Pico Alto, located in the Funchal Ecological Park, and Chão and Pico do Areeiro, recorded the highest amounts of rainfall by 15:00 yesterday, with 50.6 litres per square metre being recorded. Furthermore, rainfall in Pico Alto reached 13.1 mm in just an hour.
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The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), issued a statement earlier today confirming that storm Karlotta should not directly affect mainland Portugal or the Madeira Archipelago.
Due to adverse weather conditions tomorrow afternoon (8th of February), Thursday, 'Garouta do Calhau' has decided to postpone the scheduled Carnival parade.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has issued a yellow weather warning for Madeira and Porto Santo due to heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday.
North African dust is affecting the region, states Victor Prior, Director of IPMA's Funchal Meteorological Observatory, who says that the condition will worsen from Thursday.
The archipelago of Madeira is once again being affected by North African dust.
The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) today released a summary of the main meteorological data for December 2023
This morning 2,723 electrical discharges were recorded within a radius of 100 km of Madiera and Porto Santo.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has already prepared the plan for prevention and response to storm Irene, to control any damage to heritage and, above all, material damage in the Madeiran capital
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) website, Madeira will be under a yellow weather warning for rain Tuesday, the 16th, and Wednesday the 17th
A family of three were rehoused today, as a precaution, due to a landslide. The incident occurred in the parish of Curral das Freiras.
From midnight until mid-morning, wind speeds reached over 100 km/h across the region. More precisely 101 km/hour, in Chão do Areeiro.
According to different websites, Madeira will be placed under a yellow adverse weather alert from 03:00 tomorrow (Friday the 12th), until 18:00 on Saturday.
New Year's Eve is expected to be marked by periods of rain, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) said today, stressing that the probability is in the order of 70 to 90%.
Current weather forecasts indicate it could rain over Christmas.