Avenida D. Carlos I in Porto is closed from 21:00.

The City Council announced that Avenida D. Carlos I in Barra do Douro in Porto will be closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 21:00 this Wednesday due to worsening weather conditions.

“As a precaution and to ensure the safety of people and goods, vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Avenida D. Carlos I in the Barra do Douro area will be closed from 21:00,” a statement issued in Porto City can be read. Council portal.

According to the municipality, “traffic will be restored as soon as sea conditions allow and the situation will be re-assessed throughout the day on Friday.”

“Additional restrictions may have to be introduced – Avenida do Brasil, Avenida de Montevideo and Rua Coronel Raul Perez, with bypasses on the upper level – a decision will be made taking into account the possible worsening of conditions at high tide,” he warns. also Chamber of Porto.

At stake for Porto is “an orange warning for rough seas with waves from the northwest between five and seven metres, with a maximum height of 12/13 metres, from 03 to 9am on Thursday, Thursday-Friday”. (2nd)”.

The warning will turn red, “swells from the northwest measuring seven to eight metres, reaching a maximum height of 14/15 metres, from 9am tomorrow, Thursday until 9am Friday, after which they will return to orange and remain in effect until 3pm.”

“During periods of high tide, the risk of coastal flooding is expected to increase,” taking into account forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), the municipality points out.

In terms of rainfall, “a yellow warning has been issued with periods of rain, sometimes heavy, from 6pm today, the 1st and 3am tomorrow,” Thursday.

As for winds, gusts of up to 80 km/h are expected, especially along the coast, from 21:00 today 1st to 15:00 tomorrow 2nd.