After Dora, comes Ernesto’s depression. Braga and Viana under yellow warning

In a statement, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) affirms that the effects of the Ernest Depression in continental Portugal will be felt by the increase in the intensity of the wind starting today in the afternoon, which will extend until Tuesday.

Wind gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour are forecast on the north coast of Cabo Mondego and up to 100 kilometers per hour in the mountains.

Due to the wind, the IPMA placed the districts of Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra and Braga under yellow warning until 06:00 on Tuesday.

The Ernest Depression will also bring increased maritime disturbances to the mainland, on the west coast, with waves from the northwest and a significant height of 4 to 5 meters north of Cabo Raso.

Due to this situation, the IPMA placed the districts of Viana do Castelo, Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, Leiria, Coimbra and Braga under yellow warning until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to the IPMA, the occurrence of periods of rain or showers, more frequent in the North and Center, which will be in the form of snow at levels above 1,400 / 1,600 meters and gradually decreasing to 1,000 / 1,200 meters are also expected. .

Due to the snowfall, the IPMA issued a yellow warning to the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Vila Real, Braga, Viana do Castelo and Castelo Branco until 12:00 noon on Tuesday.

The yellow warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a risk for certain activities depending on the weather situation.

IPMA also adds that due to the transport of a cold air mass in the joint circulation of said depression with an anticyclone located in the south of the Azores, a drop in temperature is also expected until Wednesday.

News update at 2:44 pm with correction of the name of Ernesto’s depression for Ernesto.