The effects of the depression will begin to be felt this Monday, October 19, with the wind increasing in intensity from the afternoon, extending until the end of Tuesday.

Mainland Portugal will be under the influence of the Barbara Depression, which is expected to increase the intensity of the wind during the afternoon, also causing heavy and persistent rainfall, the IPMA said on Sunday. In a statement, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported on the approach and effects of the Barbara depression, which will already be felt from Monday afternoon until the end of Tuesday.

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“The effects of this depression in the continental territory will be felt fundamentally by the increase in the intensity of the wind from the afternoon of October 19, extending until the end of October 20, with gusts of up to 100 km / h and up to 130 km / h in the highlands ”, you can read in the document.

According to the IPMA, the depression is associated with “a frontal system of moderate to strong activity, which will approach mainland Portugal from the afternoon of the 19th and will cross the entire territory on the 20th, also giving rise to sometimes heavy rainfall. and persistent, especially between the early hours of the afternoon of the 19th and the end of the 20th ”.

On Tuesday a decrease in the maximum temperature is expected, which will vary approximately between 15 and 23 degrees Celsius.

According to the IPMA, an increase in maritime disturbances is also expected, especially on the coast of the southern region, from Monday afternoon until the end of Tuesday, where the significant height of the waves can reach 3.5 meters from the southwest.

In this way, the IPAM placed the 18 districts of mainland Portugal under yellow alert due to the forecast of rains, sometimes heavy and persistent, and also because of the wind. The yellow warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather situation.

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