Last night’s rain left one road in Estreito de CĂąmara de Lobos almost impassable, due to flooding. According to AmĂlcar Figueira, this is a chronic situation on Rua AntĂłnio PrĂłcoro Macedo JĂșnior, whenever there is intense rain. “Once again, the road was completely flooded, making it difficult for vehicles and…
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Today was the last day of summer and was marked by heavy rain. The main emphasis was on Pico do Areeiro, where 11.1 litres per square metre fell in one hour (mm/1h), a value that reached the IPMA yellow warning criterion. The rainfall was mainly in the highlands and on…
On the 10th of August, the Funchal/Observatory station recorded the highest absolute maximum temperature in Madeira, namely 33.7ÂșC. According to data released by the Regional Directorate of Economy (DREM), the IPMA recorded the highest average temperatures in Lugar de Baixo (24.6ÂșC). The lowest was observed in ChĂŁo do Areeiro (17.6ÂșC).…
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has extended the yellow warning, issued yesterday, for the south coast of Madeira, due to the “persistence of high values of the maximum temperature.” The yellow warning will now remain in effect from Monday until 18:00 on Thursday. Samantha Gannon info…
The Regional Civil Protection Service issued a bad weather warning this afternoon. In a statement, the IPMA forecasts heavy rain tomorrow, with intense and frequent showers occurring tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) and early Monday morning. As part of their security measures, the IPMA recommends that all drainage systems should be unobstructed;…
By 14:30 this afternoon, 12 flights were cancelled at Madeira’s International Airport (arrivals and departures) due to strong winds. As DIĂRIO reported, winds had reached 72 km/h by 10:10 am. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
Madeira intends to use drones to drop plant seeds in hard-to-reach areas affected by the fire that raged across the island between the 14th and 26th of August 2024, confirms a spokesperson for the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN). “To overcome the physical access restrictions to the areas,…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has extended the yellow warning for hot weather issued today for the mountainous regions of Madeira. According to the latest IPMA updates, the warning will remain in force until 18:00 on Friday, the 8th of August. Samantha Ganno info at madeira-weekly.com Photo:…
Last Thursday, the daily mortality through heat-related deaths reached a peak of 345, with more than half being over 85 years old. Since last Friday, the number of deaths in Portugal due to heat has been above 300 per day. The IPMA predicts that maximum temperatures will remain high until…
Up until 17:00, four flights had been diverted and a further 12 cancelled due to strong winds affecting the east of the island. ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, through its website, advises passengers that the current weather conditions are expected to remain until tomorrow (Saturday, the 2nd of August), and…
Temperatures in Madeira are expected to rise from Friday, with the hot weather extending over the weekend and into next week. “Temperatures will rise from Friday with hot and windy weather affecting the south coast of Madeira. A rise of two to three degrees is expected, with thermometers approaching 30…
TAP passengers arriving from Porto to the Madeira International Airport were forced to walk in the rain to the airport terminal this morning. The absence of a bus to pick up passengers, given the weather conditions, contributed to the dissatisfaction of some people who disembarked from the aircraft. Local newspapers…
Temperatures will increase from Thursday and exceed 40 degrees in some regions of mainland Portugal, especially in the interior, according to forecasts released today by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). “There is a tendency for the anticyclone, located in the Azores region, to intensify and extend in…
Madeira remains under a warning due to the heat: yellow for the south coast and orange in mountainous areas, a warning that will remain in force until 18:00 today (Thursday, the 17th). According to forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, temperatures may reach a maximum of 29ÂșC,…
This morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) issued a yellow heat warning for the mountainous regions of the Region. However, the warning was changed to orange, due to elevated temperature levels. The warning will remain in effect until 19:00 on Wednesday, reads the MSM weather forecast.  The south…