Rain across Portugal until Friday 13 November, heaviest from Monday evening into Tuesday and on Wednesday afternoon
Storm Bruna has all but stalled north of the Azores, and the weather service IPMA expects its fronts to keep crossing mainland Portugal until Friday 13 November (IPMA).
A new wave of rain begins today, Monday 9 November: from 15:00 in the districts of Porto, Braga, Aveiro and Coimbra, and from 21:00 in the other districts of the centre and the south. Yellow warnings for heavy rain and thunderstorms are in place until Tuesday in the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Guarda and Beja; in Lisbon, the warning runs until 18:00 on Tuesday.
From Monday evening to Wednesday morning, waves of 4–5 metres are expected along the coast from Braga to Faro: it is best to stay off breakwaters and keep away from the water's edge on seafronts.
On Wednesday 11 November, from 12:00 to 18:00, yellow warnings for heavy and persistent rain have been issued for the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, Leiria, Évora, Portalegre, Beja, Faro and Castelo Branco, with Setúbal, Beja and Faro also under a warning for gusts of up to 75 km/h.
According to the newspaper Observador, some forecast models show a new deep low, stronger than Bruna, forming near the Iberian Peninsula by Wednesday, which would hit the centre and the south hardest. IPMA calls Wednesday one of the worst days of the week but has not yet confirmed the gloomiest scenarios. If the low is named, it will be called Charles. Over the week, up to 200 mm of rain could fall on high ground in the north and centre (Observador).
Madeira also has a yellow warning from 18:00 on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday for heavy rain and gusts of up to 90 km/h, rising to 110 km/h in the mountains. Forecasts for individual towns are on our weather page.
