Strong winds are once again disrupting air operations at Madeira International Airport, causing flight cancellations and forcing aircraft to divert to other airports. By early this afternoon, 13 flights had already been cancelled, seven arrivals and six departures, due to strong gusts that continue to disrupt approaches and landings on…
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Adverse weather conditions are making operations at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo particularly challenging this afternoon, with strong winds affecting the eastern part of the island. According to JM, at least five aircraft have been holding for some time, awaiting an improvement in conditions before they can land safely.…
Weather conditions are conditioning operations at Madeira International Airport this afternoon, with several planes caught in holding patterns while waiting to attempt to land at Cristiano Ronaldo – Madeira International Airport. Flightradar24 images show several aircraft in ‘holding’ along the east coast of Madeira, especially in the area between Caniçal…
The wind conditions affecting operations at Madeira Airport have worsened over the past decade, with average wind speeds increasing by around three knots (approximately 5.5 km/h). The rise has further complicated landings and take-offs at the airport in Santa Cruz. The issue was highlighted yesterday by the Secretary of State…
Pedro Garrett, co-founder of 2adapt and keynote speaker at a conference on Madeira’s vulnerabilities to extreme events, warned today of worsening extreme weather phenomena in the Region and defended faster, more digital, and more accessible risk management across different sectors of society. On the sidelines of the event promoted by…
Until 4 pm this afternoon, the rain in Santana reached red warning values, with the weather station registering 64.3 mm per square metre in six hours, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, the highest value in the network of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) in the…
Several Ryanair flights experienced operational changes overnight at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo, including diversions and returns to airports of origin, likely due to adverse weather conditions. Based on the available information, the 01:45 flight returned to base. The 01:15 flight from Dublin was diverted to Porto, and the…
Madeira is experiencing a mass of hot and humid air, transported by the circulation of a depression located to the west of the archipelago, which has already begun to affect the region. According to Ricardo Tavares, the IPMA delegate in Madeira, this situation caused the formation of low clouds, reduced…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow weather warning for Madeira and Porto Santo, valid between 03:00 and 21:00 on the 5th of May (Tuesday). The forecast points to periods of persistent rain, which may be heavy at times, especially in mountainous regions. Weather conditions…
Independent councilors Luís Filipe Santos and Jorge Afonso Freitas recommended, today, in a City Council meeting, that urgent maintenance and inspection actions be taken in critical areas of the city of Funchal, taking into account the recent rains and unstable weather. Maintenance tasks like cleaning stream and riverbeds are needed,…
Bad weather has caused more than four dozen flights to be cancelled this morning at Madeira Airport, affecting both arrivals and departures. Before the vast majority of operations were cancelled, several flights were diverted to other airports, as a safety measure in view of the impossibility of landing on the…
For Porto Santo, March 2026 was marked by below-average temperatures and above- average rainfall, concludes the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). According to the IPMA climatological bulletin, the four reference stations recorded average air temperature values lower than the climatological normal (1991–2020). The stations of Chão do Areeiro…
Madeira’s highest peaks had a dusting of snow this morning, after a sudden drop in temperature. At 09:00, the minimum temperature at the Pico do Pico weather station Areeiro was at -0.7 ºC, after having dropped from 4.6 ºC recorded in the early hours of the morning. Samantha Gannon info…
Travellers in and out of the island may be affected by safety constraints at Madeira’s Airport, given the intensity of the wind that is expected for the Region. Ricardo Tavares, the Regional IPMA Delegate, states that from Wednesday, with the arrival of a new depression in Madeira, gusts could reach…
After several days of stable weather and mild temperatures, with extreme maximums above 24 ºC in Funchal, Madeira is preparing for a significant change, with a sharp drop in temperature and the possibility of snow at the highest points. According to the IPMA, from Tuesday, April the 7th, very cloudy…