The continent’s weather will be influenced by “successive frontal systems associated with troughs moving in the North Atlantic towards Europe” starting on Tuesday due to the influence of the Babet Depression, IPMA said this Monday.
According to a statement from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), the weather on the Portuguese mainland “will be influenced by the approach and passage of successive frontal systems associated with depressions” that “carry in their circulation a mass of air with tropical characteristics emphasizing the high content of water vapor” .
On Tuesday, “the passage of a cold frontal surface associated with the Babet Depression (named by the UK Met Office) will bring rainfall, sometimes heavy and persistent, and winds from the southern quadrant with strong gusts along the coast and inland. high,” the note said, reminding IPMA that “weather warnings have already been issued for this episode.”
“A further episode of worsening weather conditions is expected on the 19th with rainfall, locally heavy and persistent, and winds from the southern quadrant, with strong gusts along the coast and in the highlands, which will result in further weather warnings being issued,” IPMA adds.
The institute predicts that by the end of the week, the amount of precipitation accumulated over five days, from this Monday to Friday inclusive, “should reach very significant values, and in most regions of the North and Center they will be able to exceed accumulated values of about 100 mm, and in some mountainous areas areas on the northern coast may even exceed 200 mm.”
Air temperatures “are trending downward, especially from the 19th,” and from Tuesday, “increasing sea disturbances along the coast of mainland Portugal and in maritime areas of national responsibility” are also expected, “which will become severe and, as such, cause warnings regarding disturbances at sea.”
Forecasts will be updated by 6pm on Tuesday, the IPMA said.
The areas of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto and Vila Real will be under an orange warning on Tuesday and Wednesday due to forecast periods of rain or downpours, sometimes heavy, according to the IPMA.
The orange warning for these four counties will be in effect from 3:00 pm Tuesday until 12:00 am Wednesday.
The areas of Viana do Castelo, Braga and Vila Real were already under a yellow warning until 18:00 this Monday due to rain, and on Tuesday it changed to orange.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere has also issued an orange warning for the entire Portuguese coastline due to severe sea disturbances.
In a message published this Monday, the IPMA indicated that the areas of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Leiria, Setubal, Beja and Faro will be under an orange warning due to the forecast of waves from the west of force 4.5 points. up to 5.5 meters, maximum height – 9 meters from 06:00 to 21:00 on Tuesday.
These counties will then be under a yellow warning from 9pm Tuesday until 3am Wednesday.
Regarding rain, IPMA has also issued a yellow warning for the areas of Aveiro, Viseu, Coimbra, Leiria, Bragança, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Lisbon and Santarem from 00:00 to 15:00 on Tuesday.
All areas of the continent except Faro, Beja, Évora and Portalegre will also be under a yellow warning from 00:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday due to the forecast of strong winds from the southern quadrant with gusts of up to 75 kilometers. per hour, and in the highlands – up to 100 kilometers per hour.
An orange warning indicates a moderate to high risk meteorological situation, while a yellow warning is issued by IPMA whenever a risk situation arises for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
A forecast of bad weather for the next few days prompted the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) to issue a warning to the public on Sunday about the possibility of urban flooding, flooding and landslides.
The notice calls for ANEPC to “take appropriate measures” to prevent the effects of the storm, namely unblocking drainage systems and securing loose structures.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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