Portugal on the path of the convoy of storms – Observer
A possible image of the current weather and what is to come until Sunday: we are suffering the meteorological effect of a ‘train’ of storms that are crossing the Iberian Peninsula; and nobody knows how many ‘chariots’ we can count. After the storm that caused the floods in the Algarve, this Wednesday night it was the turn of the greater Lisbon, as a new depression brought again torrential rain and very strong wind. Once again, the south of the country was the first to suffer its effects, but then it spread through the south to the center (and the capital) and will continue throughout the holiday this Thursday, the 8th, and even on Friday, 9.
#Last hour The second squall of the week will hit tomorrow and will leave us a summer and a summer in the water all over the Peninsula. Whenever Saturday can have a parenthesis, the rains will return to gain strength on Sunday, coinciding with the tip return operation. pic.twitter.com/OIbsRgWi2l
— Eltiempo.es (@ElTiempoes) December 7, 2022
The rain, always in the form of heavy showers, often accompanied by thunder, should only ease towards the end of the day on Friday. Saturday it is possible to give some truces and slow down, but a polar front will make the temperatures drop sharply in the north, probably never in the higher lands. At the end of Sunday, or Monday morning, another storm should arrive, again with more rain and wind.
If the rain is still welcome in view of the drought situation in the country, the meteorological situation for this holiday and Friday is considered dangerous. Both the IPMA and the Civil Protection issued warnings, as the rain continues to be really intense and wind gusts can exceed 80 km/h, creating the conditions for various thunderstorms and extreme phenomena in the Center and South regions ( who are under warning, red — decreed for Lisbon, Santarém and Faro at the end of Wednesday — orange and yellow). There are also alerts for the inspiring sea, with waves between 4 and 5 meters.
More “floods in urban areas, caused by contamination of rainwater by the sequence of drainage systems”, are expected, as well as “occurrence of floods, potentiated by the overflow of the bed of some water courses, rivers and streams” and even “slides or landslides” of land, which can lead to the dragging of stones or other objects onto the roads. In the face of the wind, the Civil Protection also warns of the “fall of loose objects and the detachment of mobile or poorly fixed structures”, which “can cause accidents” either “with vehicles in circulation or people on the public road”.
So that no one can complain about a lack of information — there have been cases —, the Civil Protection has ordered sewers to be cleaned, fixed loose structures such as Christmas lights, scaffolding, signs and the like, and asked people to be careful when driving in certain areas, as the wind can make tree branches fall and rivers overflow. Obviously, the warning was also left not to cross streams, not to risk along the coast and to adopt a more defensive driving.
#InfoIPMA: Following the #floods occurred in the region of #Algarve on December 4th and 5th, 2022, the IPMA prepared a preliminary document that you can access here ???? https://t.co/QviXj8D9mV
????Reflectivity (dBz), to the south, of the IPMA meteorological radar network, 12/4, 18:15 pic.twitter.com/uUvXqWD7S3— IPMA (@ipma_pt) December 7, 2022
Notice to the District #Lisbon of periods of heavy rain, accompanied by wind with gusts between 50km/h and 60 km/h, starting this afternoon, December 7th.????????
O @ipma_pt indicates that the situation may get worse on the 8th. pic.twitter.com/bvgwDiglMH— Lisbon (@CamaraLisboa) December 7, 2022
#ElTiempoMañana A new Atlantic squall will visit us leaving a young man drowned in practically the whole country. The rains will be heavier in Extremadura and Andalusia. Orange notices at points in Cáceres and Ávila. In the west, we may be accompanied by a storm. pic.twitter.com/20mOUUqguL
— Eltiempo.es (@ElTiempoes) December 7, 2022
Heads up! ⚠ This is how we have the map in the next few days ⤵ Snow storms over Spain: it will continue to rain until a new warning
All forecast information with @IreneSanta_ here https://t.co/k7P4xYJpCl pic.twitter.com/Pz60aC9NRG
— Eltiempo.es (@ElTiempoes) December 7, 2022
Friday afternoon the rain and the wind begin to ease, although the showers continue, but the cold will arrive. The drop in temperature is accentuated from Saturday only in the north and will cause snow in the highlands, that is, guaranteed in Serra da Estrela, between Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday, when the rain should return again, with one more storm, because their train will continue to pass through the next week.
#Last hour After the storm rains scheduled for days 8 and 9, the weekend will drop in temperatures in the north, allowing the snow level to fall around 800-900 m above sea level, even though the most important precipitations will arrive on Sunday at the sur. pic.twitter.com/MiO419MMU2
— Eltiempo.es (@ElTiempoes) December 7, 2022