A mass of cold air will dictate sharp cooling from Wednesday, accompanied by rain and strong wind.
Get ready now to face the cold, starting this Wednesday, the sharp cooling and strong wind with gusts up to 90 km / h. The rain will also be returning, but this time it will be light and may fall as snow in the highest points. Attention also to the state of the sea, which will be quite rough, especially on the North coast of Madeira and Porto Santo, where waves of up to 10 meters maximum height may appear.
The significant change in the weather in the Archipelago of Madeira is expected to change from Wednesday, and may prevail ‘grimace and fresh’ until the arrival of December according to the forecast of IPMA – Instituto Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere.
First snow this autumn / winter in Madeira may arrive on Wednesday
Depression brings rain and a very cold air mass, accompanied by a strong wind that will cause maritime unrest
“From Wednesday, the 25th, the weather will be influenced by the joint action of the Aztic Anticyclone and a depression in development north of the Iberian Peninsula, which should move towards the Archipelago of Madeira, in the following days (until the 27th, Friday ) ”, Revealed Victor Prior, regional delegate of the IPMA in Madeira.
Minimum temperatures in Funchal you can expect to go down to 12 degrees Celsius and not rise above 17 ºC. On Pico do Areeiro it can register on the most ‘cold’ day a minimum of 1 ºC and a maximum of 4 ºC
In addition to the significant drop in air temperature, the weather forecasts announce three days of a lot of wind and rough sea.
“From Wednesday the wind will be moderate to strong (25 to 55 km / h) with gusts of around 70 km / h in the coastal regions and 90 km / h in the highlands and at the eastern and western ends of Madeira” .
Victor Prior also draws attention to the return of sea turmoil. He estimates that this Wednesday “the significant height of the waves will increase to values between 1.5 m and 3.5 m on the south coast and to values between 3.5 m and 5.0 m on the north coast of Madeira Island and Porto Santo”. It is important to be prepared for waves with a height of up to 7 meters on the South coast, and up to 10 meters, on the North coast and Porto Santo.