Friday, 30 October 2015 05:49

Gran Canaria Weather: Soggy Saturday Coming Up

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Friday will be mostly sunny, but Saturday is a rainy day in Gran Canaria.

Weather alert for Saturday 30 OctoberToday looks like a pretty standard Autumn day in Gran Canaria with clouds growing over the highlands during the day but unlikely to ruin the fun on the beaches.

Tomorrow Saturday, however, is a whole different story. A wet front is forecast to for the whole of the Canary Islands. 

The north of Gran Canaria is on alert for rain as we expect up to 60mm in 12 hours. While that's a lot of water it isn't expected to cause any damage as it will fall gradually. 

The south of Gran Canaria won't get as much water but it should see showers.

We're not expecting sustained strong winds but there may be the odd gust. The sea will be rough and messy so please don't sunbathe on the rocks over the weekend. 

Sunday will start cloudy and improve throughout the day. 

Temperatures over the weekend are forecast to drop so you may even need a jumper in the evenings. Don't panic, it's in the cupboard behind the breadmaker.

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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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