The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) intensified the meteorological warnings issued for the Madeira archipelago to the orange level due to the forecast of precipitation, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms.
For the entire region – north coast, south coast, Porto Santo and mountain regions – an orange warning is in force between 10:32 pm this Saturday, March 21st, and 9 am tomorrow (UTC time), indicating a high risk associated with intense showers.
The orange warning indicates a meteorological situation of moderate to high risk, with 21 to 40 millimeters of rain possible in a single hour. The National Weather Service recommends monitoring the information.
The alert level drops to yellow warning, from 9 am to 6 pm this Sunday, March 22, maintaining the forecast of rain showers, occasionally heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms, but with a lesser degree of severity.
