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
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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.
According to a summary of the main meteorological data for November 2023, the highest value of total rainfall was recorded at the Pico do Areeiro weather station (143.4 mm), with the 30th showing the highest levels of daily rainfall at 88.1 mm.
Madeira will be placed under an orange warning for rain across the north and south of the island, tomorrow the 30th of November.
The fires that affected the west of Madeira last month also destroyed the Lombo da Terça Meteorological Station and the Thunderstorm Detector, which were located next to Casa do Elias.
Madeira was under an orange warning today due to heavy rain until 3 p.m. Victor Prior, Director of the Funchal Meteorological Observatory of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), told newspapers this morning that the situation "could de-escalate."
Madeira's weather has gone from one extreme to the other.
The hot weather front is set to continue, although there may be some relief as a yellow hot weather alert will remain in effect until midnight on the 12th of October.
The Sahara dust cloud affecting the island is expected to lighten from Wednesday.
As of 10:00 tomorrow morning, an orange heat weather warning will be in effect until 19:00 on Thursday.