Storm of great magnitude could hit Portugal on New Year’s Day
This Wednesday (28) it has already started to rain in the North Region of Portugal continental, with more intensity on the Atlantic coast that makes up the Northwest, normally quite mild, but always very humid and rainy. Elsewhere in the country, from southern Mondego to Alto Alentejo and from eastern Marão to Serra da Estrela, the sky was partially cloudy or even with satisfactory rain or showers. The thermal environment is perceived as mild, with high temperature values for the season of the year and the wind blows from the south or southwest..
For Thursday (29), the intensification of the Atlantic front is expected, which will leave rain in the most regions of mainland Portugal. Abundant and persistent precipitation is expected, both in the North Region and in the Center Region up to the Mondego. To the south of the Mondego, less rain will fall, despite periods of very cloudy skies. From the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon to the south, light showers, clouds and open showers are expected, and in the Baixo Alentejo and algarvethe probability of rain is reduced. The wind from the South/Southwest will blow moderate to strong, remaining directly connected to this flow with the arrival of precipitation..
N/A on friday (30th) there should be a substantial easing of rain as the front moves from west to east of the Iberian Peninsula. Even so, in Minho, in points of Alto Tâmega and Douro, Viseu Dão-Lafões, Porto Metropolitan Area and Aveiro Region, the rain can be moderate and persistent. In the remaining regions of the country, in general, cloudy or slightly cloudy skies are expected, with good opening and eventually, in one or another area of the Central Region, some flexible and irregular showers. The temperature should register a small rise that day.
A storm in Portugal in the early hours of the New Year?
For Saturday (31), the meteorological panorama will be mostly cloudy, mild and very rainy, but only in the North Region of mainland Portugal – especially on the Atlantic coast – and at some points along the coast of the Central Region. In the rest of the country, the sky will be essentially dominated by cloudy and sunny periods. The last hours of Saturday night (31) and the early hours of New Year’s Eve will be rainy in much of the country.
from the Midnight on Sunday, January 1, 2023, a tremendous downpour of heavy rain and strong wind is forecast across two-thirds of the country that will last all day. Everything could be due to a stationary front – very long, wide and robust – derived from a depression located northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, will water mainland Portugal “in abundance” from the north to the Central Alentejo. south of Évora little should rain.
For localities in these districts, and also in other areas of the Center Region, there will be risk of floods and flash floodsnot only in areas with immensely saturated soils due to the heavy rains of the last few weeksas also in native areas and Where one impermeability is high. be too risk of earth parties or slopes. Much encouragement is recommended in road driving. Pay attention also to predicted windstorm in the Regions North and Centerespecially for the minhowhere how maximum gusts may exceed 90 km/h!
The welcome to the New Year of 2023 in our geography will be given with unusually high maximum temperature for the time of yearwith values, in general, above 15 ºC, and even close to 20 ºC between santarem and Algarve. In general, the minimum temperature should be equal to or greater than 10ºCand only in places in the interior North and Center should register values lower than this limit.
And in the Azores and Madeira?
numbers Azores the time will be relatively mild, although on some islands even fresher than usual. are foreseen light showers almost daily, cloudy and open periods for practically the whole week, including the New Year’s Day (1). exception for Friday (30), when it may rain abundantly and intenselyespecially in the Central and Eastern Groups. For day 1, a minimum temperature of 11 ºC and a maximum of 14 ºC is expected in Thin tip.
To the Wood Clear or slightly cloudy skies are expected on Thursday (29), drizzle on Friday (30) but with predominantly cloudy skies or sun. On Saturday (31) an increase in cloudiness is expected, with the possibility of showers ceasing, in addition to clouds and sunny periods. For New Year’s Day (January 1) light to moderate rain is expected, occasionally heavy in some parts of the island. Flooding can also occur here.. The expected maximum temperature for the Funchal on New Year’s Day it is 20 ºC and the minimum is 16 ºC.