What does Charles mean for visitors and residents?
The Canary Islands government has suspended in-person classes on Tenerife, La Palma and La Graciosa. It has not published an end date, and it has not confirmed whether lessons resume on Thursday 12 November.
The authorities advise against unnecessary journeys and urge extra care on the roads. People should also keep away from barrancos (ravines), clusters of trees and spots at risk of falling rocks.
Aena, the airport operator, reported 18 cancellations and 10 diversions across the Canaries as of 13:00. In north Tenerife there were 6 diversions and 2 cancellations.
The sources give no figures for the south of the island. Anyone flying or collecting someone on 11 November should ask Aena and the airline directly, especially about links to La Palma and north Tenerife.
A general strike is also under way in the Canaries that day, and it causes extra cancellations. These are counted separately from the weather-related ones, and the background to the strike is not part of this report.
Which roads on Tenerife are affected?
According to the authorities, fallen trees, branches and rubble hindered traffic on the TF-1 and TF-5 motorways. The TF-21, TF-638, TF-342, TF-52 and TF-65 roads were also affected.
In its first tally, the CECOES 1-1-2 emergency centre counted 12 incidents on Tenerife, 7 of them obstacles on roads. Most were in the north, for example in La Orotava and Icod de los Vinos.
The Cabildo (island government) counts 20 incidents handled by its services and emergency organisations. Los Realejos is worst hit with six reports, and the two figures come from different counts.
Disruption was also reported in Arafo, Granadilla de Abona, Puerto de la Cruz, Garachico, La Guancha, San Miguel de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Güímar and Arico. In the south, that covers Granadilla de Abona, San Miguel de Abona and Arico.
By Wednesday afternoon the Cabildo had not said when individual stretches would reopen. There is also no final tally from the emergency centre for Tenerife.
How strong was the wind, and what comes next?
The Tenerife Cabildo reports gusts of up to 180 km/h in Teide National Park and the Corona Forestal. The source does not name a measuring station.
On the other islands overnight, AEMET, the state weather service, recorded 109 km/h at Alto Igualero (La Gomera) and 98 km/h in Tejeda (Gran Canaria). San Andrés (El Hierro) saw 96 km/h and Vega de San Mateo (Gran Canaria) 90 km/h.
The Dirección General de Emergencias (emergencies directorate) of the Canary Islands government updated the wind alert for all the islands from 18:00 on 10 November. It rests on the PEFMA emergency plan (Decreto 18/2014 of 20 March) and can raise the level again, though the source names no colour level.
On Tuesday evening the forecast expected gusts of 90 km/h or more on Tenerife, peaking at 110 km/h in the north, east, south and west. The wind should ease on Wednesday afternoon, according to the forecast.
For rain, AEMET expected 80 to 100 litres per square metre on Tenerife and La Palma, locally over 150. It should ease from Thursday 12 November, but AEMET calls that uncertain and no measured rainfall is available yet.
What happened on the other islands?
At La Palma airport 14 connections were cancelled and three more were diverted. International flights from Munich, Zurich and Berlin were affected.
The La Palma Cabildo closed the LP-4 to the Roque de los Muchachos, the LP-109, the LP-302 to La Cumbrecita and the LP-214 to Los Brecitos. A stretch of the LP-3 between the Parque Comercial La Grama and the roundabout near IFA is shut too.
Two palm trees fell across the Avenida de Los Indianos in Santa Cruz de La Palma. In Tazacorte, the Cabildo prepared a possible evacuation at the harbour as a precaution, because the Barranco de Las Angustias was rising.
According to the Cabildo's tally, nobody has been evacuated so far, but La Palma went on “alerta” over flood risk. On Gran Canaria, a large boulder broke away on Tuesday evening near Patalavaca (Mogán), in a coastal area that was already closed.
How does Charles compare, and what is still open?
Charles follows storm Bruna, which on 8 November diverted seven flights bound for La Palma, four of them to Tenerife South. Reports from 9 November call Charles the third named storm of the 2026/27 season.
In March 2026, storm Therese first cancelled classes on the western islands on 19 March, with Gran Canaria following in the afternoon and all the Canaries on Friday. Residents of El Pris in Tacoronte, Tenerife, were evacuated then and later returned.
There is no final emergency-centre tally for Charles, no length for the school closures and no date for reopening the closed roads. Nothing has been published on costs, insurance or aid.
The government will tie its protective measures to how Charles develops over the next few hours. AEMET advises following its official forecasts and warnings, since rainfall amounts and intensity can change.