SIC News Interview
“It’s a pretty normal winter panorama, what’s not normal is that we go to the beach in Portugal in December”, explains Miguel Miranda, former president of IPMA
which will bring down temperatures. In an interview with SIC Notícias, Miguel Miranda, geophysicist and also former president of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere ().
“The movements of polar air masses over the continent are the most normal thing that happens during winter. In fact, what was not normal was the month of November being reasonably warm for the averages we are used to”, explains the expert.
For tomorrow, Forecasts point to a sharp drop in temperature. The wind must also blow with some intensity.
“It’s a pretty normal winter scenario, what’s not normal is that we go to the beach in Portugal in December. The normal thing is that we have colder air, cooler nights and even, if possible, it would be good if we had a little snow in the highest parts of the country”, explains Miguel Miranda.
November was the hottest month, not only in Portugal, but also in Spain. Asked what can be expected from temperatures in the Iberian Peninsula in 10 years, the geophysicist and former president of IPMA responds:
“Temperatures will rise. Cold nights will be reduced in size, which raises problems, particularly in the fruit and agricultural sectors. We’re going to have water problems. We’ve had some really, really cool years from a precipitation standpoint. Currently in the Algarve, we have a guaranteed year of supply, which is fantastic, but it is clear that the dry years are ahead of us and will certainly arrive”.
