“Traffic is halted between Piornos [Covilhã municipality] and Lagoa Comprida [Seia], as well as the connection to the Torre, since 17:00 today due to snowfall,” stated a source from the Beiras and Serra da Estrela Sub-regional Command of Emergency and Civil Protection to Lusa news agency.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has issued a yellow warning for the districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco due to snowfall, expecting an accumulation of about five centimeters above 1,400 meters in altitude and up to 10 centimeters at the highest points of Serra da Estrela.