Lisbon, Feb. 10, 2026 (Lusa) - Viseu, Porto, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro and Braga will be under an orange warning on Tuesday due to "persistent and sometimes heavy" rain, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) said on Monday.
This warning is valid between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m, and these districts will be under a yellow warning from 00:00 on Tuesday.
During the same period (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), Bragança, Guarda, Setúbal, Santarém, Leiria (from 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday), Castelo Branco and Coimbra (from 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday) will be under a yellow warning, according to the latest IPMA statement.
On Wednesday, until 6:00 p.m., Bragança, Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Setúbal, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra, Portalegre and Braga are under a yellow rain warning.
Porto, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under an orange warning for rough seas between 3:00 pm on Wednesday and 3:00 pm on Thursday, due to "north-westerly waves with a significant height of 5 to 6 metres, which may reach a maximum height of 11 metres". These districts will remain under a yellow warning until 7:00 pm on Thursday.
Beja, Leiria, Lisbon, Setúbal and Faro will be under a yellow warning for rough seas until 7:00 pm on Thursday.
Bragança, Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Castelo Branco and Braga will be under a yellow wind warning from 12:00 on Wednesday to 9 p.m. on Thursday, according to the IPMA.
Persistent rain will continue to affect the mainland in the coming days, especially in the north and centre, areas where there is already excessive water accumulation due to bad weather, meteorologist Alexandra Fonseca told Lusa.
Storm Marta has already left Portuguese territory and moved eastwards, but the mainland continues to be influenced by other storms that are forming further north in the Atlantic and will still be crossed by frontal waves associated with these low-pressure areas, explained the meteorologist from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).
The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) today recommended that citizens avoid activities near the sea and rivers in the coming days, drive cautiously in wooded areas, and avoid crossing flooded areas.
On the road, the authorities recommend adopting "defensive driving", reducing speed and paying "special attention to the formation of sheets of water", and avoiding parking your car in areas that are prone to flooding.
According to the same note, the Portuguese Environment Agency also foresees a "potentially dangerous hydrological situation" in the Mondego, Tagus, Sorraia and Sado river basins and is monitoring the situation in the Vouga, Águeda, Lima, Cávado, Ave, Douro, Tâmega, Lis and Guadiana river basins.
Fifteen people have died in Portugal since 28 January as a result of Storms Kristin, Leonardo and Marta, which have also left many hundreds injured and homeless.
The total or partial destruction of homes, businesses and equipment, the fall of trees and structures, the closure of roads, schools and transport services, and the cutting of power, water and communications, floods and inundations are the main material consequences of the storm.
The Central, Lisbon and Tagus Valley and Alentejo regions are the most affected.
The Government has extended the state of emergency until the 15th for 68 municipalities and announced support measures of up to €2.5 billion.
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