What applies on La Palma on Friday 6 November?

AEMET has put the summit zone “Cumbres de La Palma” under a yellow rain warning. It applies on Friday 6 November 2026, from 04:00 to 14:59.

The window is short at about ten hours and covers the morning and early afternoon. La Palma runs on Western European Time in November, so the times in the bulletin are local time.

The warning text gives 15 millimetres of rain within one hour. The bulletin puts the probability at 40 to 70 per cent.

The south and west of the summit zone are the most likely to be hit, according to the warning text. The severity is “moderate”, and AEMET warns of possible moderate harm to people and property.

What changes for holidaymakers in the south?

The warning does not affect the coastal resorts, as it covers the high ground. The bulletin does not say whether AEMET also warns for other zones of the island on 6 November.

Yellow is not an emergency level. As of Wednesday, no measures by the Cabildo de La Palma (the island government), no emergency plan and no road closures are known.

Anyone going up on Friday morning should expect heavy showers. That applies to trips to the Roque de los Muchachos or the Caldera de Taburiente, though only we count these places as part of the summit region, and the bulletin does not name them.

If you have booked a guided tour or a summit visit, ask the organiser first. The warning says nothing about costs, deadlines or cancellation rules.

Who issues warnings, and who closes roads?

AEMET grades warnings yellow, orange and red for individual forecast zones, and the Cumbres form their own zone beside the coast. The bulletin gives no issue date, but its header carries 4 November 2026, 10:30 (10:30:49), about two days before the start.

The Canary government decides separately, through its directorate-general for security and emergencies. It can declare a Prealerta or Alerta under the regional emergency plan for adverse weather, but we found nothing for 6 November.

The Cabildo de La Palma closes local roads and tourist sites. After earlier events, an Alerta kept the island's network of hiking trails closed.

How heavy was the rain in earlier cases?

On 1 October 2026 the Canary government declared an Alerta for the north and east of La Palma. Declaration 60/2026/PEFMA took effect at 14:15, with up to 150 millimetres expected in 12 hours and locally more than 180.

The summit warning for 6 November is much weaker. It gives 15 millimetres an hour and no 12-hour total.

On 8 November 2017 the San Antonio del Monte station in Garafía measured 218 litres per square metre. Rockfalls blocked the LP-4 to the Roque de los Muchachos, and the LP-109 between Barlovento and Garafía was closed completely.

On 7 December 2022 a cold front dropped 140 litres per square metre on the summit zone. The Cabildo closed the La Laguna–Las Norias road and the LP-214 near Los Bracitos for a time, and three flights were diverted from the island's airport.

In October 2019 rockfalls forced the closure of the access roads to the Caldera de Taburiente. Nothing more than that headline is confirmed.

What remains open, and what do the authorities advise?

It is not settled whether AEMET will raise, extend or cancel the warning. The bulletin can still change before the start, as AEMET updates warnings continuously.

In heavy rain the authorities urge extreme caution on roads, in barrancos (ravines) and in areas prone to flooding. That includes following official instructions.

If you plan to hike, check the trail status with the Cabildo and the latest forecast on aemet.es before you set off. As of Wednesday there was no report of closed hiking trails.

Reports from November 2024 and November 2025 record similar yellow warnings for the summits. These cases were not checked in detail, and there is no statistic on how often they occur.