What Portugal searched for on 31 October 2026

Most searched in the 24 hours to 09:20: chuva (5K+), casa (2K+), restaurante baía dos juncos (2K+).

• chuva5K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 05:01

  Searches for rain were driven by two weather stories. In Madeira, the weather service IPMA issued an orange warning for the night into Sunday 1 November: from midnight to 9am, heavy downpours and thunderstorms are expected on the south coast, where Funchal is, and in the mountains, with a yellow warning in force before and after. What to watch out for and what to do is in our news story.

  On the mainland, by contrast, it is warm: up to 28 degrees this weekend, and for almost the whole week of 2–⁠8 November IPMA is forecasting dry weather that is warmer than usual for the time of year, with daytime highs of 18–⁠25 degrees, falling to 16–⁠22 from midweek. From midweek there will also be more cloud, especially in the south, with brief showers in places.

  According to IPMA's forecast, proper autumn rain will arrive on the weekend of 7–⁠8 November: a large area of low pressure will move in from the Atlantic, from the direction of the Azores, bringing rain to the whole country, though it will stay warm. In the north, the week as a whole will still be drier than usual. The forecast for each city is on our weather page.

  Source: our news story

  

• casa2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 05:01

  The word 'casa' (house, home) appeared in the headlines of two housing stories today. Marches for the right to housing took place in Lisbon and Porto. In Lisbon, the march, under the slogan 'Tanta gente sem casa, tanta casa sem gente' ('So many people without homes, so many homes without people'), went from Largo de Camões to Rossio without incident, and the protesters want to camp there in tents again — Lisbon housing march reaches Rossio without incident. The next housing marches around the country are scheduled for 14 November.

  The second story is about mortgage repayments (prestação da casa), which will rise on loans whose rate is reviewed in November, even though the European Central Bank has not changed its rates. On a €150,000 loan linked to 12-month Euribor, that means about €89 a month more: Mortgages with a rate review in November will get more expensive.

  It is a common word, and people searched for it that day for other reasons too, for example because of the football club Casa Pia. We do not know which of these pushed searches up.

  Source: our news story

  

• restaurante baía dos juncos2K+ searches
  Published 1 November 2026, 03:09

  In São Vicente, Madeira, a large rock broke away from the cliff at Fajã da Areia and fell onto the terrace of a restaurant at Baía dos Juncos. People managed to get out of the way, and no one was hurt.

  Source: dnoticias.pt