Portugal on Alert:Rain, Strong Wind, Snow and Maritime Unrest with orange level

The IPMA informs that the districts of Porto, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under orange warning due to maritime unrest, and 16 districts of mainland Portugal due to snow, precipitation or strong wind.

The orange warning, the second most serious on a scale of three, will be in the seven districts of the north and center of the coast of mainland Portugal due to maritime unrest, between noon on Tuesday and 03:00 on Wednesday. fair, in which it is expected “northwest waves measuring five to seven meters, reaching a maximum height of 12 meters“, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).

Between Monday and Wednesday, these seven districts, as well as Faro, Setúbal, Beja and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, in particular the north coast and Porto Santo, are under yellow warning due to maritime unrest, with the forecast of “northwest waves with four to five meters“.

The forecast of snowfall, between Monday and Tuesday, affects the districts of Bragança, Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga, which are under warning yellow.

According to IPMA, in these 11 districts it is expected “snowfall above 600/800 meters, with accumulation above 800/1,000 meters, which could be five centimeters above 800 meters“, which could lead to disruptions caused by snowfall with accumulation and possible ice formation, for example, “conditioned or closed roads, damage to structures or trees, local supplies impaired“.

In addition to the alerts for sea unrest, snow and precipitation, there is a yellow warning for strong winds, which applies to the districts of Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga, between Monday and fair and Tuesday, informed the Institute.