The next few days will be marked by periods of rain, sometimes heavy, and thunderstorms. The weather situation could result in “flooding in urban areas” and “possible accidents on the coast due to sea disturbances”. The IPMA issued a red warning in several districts across the country.
After the Ingrid and Joseph depressions, a new climate phenomenon of great intensity is just a few hours away from reaching Portuguese territory. Depression Kristin arrives in the country early next morning, with precipitation, strong winds, sea disturbances and snowfall, warns the .
The (IPMA) predicts that the next few days will be marked by “periods of rain, sometimes heavy, occasionally hail and accompanied by thunderstorms”. The weather situation could result in “flooding in urban areas” and “possible accidents on the coast due to sea disturbances”.
Wind gusts are expected to reach “up to 120 km/h in the highlands and up to 140 km/h on the coast north of Cape Mondego, as well as in the interior of the North and Center regions”. On the west coast, sea disturbances are expected to cause waves of up to 7 meters, “which can reach a maximum height of 14 meters”.
“This meteorological situation is expected to be more serious from today’s afternoon, January 27th, and the morning of tomorrow, January 28th”, states ANEPC in a statement, which stops at the maximum level along the entire coastline between Viana do Castelo and Setúbal.
Red warning across the country
The IPMA has already issued a red warning, the most serious, for the districts of Porto, Aveiro and Coimbra between 03:00 and 06:00 this Wednesday, predicting winds with gusts of around 140 kilometers per hour (km/h). The highest alert was also issued, between 03:00 and 21:00, in the districts of Faro, Porto, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga due to maritime unrest.
Bragança, Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Braga and Castelo Branco will also be under orange warning and Aveiro under yellow warning from 12:00 today and until 06:00 on Wednesday due to snowfall above 800 meters.
The IPMA also placed all districts (18) of mainland Portugal under yellow warning between 03:00 and 09:00 on Wednesday due to the sometimes heavy rain.
