What does the rain on 5 November mean for Tenerife?
Aemet expects cloud on Thursday that thickens from midday. Scattered showers, light to moderate, will fall mainly on the north and east slopes.
For Santa Cruz de Tenerife the weather service gives 19 to 24 degrees. Light south-westerly winds blow along the coasts, with breezes.
The report does not single out the southern resorts. It gives no rainfall totals in litres per square metre for the day.
Anyone heading for the hills should expect showers in the afternoon. The south-westerly wind is moderate at altitude, but Aemet says it may turn strong at times on the island's central peaks.
What is the weather like on the other islands?
Aemet also does not rule out scattered, light to moderate showers on La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and Gran Canaria. They fall mainly inland, and on the north and east slopes of Gran Canaria.
Temperatures stay mild: Santa Cruz de La Palma reaches 18 to 23 degrees, San Sebastián de La Gomera 19 to 24 and Valverde on El Hierro 15 to 21. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria sits between 20 and 23 degrees.
High and low cloud passes over Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, then breaks up in the afternoon. The report mentions no rain there, and Puerto del Rosario and Arrecife each reach 20 to 24 degrees.
How strong are the wind and the sea?
Across the archipelago the wind is generally light from the south-west, with breezes along the coasts. At higher levels it picks up to moderate strength.
The sea is rippled to slight, says Aemet. A swell from the north and north-west brings waves of one to two metres.
The report issues no separate warning for swimmers. Aemet does, however, flag the waves from the north explicitly.
Is a weather warning in force this Thursday?
The report names no warning level for 5 November, neither yellow nor orange. Aemet's warnings page was unreachable during research, so an official warning cannot be ruled out.
Aemet updates warnings at short notice. Current levels are on aemet.es and 112canarias.org.
Aemet, as the weather service, issues yellow, orange and red. The civil protection levels prealerta, alerta and alarma are declared by the Canary government's emergencies directorate (Dirección General de Emergencias).
The basis is the PEFMA emergency plan, approved by Decreto 18/2014 of 20 March and published in the BOC (the Canary Islands' official gazette) 2014, no. 70. The Cabildo de Tenerife (the island government) also runs its own levels.
What happened at the weekend and what does it teach?
Thursday is a weak echo of a much stronger low-pressure system from 1 to 3 November. On Monday 2 November Aemet had orange in force for La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, and yellow for Tenerife.
On the three smaller islands, more than 30 litres per square metre in an hour threatened locally. On Tenerife, up to 20 litres were possible in the north and the greater Santa Cruz area.
The Canary government declared the alerta level for La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, and prealerta for Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Reports included power cuts on La Gomera, scattered road damage and access problems with some rubble in El Médano in southern Tenerife.
Blanca Pérez, the Cabildo de Tenerife's councillor for security and emergencies, named the midday hours as the risk period, especially in the metropolitan area. Her words: “The main risk arises when a lot of water builds up in a short time.”
On 24 March 2026, up to 80 litres per square metre in an hour were reported around Santa Cruz, against an orange warning for up to 30 litres. The TF-445 to Punta de Teno and three access roads to Teide National Park stayed closed, and the University of La Laguna shut.
What do the authorities advise and what comes next?
In heavy rain the authorities advise slowing down, avoiding flooded areas and securing windows and doors against incoming water. In an emergency, call 112 straight away.
No reliable forecast for Friday 6 November and the weekend appears in the documents. The source also does not confirm whether the Canary government has lifted the levels of 2 November.
None of the sources names closures, deadlines or costs for this Thursday. Anyone planning trips to Teide or the north should check Aemet's warnings in the morning.