The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) extended for a few more hours, in practice from 12 noon this Wednesday, June 7, 2023, until 6 pm, the period of atmospheric instability caused by the OSCAR depression, issuing a yellow warning to the wind in the mountains of Madeira.
A yellow warning that lasts for six hours and that in the last IPMA communication, yesterday afternoon, pointed to last until 6 pm and with maximum gusts of up to 110 km/hour in the mountainous regions of the island.
Thus, the meteorological authority issued a new warning this morning that predicts strong winds from the southwest, with gusts of up to 95 km/hour.
In the forecasts for today, the IPMA predicts very cloudy skies and some showers, which have been felt since the evening and early this morning.