Weather in El Médano

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:28 am (WET)

Now · overcast 75 °F

Feels like: 81 °F
Low / high: 71 / 78 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 4 mph SE

↗ 30.07 inHg · rising

Today in El Médano: fog, 71 °F to 78 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 70 °F to 77 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 79 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (22%).

Measured now at the airport

Tenerife/South (GCTS), 1.5 mi away · 28 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature75 °F

Wind6 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 71°
Today
77° 70°
Fri 30
78° 71°
Sat 31
79° 71°
Sun 1
79° 69°
Mon 2
74° 69°
Tue 3
73° 71°
Wed 4
73° 72°
Thu 5
73° 71°
Fri 6
71° 69°
Sat 7
72° 70°
Sun 8
74° 70°
Mon 9
77° 73°
Tue 10
75° 73°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Fog	71 / 78 °F	0%	10 mph S	2.2 ft	2:33 am · 3:02 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	70 / 77 °F	0%	8 mph SE	1.7 ft	3:21 am · 3:57 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	71 / 78 °F	14%	9 mph SSW	1.9 ft	4:17 am · 5:04 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	71 / 79 °F	29%	5 mph WSW	2.8 ft	5:28 am · 6:30 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light showers	69 / 79 °F	24% · 0.01 in	6 mph WNW	2.6 ft	6:54 am · 8:01 pm	ICON-EU
Tue 3	Light showers	69 / 74 °F	22% · 0.18 in	23 mph NE	2.6 ft	8:18 am · 9:13 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Wed 4	Mainly clear	71 / 73 °F	8%	16 mph NE	1.8 ft	9:25 am · 10:07 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Mainly clear	72 / 73 °F	12%	13 mph NE	1.8 ft	10:17 am · 10:51 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Clear sky	71 / 73 °F	23%	14 mph NE	2.4 ft	11:02 am · 11:28 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Clear sky	69 / 71 °F	25%	9 mph NE	1.4 ft	11:41 am	ECMWF
Sun 8	Clear sky	70 / 72 °F	29%	9 mph NE	1.4 ft	12:03 am · 12:17 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	70 / 74 °F	33%	8 mph S	1.4 ft	12:35 am · 12:52 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	73 / 77 °F	22%	19 mph WSW	2.6 ft	1:07 am · 1:26 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	73 / 75 °F	12%	9 mph NE	2.0 ft	1:39 am · 1:59 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Tuesday 3 1:00 am; then ECMWF until Friday 13 3:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Fog	Fog	Fog	Partly cloudy	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy
Temperature	73°	71°	71°	74°	77°	77°	75°	73°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	4 SSE	4 SSW	1 SE	4 ESE	7 S	10 SSW	7 SW	1 S
Humidity	99%	99%	98%	86%	79%	75%	80%	93%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on wind on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	75°	75°	77°	77°	78°	74°	73°
AIFS	76°	74°	74°	74°	75°	74°	73°
GFS	78°	76°	77°	75°	76°	77°	75°
ICON	78°	78°	78°	78°	77°	82°	79°
ARPEGE	76°	75°	79°	82°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	78°	77°	78°	79°	79°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.15 in	0.04 in	0.18 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0.09 in	0.02 in	0.10 in	0
GFS	0	0	0	0.14 in	0.31 in	0.06 in	0.04 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0.03 in	0.01 in	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	low	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1013	812	711	2422	2319	2318	1622
AIFS	4	4	4	14	12	7	7
GFS	79	65	910	1316	1111	89	79
ICON	712	711	610	58	47	47	48
ARPEGE	916	1016	2438	2338	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1017	814	916	515	614	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	low	medium	low	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	14%	29%	24%	22%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	16%	3%	19%	71%	65%	48%	13%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.3 °F	Well above +156%	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.6 °F	Well above +141%	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	72° / 68°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	71° / 67°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	70° / 67°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
December	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +45%	A bit above +1.1 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +46%	A bit above +1.4 °F
March	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

El Médano climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit El Médano is from March to August: highs of 74 °F to 85 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

71° 58°

JanJ
71° 58°

FebF
74° 58°

MarM
74° 59°

AprA
78° 62°

MayM
81° 65°

JunJ
84° 67°

JulJ
85° 69°

AugA
84° 68°

SepS
81° 66°

OctO
76° 63°

NovN
73° 60°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	71°	58°	1.18 in	3	6.9	68°	4.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	71°	58°	1.36 in	3	7.4	67°	4.5 ft
MarchMar	74°	58°	0.96 in	2	8.8	66°	4.2 ft
AprilApr	74°	59°	0.59 in	1	9.0	67°	3.6 ft
MayMay	78°	62°	0.15 in	0	10.1	68°	3.5 ft
JuneJun	81°	65°	0.03 in	0	10.8	71°	3.3 ft
JulyJul	84°	67°	0.00 in	0	11.5	72°	3.8 ft
AugustAug	85°	69°	0.03 in	0	10.8	74°	3.7 ft
SeptemberSep	84°	68°	0.21 in	1	9.0	75°	3.1 ft
OctoberOct	81°	66°	0.69 in	2	7.6	74°	3.3 ft
NovemberNov	76°	63°	1.15 in	3	6.4	72°	4.0 ft
DecemberDec	73°	60°	1.85 in	4	6.3	70°	4.0 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	68°	4.0 ft
Feb	67°	4.5 ft
Mar	66°	4.2 ft
Apr	67°	3.6 ft
May	68°	3.5 ft
Jun	71°	3.3 ft
Jul	72°	3.8 ft
Aug	74°	3.7 ft
Sep	75°	3.1 ft
Oct	74°	3.3 ft
Nov	72°	4.0 ft
Dec	70°	4.0 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 8.20 in of rain on about 21 days and about 3,200 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now75 °Ffeels like 81 °F

Tomorrow70 / 77 °F

It's 75 °F now (feels like 81 °F). Today, 71 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 70 °F to 77 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 14%
Sun 1 29%
Mon 2 24% 0.01 in
Tue 3 22% 0.18 in
Wed 4 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 22% and 0.18 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity85%

Dew point70 °F

Humidity is 85% now and the dew point is 70 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds95%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). There may be fog today at 11:00 pm.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now2

Today's peak5moderate

Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 5 · Sun 1: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 30.01

Rising now (+0.03 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 43

Saharan dustModerate

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	15 mph ENE
Tue 27	Overcast	75 / 78 °F	19 mph NE
Mon 26	Overcast	76 / 78 °F	13 mph ENE
Sun 25	Overcast	74 / 77 °F	28 mph NE
Sat 24	Mainly clear	74 / 76 °F	31 mph NE
Fri 23	Overcast	73 / 75 °F	23 mph NE
Thu 22	Mainly clear	72 / 75 °F	17 mph NE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	73 / 75 °F	0.05 in	26 mph NE
Tue 20	Overcast	73 / 75 °F	0	25 mph NE
Mon 19	Overcast	71 / 75 °F	0	17 mph NE
Sun 18	Mainly clear	73 / 76 °F	0	12 mph NNE
Sat 17	Mainly clear	73 / 76 °F	0	25 mph NE
Fri 16	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	0	19 mph ENE
Thu 15	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	0	21 mph NE
Wed 14	Overcast	74 / 76 °F	0	24 mph NE
Tue 13	Overcast	75 / 76 °F	0	27 mph NE
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	72 / 76 °F	0	20 mph ENE
Sun 11	Overcast	73 / 76 °F	0	22 mph NE
Sat 10	Overcast	73 / 77 °F	0	21 mph NE
Fri 9	Mainly clear	73 / 77 °F	0	21 mph NE
Thu 8	Mainly clear	75 / 77 °F	0	25 mph ENE
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	74 / 76 °F	0	26 mph ENE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	75 / 76 °F	0.01 in	25 mph NE
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	74 / 75 °F	0	21 mph ENE
Sun 4	Clear sky	74 / 74 °F	0	21 mph ENE
Sat 3	Clear sky	74 / 75 °F	0	29 mph NE
Fri 2	Mainly clear	75 / 77 °F	0	29 mph NE
Thu 1	Overcast	77 / 78 °F	0	24 mph NE
Wed 30	Clear sky	75 / 77 °F	0	12 mph ENE
Tue 29	Clear sky	75 / 79 °F	0	9 mph ENE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in El MédanoQuestions

What's the weather like today in El Médano?

Fog, from 71 °F to 78 °F, with a light breeze from the southeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in El Médano?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 69 °F and a high of 79 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 5 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.07 inHg and rising: −0.02 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit El Médano?

The best time to visit El Médano is from March to August: highs of 74 °F to 85 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in El Médano in October?

In October, El Médano normally sees highs of 81 °F and lows of 66 °F, with about 2 rainy days (0.69 in for the month) and 8 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 74 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in El Médano?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 85 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 58 °F. The wettest is December (1.85 in) and the driest, July.

More about El Médano today

Weather near El Médano

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 3.9 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:28 am (local time).

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