This Thursday the The weather was anticyclonic, with mostly cloudy periods and some sunshine from north to south of mainland Portugal, despite the possibility of drizzle on the coast north of Cabo Carvoeiro. But the truth is that the weather scenario will get worse in a few hours due to the passage of Diego depressionappointed yesterday by the French Meteorological Service (Météo-France).

This is the fourth high-impact storm of the 2021/2022 season of the Southwest Group (SW Group), which, however, did not solve our country, given that Diego is verinously heading for the Bay of Biscay Where leave strong gusts of wind (100 km/h or even more) and Heavy rain.

Even so, this Friday, the 8th, a very active warm front surface associated with the Diego Depression leaving periods of rain, especially north of Mondego and showers south of that river, as well as Southwest wind. Thus, it is likely to be expected Coastal particularly and in the regions of Minho (Viana do Castelo and Braga), Beira Litoral (Aveiro) 70 millimeters.

not saturdaythe windy southwest regime will continue, daytime temperatures will register a slightand expected to occur light and scattered showers until mid-afternoon in much of the country. Single paragraph Palm Sunday the environment will be much more spring-like, with heat in the central hours of the day, maximum temperatures equal to or greater than 20 ºC in several district capitals and cloudy and sunny periods.

Azores with ‘eyes set’ on Evelyn

In just a few hours, all eyes will be turned to a storm in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It is about Evelyn Depressionappointed today by the Regional Delegation of the Azores IPMA.

At noon tomorrow, the 8th, it will be located at 240 km northwest of Corvo Island (Western Group) and its influence on the weather of this Archipelago will begin to be felt as early as the morning. After its birth, the Evelyn Depression will undergo a rapid development and deepening, coming to present incredible 92 hPa of pressure at its center. O orange warning is already active in Azores.

One of its fronts will hit these Portuguese islands squarely, leaving rain, sometimes heavy, throughout the 8th of Aprilnot ruling out that it will follow from thunderstorm. The southwest wind will blow very strong, with gusts of up to 120 km/h in the Western Group, 110 km/h in the Central Group and 100 km/h in the Eastern Group.

AN Evelyn Depression will also have an impact on a maritime scale, causing waves of 6 to 7 meters of significant height around all the Azorean island territories. not saturday the wind should decrease decrease the amount, with the rain to follow in a relatively moderate regime. On Sunday, a reduction in rainfall is expected, but the Northwest gale will remain in the Azores.

Will the Evelyn Depression hit mainland Portugal?

The answer is no. At least, not directly. Even so, from Monday the 11ththe weather situation will change radically in mainland Portugal. At the beginning of Easter Week, the departure of an Atlantic front to the west of Portugal, ‘releases’ Depression Evelyn – the same that would have been in mainland April through the Azorean Islands in the previous days (April 8th to 10th) – will considerably worsen the state of time for most of the parents.

Therefore, periods of rain, occasionally heavy, recommended from thunderstorm (due to the daytime heat accumulated in previous days with rising temperatures), intense windsfirst from the Southwest and later from the Northwest, and drop in temperatures.

It will expand from north to south and from west to east, being intense west of the Condensation Barrier (but also in Vila Real, Viseu and Nordeste Transmontano), as well as between Coimbra and Setúbal and in the Cordillera Central. The occurrence of hail is not entirely ruled out. Finally, it is also expected the occurrence storm surge on the west coast of Portugal.

Tuesday will still be a fair day in mainland Portugalwith the solution in the form of showers in much of the territory, which will remain weak and scattered also on Wednesday the 13th. Afterwards, Evelyn will begin to dissipate. Furthermore, significant rise in temperatures.

Sun and heat from Maundy Thursday?

After Evelyn’s Passingeverything indicates that, between the Holy ThursdayApril 14th and Easter Sundayday 17, the anticyclone is once again “King and Lord” in mainland Portugalwhen importing the return of Sun and of high temperatures. A spring time for sure!