The “Nelson” depression is causing havoc on the North Coast and there are also records of floods in the Lisbon region. Conditioned time until Easter.
Civil Protection recorded 181 incidents between 00:00 and 14:00 this Wednesday due to the passage of the “Nelson” depression, the majority on the North Coast. There are also records of floods in the Lisbon region. The Duarte Pacheco viaduct was flooded in the early afternoon of this Wednesday.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) warns of “persistent precipitation, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms” until Easter Sunday, which could be snow in the highest points of Serra da Estrela and mountains in the extreme north.
According to IPMA, the Nelson depression, with an impact from Iceland to the Madeira archipelago, will also affect the weather on the mainland.
“Persistent rainfall is expected, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms, at least until Easter Sunday. This precipitation will often be in the form of snow in the highest points of Serra da Estrela and the mountains of the extreme North, and in some periods it may drop to levels of around 1,000 meters in altitude”, says the IPMA in a statement.
As for temperatures, maximum temperatures will be recorded between 15 and 20°C in the South region, between 10 and 15°C in most of the North and Center, and lower in the Northeast of Trás-os-Montes and in the highlands, where on several days they should not exceed 10 °C.
Minimum temperatures are expected to be between 5 and 10°C in a large part of the territory, in some places in the North and Central interior between 0 and 5°C, and may be occasionally lower in the highlands.
“Periods with strong winds are also expected, predominantly from the western quadrant, with gusts of up to 85 km/hour, which may exceed 100 km/hour in the highlands”, indicates the IPMA.
Regarding the state of the sea, the IPMA anticipates “strong maritime agitation over an extended period of time that could last until the 30th [sábado]especially on the western coast, with waves from the northwest with a significant height of five to seven meters”.
On the mainland coast, between the districts of Viana do Castelo and Lisbon, an orange warning is in force due to sea disturbances until 3:00 am on Friday.
From Setúbal to Faro, an orange warning for sea disturbances is in force until 3pm this Wednesday.
The districts of Bragança, Castelo Branco, Guarda and Vila Real will be under yellow warning between 6pm this Wednesday and until 9am Thursday due to forecast snowfall.
The districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisbon, Setúbal, Beja and Faro will be under yellow warning this Wednesday due to the wind.
