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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.
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.
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.
Home News Weather Warnings for mainland Portugal Weather Warnings for mainland Portugal The IPMA has issued several weather warnings for mainland Portugal.
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 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 ...
Early-morning bulletin: Portugal prepares for the return of bad weather, with forecasts predicting deteriorating conditions across the country.
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.
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 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.
The government declared a state of calamity from 00:00 on Wednesday until 23:59 on 1 February for around 60 municipalities.
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.
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.
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.'
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'
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IPMA warns it is likely to rain on practically every day and across the whole country for several days
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”.
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.
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.
These three districts return to an orange warning between 03:00 and 18:00 on Saturday, according to the institute.
The Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) upgraded coastal warnings as Depression Joseph crossed mainland Portugal, placing the mainland coast under a red warning for dangerous swell and issuing orange warnings for wind across all mainland districts except Bragança. IPMA also flagged orange warnings for snowfall in affected areas. By 20:00 more than 700 incidents had been reported and at least one family was rehoused in Oeiras, prompting heightened public-safety advisories for coastal and exposed communities.
Ten mainland Portuguese districts — Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga — are under a yellow warning for rough seas from 12:00 on Tuesday until 09:00 on Wednesday. IPMA forecasts waves of up to 5 metres and mainland conditions of very cloudy skies (becoming mostly clear in the south) with isolated light precipitation in the north and centre. The alert signals increased marine risk and warrants caution for coastal activities and maritime operations.
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.
