There is a Government pre-alert for a heatwave beginning tomorrow morning and lasting throughout the weekend. Temperatures are forecast of up to 34º in central and south Tenerife, and also throughout the Canaries, not including La Palma and El Hierro.

The Met Office alert is HERE.

There is also a ban on fires and BBQs in forest recreation areas while the alert continues. Also banned are agricultural fires and fireworks in areas near vegetation. The bans might be continued into next week depending on prevailing conditions. Bans report HERE.

For obvious fire-prevention reasons, the Cabildo has asked people to avoid the mountain areas as far as possible while the alert continues. For equally obvious reasons, people are also asked to take the usual precautions for their own health and safety.

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Wonder if that means a scirroco / calima!! Hope not, I can cope with the heat but it freaks me out breathing all that rubbish in. My parents are in mainland, its 36 degs there today.

Can't wait to step off that plane tomorrow been raining here most off the day x

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Sue, not a calima, they'd alert that in a different way. "Just" a heatwave

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Darn it! It's been perfect weather recently.

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It's been unbearable at work today, so god help me tomorrow

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With the heatwave lasting longer than expected, the Tenerife Cabildo has extended the bans on fires in forest recreational areas, agricultural fires and fireworks in areas near vegetation.

Although conditions have improved, they remain difficult at over 700 metres above sea level. This is expected to pass in the next few days, but while present, it naturally creates an increased risk of forest fires.

Although not banned, the Cabildo is also maintaining its request for people to avoid mountain areas while this alert continues.

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Can hardly believe you're having a heat wave there and I have the central heating on here!!!

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Its bloody hot. Wish I was an air conditioning engineer

It's been especially bad in the hills, and remains bad even though it's much fresher below 700m. Guess how high we are in Vera ...

Our bedroom is 29.5º, outside is 34º ... and that feels fresh compared to yesterday and the day before when we had 38º

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