“The coming days will be characterized by the passage of a cold frontal surface that will cross the entire territory of the continent. It is a cold frontal surface with a lot of activity that will bring a lot of rain. The largest amounts are expected in the North and Central regions,” stated the meteorologist from IPMA to Lusa agency.
According to Patrícia Gomes, the rain will start falling at the end of the day today in Minho and Douro Litoral and will gradually spread throughout the continent over the course of Friday.
“With some slowness, [the frontal surface] will almost stall, especially in the Central region, which will lead to persistent rain in general in the same places with some intensity, which might cause slightly complicated situations,” she said.
At the end of Friday, according to Patrícia Gomes, the rain will be “between Setúbal and Portalegre and will remain there for some time”.
“Then on November 1 [Saturday] it will begin passing through the southern region. This doesn’t mean it won’t rain in the North and Central regions. It will continue to rain, but not with the same intensity as on the 31st [Friday]. It is a somewhat dangerous situation,” she emphasized.
Due to the heavy rain, IPMA has already issued an orange warning for the North and Central regions from 3:00 a.m. Friday to midnight Saturday and a yellow warning for the districts of Lisbon, Santarém, and Castelo Branco from 3:00 a.m. Friday to 6:00 a.m. Saturday.
“We are monitoring the situation, but it is somewhat complicated for some regions, especially since this surface will remain stationary for several hours in a certain region,” she said.
Regarding the wind, Patrícia Gomes mentioned that it will intensify from mid-afternoon today in the highlands and the Northern and Central coasts, but nothing too significant.
“In terms of temperatures, the maximum values will be between 15 and 20 degrees in the North and Central regions and between 20 and 23 degrees in the southern region, with a slight drop on Sunday,” she noted.
The minimum temperatures will register a more significant drop, with values around 10 to 15 degrees in the North and Central regions, falling to below 5 degrees in some parts of the northern and central interior from Saturday night to Sunday.
The minimums will vary between 13 and 18 degrees in the southern region, dropping to values between 9 and 14 degrees from Saturday night to Sunday.
“After this situation, we will have the intensification of an anticyclonic ridge which will lead to an improvement in the weather situation with reduced cloudiness. The wind will ease, and no precipitation is expected, at least for two or three days, but by the middle of next week, the situation could change,” she stated.
