Mainland Portugal with 17 districts under yellow warning due to heavy rain
17 districts of mainland Portugal are under prior notice this Saturday due to the forecast of periods of rain or showers, sometimes heavy, according to the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (Portuguese Institute for the Sea and the Atmosphere).IPMA). According to the institute, the yellow warning will be in effect between 9 am this Saturday and 6 pm on Sunday for most of these 17 districts.
Braga, Viana, Bragança, Évora, Braga, Guarda, Faro, Vila Real, Setúbal Lisboa, Leiria, Beja, Coimbra, Av. this afternoon, for maritime safety. On Sunday, IPMA has already taken place under the notice from Sunday to Sunday, between Saturday midnight and 9:00 am. Braga, Viana do Castelo, Coimbra, Porto and Aveiro are the districts with orange alert, which indicates a moderate risk weather situation.
Based on information provided by the IPMA, a Civil Protection alert for «adverse situations» in the coming days, with «strong and persistent rain, especially in Alto Alentejo and Minho», the situation will continue this Saturday, weather close to thunderstorms and with the possibility of urban flooding. according to how book, the wind will blow up to 30 km/h from the south quadrant, reaching 85 km/h in the highlands. It is forecast for the west until the occurrence of thunderstorms and gusts, such as waves from the quadrant four to five meters on the west coast until 21:00 on Saturday and until 21:00 on Sunday.
Protection can still occur, in a predicted situation situation, which can occur, in some cases of civil protection, in water flow zones, in some cases of civil protection, in rainwater, in bed of water flow systems , in some cases of civil protection, in rainwater, in bed of water flow systems, in some cases of civil protection. rivers and streams”, damages caused and landslides caused by water infiltration, “potentiated by the removal of vegetation cover following agricultural fires or soil artificialization”. The population is still advised not to practice activities related to the sea, namely sport fishing, water sports and seaside walks, as well as the parking of vehicles very close to the seafront.