Tag: calima wind
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Fuerteventura Weather – Calima and dirty rain
Fuerteventura Weather – Calima and dirty rain In the middle of July we had a Calima, which isn’t unusual, but then we also had a thunderstorm. Because there was so much dust in the air, due to the Calima, once the rain dried it left dust stuck to everything. It took days to clean the…
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Fuerteventura Calima – so it is very hot today!
Fuerteventura Calima – Living in Fuerteventura is such a trial! The wind has changed and is now blowing from the east. This means that we have a Calima which brings with it sand and dust (and heat) from the Sahara Desert (which is only 100 miles away). When this happens the temperatures rise quickly. The…