Turnaround time in Portugal after Easter: what’s next?
the first half of Holy Week in our country it was and quite rains our country. It even snowed in Serra da Estrela. A stable and sunny panorama now prevails thanks to the anticyclone that is arranged on its crest and will reinforce the influence in the vicinity of the Iberian Peninsula..
Today, Holy Thursday (14th) the sun is shining brightly in mainland Portugal, although there is a large part of some cloudiness after some places. By registering a general increase and the daytime values reach 23 ºC in several cities, such as Santarém, Évora and Faro.
For tomorrow, Good Friday holiday (15)a repetition of this scenario is expected, but with thermometers soaring to values equal to or greater than 25 ºC in two thirds of the country. In addition to the clear sky and the heat, the intensity of the wind will contribute to a very pleasant thermal environment in most of the Portuguese territory.
On Saturday (1) in the sunny environment6, with high temperatures, 30 ºC, or almost, is expected in southern locations such as Mértola and Alcoutim. For Harbor, Lisbon and Faro 19°C, 25°C and 22°C are expected respectively.
As for Easter Sunday (17)some of the country share descent record, but the sunny and mild environment. It is expected for the Easter journey or cloudiness in the western coastal strip, especially north of Cape Carvoeiro. Even so, thermometers record high daytime temperatures in Alentejo and other parts of the Center and South of the country.
In short, Mainland Portugal will be, at Easter, with anticyclonic weather, without rain, and with a rise until the precipitation of rains.noticing more and more heat as the days before passed.
The time after Easter: return of winter and rain?
According to our reference model – the ECMWF – everything indicates that from Easter Monday (18), that is, at the beginning of the week of returning to work, the weather registers a “turnaround” in mainland Portugal, expecting a “return to winter”.
Thus, according to the revealed weather mapsthanks to the behavior of polar jet streamwhich is very wavy and meandering, a little depression the orientation of northern latitudes must condition the weather in the Portuguese continental geography. In addition to the injection of cold airassociated with a northern icy stream, speeds go down as a result, providing a cooler environment in the country.
at an early stage depression is connected with jet streambut It is possible that this link breaks, which would give rise to an Isolated Altitude Depression or “Cut-Off”, commonly known as cold drop. The models must describe a trajectory directly over us, which will make their center stay with all the models on their side. Spain.
Thus, from Tuesday the 19th to Sunday the 24th, a reproduction of imagesarriving from periods of light rain or showersdispersed and irregularly distributed throughout the country, although with greater probability of occurrence in the north of the MontejuntoEstrela mountain system. The wind will blow from the North and Northwest, on some days with moderation to strong intensity. Finally, it is not possible to rule out the Snow fall at the fairest points of far north mountain ranges and gives Central Cordillera.