The IPMA aggravated the warning of heavy precipitation for Madeira, with strong and thunderstorms forecast for the south coast and mountainous regions.
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01/11/2026
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Lusa
O Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has again aggravated the precipitation warning for the south coast and the mountainous regions of Madeira at 5 p.m.
According to IPMA forecasts, there should be “waterers, sometimes strong and accompanied by thunder.”.
This institute issued Saturday the orange warning for the mountainous areas and southern coast of Madeira until 9:00 a.m. today, turning yellow, the same as on the southern and northern coast of the island.
As of 5:00 p.m., the weather situation remains, but the yellow warning is back on.
The heavy rainfall this evening caused, according to the Madeira Regional Civil Protection Service, 30 occurrences that committed 76 operational and 33 technical means, which were promptly resolved by the municipal authorities.