The cold frontal surface associated with the «Domingos» depression will bring periods of rain to the south of the country, especially during the afternoon of Saturday, the 4th, but which will generally be moderate to weak, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere announced today. (IPMA).
«Although mainland Portugal will not be directly hit by the storm, a cold frontal surface associated with it will cross the territory on Saturday, the 4th, which will lead to periods of heavy and persistent rain on Saturday night and morning in the North and Center, especially on the coast and in mountainous regions, gradually changing to showers from the afternoon onwards», adds the IPMA.
«Domingos» is the name given by AEMET (Spanish Meteorological Service) to «a depression that moves along the Atlantic towards the east, and which, at 12UTC on November 4th, should be centered south of Ireland, approximately at 50°N and 10°W, with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 960hPa».
This depression will «significantly impact the northern coast of Spain and the Bay of Biscay region, with very strong wind and sea disturbances», the IPMA also informs.
The wind will intensify from the end of the 3rd, blowing strongly from the southwest on the west coast, especially north of Cape Espichel, where gusts may reach 75 to 85 km/h, and at times very strong in the highlands , with gusts of up to 110 km/h.
The wind will gradually turn westward from Saturday morning, decreasing in intensity from the late afternoon of the 4th.
The IPMA also highlights that there will be “a new increase in maritime agitation from Saturday afternoon on the West coast, with a peak in intensity between the end of the afternoon of that day and the end of the morning of Sunday, the 5th, when we expect northwestern waves 7 to 9 meters high, remaining above 5 meters until the end of the morning of the 6th».
Furthermore, the cold frontal surface of the aforementioned frontal system is expected to cross the Madeira archipelago during the end of day 4, «although without severity».
The most significant will be the increase in maritime agitation, which will be from the northwest with 5 to 6 meters of significant height on the 5th on the north coast of the island of Madeira and Porto Santo.
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