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IPMA has issued a red warning after heavy snow affected Porto, Braga and three other districts for several hours. Authorities warn of possible serious traffic disruptions and localized impacts on supplies and services; emergency and transport agencies are being mobilised to maintain safety and restore critical links.
Fifteen mainland Portugal districts are under a yellow warning for snow and sea swell until 18:00. Authorities and emergency services are monitoring conditions and advising the public to take precautions against disruption to transport and coastal hazards.
Several mainland districts and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores will again be under warnings from this Tuesday due to wind, rain, rough seas and snowfall caused by a new depression, according to IPMA (Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere). Mainland Portugal will begin to feel the effects of depression Leonardo “initially with the approach to the Lower ...”
This Saturday warnings have been issued by the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) due to rough sea conditions and snowfall. Until Monday, rough seas, rain, strong winds and further snowfall are expected.
Several days of snow are forecast for mainland Portugal, particularly in the inland areas. IPMA has issued further snow warnings for the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco. Heavy rain and winds above 70 km/h are also on the way.
The district of Vila Real was under a red warning, which this afternoon was downgraded to yellow because of the snow that began to fall on Friday.
The districts of Braga, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu are under a red warning today (the most severe on a three-level scale) because of snow.
Snowfall put Bragança, Guarda and Castelo Branco under a yellow warning until 00:00 on Saturday, and Portalegre until 06:00 on the same day.
The districts of Viseu, Porto, Vila Real and Braga are under a red warning until 09:00 on Saturday due to snowfall above 600–800 metres.
A red warning from IPMA has led to the closure of schools in seven municipalities of the Vila Real district.
Since midnight, five districts have been under a red warning due to snowfall and heavy rain. They are: Porto, Braga, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo and Viseu. Some schools will not open.
The effects of the low-pressure system Ingrid crossing mainland Portugal will begin to be felt from Thursday afternoon.
The Vila Real district will be under a red warning due to snowfall from the early hours of Friday.
The effects of the depression's passage will start to be felt from Thursday afternoon. Several districts are under yellow warnings for rain and under red warnings for snow.
IPMA warns of possible serious disruptions to transport and impacts on some local supplies.
IPMA has already issued orange warnings for several districts due to snowfall and rough seas. Winds will intensify from Thursday.
Today, eight districts in the north of the mainland are under a yellow warning for snowfall. Also, Nasser Al-Attiyah has won the Dakar Rally in the cars category.
A yellow warning for sea conditions will remain in force until the early hours of Sunday.
The districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco are still under a yellow warning because of snow. All coastal districts are also under a yellow warning due to rough seas.
Eleven districts of mainland Portugal are under an orange warning this Sunday due to snowfall and rough seas.
Braga, Castelo Branco, Guarda, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real and Viseu are on orange alert for snowfall. Access routes to the Serra da Estrela are closed.
Six districts in mainland Portugal are on orange warning and four on yellow for snowfall until Sunday morning, which could restrict or close roads, the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) said.
Winter starts on Sunday, with forecasts of rain, snowfall and maximum temperatures ranging between 4 °C and 14 °C, according to IPMA.
A three-hour yellow weather warning has been issued for the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco because of expected snowfall.
