Travel: Weather warning news in Portugal

Ten districts under a yellow warning for rough seas

Fifteen districts of mainland Portugal under yellow warning for snow and coastal swell

Storm Hanna loses intensity but is expected to affect the Azores

Despite weakening, the low-pressure system will affect the weather across all islands. Yellow warnings for precipitation remain in place. In the Eastern group, the storm is expected to persist until Saturday morning.

Azores under yellow warnings for heavy rain due to Storm Hanna

Forecasts point to “precipitation, sometimes heavy, which may be accompanied by thunderstorms”.

Heavy rain in the Azores this Saturday and Sunday

IPMA issues a yellow warning for Flores, Corvo, Pico, Faial, São Jorge, Terceira, and Graciosa. Alerts are in effect between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

Wind leads to the cancellation of 30 flights at Madeira Airport

The Funchal Port Authority issued warnings for bad weather and strong winds for the archipelago this Wednesday.

Azores under yellow warning due to heavy rain

The forecast predicts “sometimes heavy precipitation” in the Eastern and Central groups of the Azores. The yellow warning, the least severe on a three-level scale, is valid between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Heavy rain puts several Azores islands under yellow warning

IPMA forecasts periods of heavy precipitation in several Azorean islands over the next few hours

Eastern and Central groups of the Azores under yellow warnings due to heavy rain

In the Central group, the yellow warning is valid between 10:00 local time on Tuesday and 00:00 on Wednesday.

Storm Leonardo brings heavy rain and strong winds but 'it is not expected to reach the intensity of the gusts from the depression Kristin'

In the coming hours, mainland Portugal will again be hit by a new storm named Leonardo, with forecasts of heavy rain and strong winds from Tuesday afternoon.

Depression Leonardo begins to affect the Azores from the early hours of Wednesday

IPMA has already issued a red warning for the islands of the Western group of the Azores and an orange warning for the Central and Eastern groups.

Low-pressure system "Leonardo" worsens weather with persistent rain, strong winds and snowfall

Several mainland districts and the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores are under IPMA warnings due to low-pressure system Leonardo, which brings strong winds, persistent rain, rough seas and snowfall.

Weather Warnings for mainland Portugal

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Ten districts under orange warning at the start of the week due to rough seas

Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under an orange warning from Monday to Wednesday.

Ten districts under orange warning at the start of the week due to rough sea conditions

Ten districts of mainland Portugal will be under an orange warning, the second-highest level, from Monday to Wednesday due to rough sea conditions, the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) announced today. Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga are under an orange warning from 15:00 on Monday ...

04:00 — Portugal prepares for the return of bad weather

Early-morning bulletin: Portugal prepares for the return of bad weather, with forecasts predicting deteriorating conditions across the country.

IPMA issues yellow warning for rainfall and rough seas in the Eastern Azores group

The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) issued a yellow warning today for the Eastern Azores group for rainfall and rough sea conditions, while maintaining the warnings issued on Friday for the entire archipelago for wind and rough seas.

IPMA issues yellow warning for precipitation and rough sea conditions in the Eastern Azores group

The warning will be in effect on the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria from 23:00 local time (one hour later in Lisbon) this Saturday until 11:00 on Sunday.

Several districts under warnings for rain, wind, snow and rough seas

Several districts of mainland Portugal remain, from today until Monday, under various warnings for rough seas, rain, strong winds and snowfall, the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said.

Several districts under warnings for rain, wind, snow and rough seas

The government declared a state of calamity from 00:00 on Wednesday until 23:59 on 1 February for around 60 municipalities.

Portugal placed on highest flood alert

The Environment Agency has two days to prepare dams for a very difficult week. Heavy rainfall is prompting the Government to draw up a plan to be implemented tomorrow.

All Azores islands under a yellow warning for wind and rough seas

The islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria, in the eastern Azores group, will be under a yellow warning for wind from 14:00 on Sunday until 08:00 on Monday.

Interior Minister says bad weather will continue: 'We must prepare for a difficult week'

Maria Lúcia Amaral stressed that the country will continue to be affected by bad weather and rejected the suggestion that she had been absent: 'Much work is carried out behind the scenes.'

Minister of Internal Administration warns that bad weather will continue and explains her absence: 'Much work is done invisibly'

Maria Lúcia Amaral explained why she has not yet visited the affected areas: 'There is a lot of work done behind the scenes, in the office'

17:00 — Weather conditions set to worsen over the coming days

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Bad weather gives no respite: a "prolonged period" of heavy rain is on the way across the country

IPMA warns it is likely to rain on practically every day and across the whole country for several days

If the rain doesn't stop in Portugal and Spain we could see flooding on the Douro and the Tagus

Adriano Bordalo e Sá, a hydrobiologist, explains how the development of the depression Kristin towards Spain could affect the extent of flooding in Portugal, since “65% of our territory is covered by river basins that come from Spain”.

In the west waves could reach 15 metres. Maritime agitation puts the entire coast under an orange warning

The entire Portuguese coast is under an orange warning due to maritime agitation. The warning is expected to be raised to red in the north of the country from 21:00 until Saturday. CNN Portugal journalist João Mira Godinho assesses the situation in Faro.

Strong winds sweep 'heaps of sand' onto promenades along the Algarve coast

Traffic at Faro beach has been reopened after being disrupted by 'heaps of sand' blown onto the promenades by strong winds. Sea conditions remain 'quite rough' in the Algarve, which will be under an orange warning until 18:00 on Thursday.