Windy Archives - Madeira Island News Blog

Wind puts Madeira on yellow warning.

Tobi Hughes14th February 2019

The whole island is now on a yellow warning due to the wind which will last until 5pm for the north and south of the island, and 11pm for the mountainous region...

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Wind still causing problems

Tobi Hughes16th June 2018

The wind affecting the far East Side of Madeira is still cause problems at the airport. The Toulouse flight is still trying to land at the moment, other fli...

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Wind causing more problems at airport.

Tobi Hughes12th April 2018

Having just got back from a morning in Funchal, I was shocked to see 3 flights have diverted to Porto Santo, including the Easyjet Gatwick flight, also a flight...

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Madeira Under Yellow Warning

Tobi Hughes10th November 2017

Madeira and Porto Santo will stay under yellow warning for strong winds until midnight tonight. Yesterday there were 16 flights cancelled, arrivals and departu...

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Another Windy Day

Tobi Hughes9th November 2017

Friday is expected another day of strong wind on the south and north coasts of the island of Madeira. The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere iss...

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Very windy, flights landing

Tobi Hughes8th November 2017

The wind has certainly picked up today and feeling much fresher as well. Still no sign of rain which the island desperately needs. Flights have been landing th...

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Windy and unsettled

Tobi Hughes6th November 2017

The Autonomous Region of Madeira will be on yellow alert, the third less severe, from the end of Tuesday because of wind, according to the Portuguese Institute ...

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Barcelona not giving in

Tobi Hughes24th July 2017

The Barcelona flight has been going round and round for almost 2 hours now, as me and friends have been watching on Flight Radar 24. Still no sign of it giving...

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Huge problems at airport

Tobi Hughes13th March 2017

There are big problems at the airport now as at least 6 flights have just diverted all in the space of 20 minutes. This will have a huge knock on affect from S...

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Airport conditions a little better

Tobi Hughes13th March 2017

Still very windy at the airport, but most flights so far have landed, but a few of these had been circling for a while before attempting to do so. EasyJet from...

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Strong Seas and Gusty Winds

Tobi Hughes2nd January 2017

A bright but breezy day in Caniço today, the wind gusts are pretty strong, and strong seas with possibility of 4 meter waves, especially to the west of the Isla...

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