Portugal's weather service, IPMA, has raised its rain warning to red, the highest level, for Madeira's south coast and mountainous areas. The alert takes effect from Tuesday night.
Red Alert Runs Into Wednesday Morning
The red rain warning covers both areas from 21:00 on Tuesday, 10 November, until 06:00 on Wednesday, 11 November. Forecasters expect rain that is at times strong and persistent.
Wind Gusts Could Hit 140 Km/h
In the mountains, wind has also gone to red alert. Gusts there could reach up to 140 km/h between 00:00 and 06:00 on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, warnings stay lower. On the south coast, wind is under orange alert from 21:00 on Tuesday to midday on Wednesday, with gusts of up to 100 km/h.
The north coast and Porto Santo face similar orange and yellow alerts for rain and wind into Wednesday. Sea conditions also carry a yellow warning, with waves of 4 to 4.5 metres expected off Madeira's coasts on Wednesday.
The Capitania do Porto do Funchal separately updated its strong-sea warning on Monday, forecasting waves of up to 4.5 metres on the north coast.
Source: dnoticias.pt
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