Monday, 27 March 2017 08:05

Weather Forecast: A Warm Week, Some Cloud In The Resorts

This week in Gran Canaria will be warm and mostly sunny This week in Gran Canaria will be warm and mostly sunny photosgrancanaria.com

27.03.2017: The cool air that made the weekend a tad chilly has gone and a lovely high pressure sitting close to the Canary Islands will warm things up.

Temperatures will rise from today Monday and should be in the mid-20s all week long.

The high pressure will block out the Trade Winds meaning that north Gran Canaria will be sunny. Conversely, the lack of wind will allow clouds to build up over the south of the island due to evaporation.

Expect warm sunny days in the north with a bit of afternoon cloud. In the resorts, the morning should be sunny with cloud developing during the afternoons. There could even be the odd afternoon shower in south Gran Canaria this week. 

As for the surf, there will be surfable waves in both north and south Gran Canaria for most of the week. 

 

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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