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A video shared on social media this Tuesday morning shows the moment a lightning strike occurred near Madeira Airport in Santa Cruz.

Depression Irene continues to affect Madeira International Airport. Since yesterday, a total of 10 flights have been cancelled, including arrivals and departures. Many of these affected air connections were either originating from or bound for Lisbon, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The disruptions began yesterday evening, with three cancellations caused by strong winds associated with […]

Chão do Areeiro recorded the strongest gust, followed by Madeira Airport. The strong wind currently experienced in the region, leading the IPMA to issue an orange warning, reached a maximum gust of 143 km/h in the high areas of Funchal, specifically at Chão do Areeiro, on Tuesday morning. The gust, coming from the Southwest, was […]

The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation informs that the classified pedestrian routes will be closed for safety reasons tomorrow, January 16, and as long as meteorological warnings (yellow and orange) for precipitation and wind issued by IPMA for RAM (Madeira Autonomous Region) prevail. For safety reasons, we advise NOT TO TRAVEL in mountainous areas […]

The IPMA (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere) has intensified the weather warning for tomorrow, especially for rain, which has been upgraded to an orange warning on the South coast and mountainous regions. This warning will be in effect from midnight to 3:00 PM on Tuesday. For the North coast during the same period, a […]