Is calima forecast because of Bruna?

Calima does not appear in the reports available, and neither do statements on air quality. Check current readings with the authorities.

Are flights or ferries cancelled?

The reports read name no cancellations or delays. Travellers should ask their airline, ferry company or airport.

How should I behave on the beach and in the mountains?

Civil protection advises keeping away from the coast, avoiding barrancos and rivers, and not driving through flooded roads. Loose objects should be secured.

When does the next weather phase arrive?

AEMET expects a pause on Monday and Tuesday, then a second phase from Tuesday evening, with more rain and wind on Wednesday 11 November. AEMET has not yet given details.

Canary Islands: Storm Bruna, 5 islands orange on 8 November

Q: Where does the orange rain warning apply on 8 November?

According to AEMET, orange applies on Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, Gran Canaria and La Palma. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura stay on yellow.

What changes on Sunday for visitors and residents?

Sunday 8 November is the peak day. AEMET has warnings out for all eight islands, five of them orange for rain: Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, Gran Canaria and La Palma.

On Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hierro, orange runs from 00:00 to 18:00, with 100 litres per square metre in 12 hours. On Tenerife it covers the north, the capital area and the eastern, southern and western slopes.

Gran Canaria follows later. Orange runs from 12:00 to 23:59 with 80 litres in 12 hours, covering the summits and the eastern, southern and western slopes, so parts of the southern resorts too.

Lanzarote and Fuerteventura stay on yellow from 12:00, with 20 litres per hour and thunderstorms. Yellow thunderstorm warnings also apply to all eight islands.

For beaches and trips, the state civil protection service (Protección Civil y Emergencias) advises keeping away from the coast and not going to watch or film the sea. Avoid barrancos (deep ravines), riverbeds and flooded roads.

How does the weather run on Friday and Saturday?

On Friday 6 November, La Palma is hit first: AEMET has issued yellow rain warnings for Cumbres, Este and Oeste, with more than 15 litres per square metre in an hour. From 00:00, the Canary Islands government declared a pre-alert (prealerta) there under PEFMA, the regional emergency plan for severe weather.

Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura get plenty of high cloud and long dry spells on Friday, says AEMET. Highs reach 20 to 25 degrees in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Puerto del Rosario, and 20 to 24 degrees in Arrecife.

The wind arrives on Saturday 7 November. From 12:00, yellow applies for gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour on La Palma and in the north of Tenerife; from 18:00, AEMET also warns of coastal hazards on La Palma’s west coast, with south-westerly winds of 50 to 61 kilometres per hour (force 7).

The coastal warning runs until 03:59 on Sunday. From 21:00, La Palma is on orange for rain, with 30 litres in an hour or 100 litres in 12 hours, until 18:00 on Sunday.

On Sunday the wind rises to orange, with gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour on La Palma and in the north of Tenerife. La Gomera, El Hierro, Gran Canaria and the rest of Tenerife are on yellow, with up to 70 kilometres per hour.

What about calima, air quality and flights?

Calima (Saharan dust in the air) does not appear in the reports available on Bruna, and neither do air quality readings. The sources give no health advice for people with sensitive airways.

No reports on flights or ferries turned up either. No cancellations, delays or school closures are confirmed, so anyone flying at the weekend or on Monday should ask the airline or airport directly.

One report on Tenerife announced an overview of what closes from Sunday. That list was not available, so closures remain unconfirmed.

What happens after Sunday?

Civil protection expects the situation to last until at least Tuesday 10 November. AEMET expects mostly a pause on Monday 9 November and on Tuesday.

For Monday, the Interior Ministry forecasts waves of 3 to 4 metres, according to media reports. The reports give no wave height for the weekend.

From Tuesday evening, AEMET expects a second phase, with more rain and wind on Wednesday 11 November. AEMET could not yet name thresholds or affected areas.

Weather models point to 50 to 100 litres in six hours from Wednesday. That is a model calculation, not an official warning.

What do the warning levels mean, and how serious is Bruna?

AEMET uses three levels: yellow for risk, orange for considerable danger, red for extraordinary danger. Bruna is the second name on the list for the 2026/27 season, which began on 1 September 2026.

Only lows with potentially strong impacts receive a name. Civil protection warns of local flooding in low-lying areas and of persistent rain in areas hit by fires last summer.

According to the research, the pre-alert signals no general danger to the public, only to certain activities or places. The reports read do not mention any regional level above the pre-alert on La Palma.

For comparison, after storm Therese in March 2026, Rosa Dávila, president of the Cabildo (island government) of Tenerife, said such an event had not happened “for more than thirteen years”. Warning levels change by the hour, so check AEMET for the latest.