?
During Storm Therese on 24 March, more than 150 l/m² fell within a few hours at several places on Gran Canaria. In Tacoronte on Tenerife it was 60 millimetres in one hour.
On Tenerife the Cecopin control centre declared emergency level 2 and called in the military emergency unit UME. Three buildings in El Pris (Tacoronte) were evacuated, some schools closed and working from home was recommended.
Bruna is second on the 2026/27 name list, after the upper-level low Adam. The Portuguese weather service IPMA named the storm on 5 November 2026, according to the AEMET table.
In the 2025/26 season the AEMET list shows 19 named systems, from Alice to Therese. The list describes that as a record.
What happens next until Thursday?
The pause on Monday and Tuesday morning is only a breather. The second phase starts on Tuesday afternoon and peaks on Wednesday.
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria does not rule out further precautions. It has not said when the suspension of events ends.
On the Iberian Peninsula, Monday brings 120 to 150 l/m² in the western Sistema Central and northern Extremadura, says AEMET. Gusts of 100 to 120 km/h are possible in the north, which may affect onward journeys.
From Thursday 12 November AEMET expects less rainfall, with isolated heavy showers still on the peninsula. It publishes current warnings on its website, and the authorities will issue guidance through official channels.