Lisbon, Feb. 12, 2026 (Lusa) - The Oriana depression will not directly affect mainland Portugal, but will cause periods of rain, sometimes heavy, and winds gusting up to 80 kilometres per hour across most of the country from Thursday to Friday, according to the national meteorological institute.
According to the meteorological institute (IPMA), between late Thursday afternoon and Friday morning, mainland Portugal will be crossed by "a frontal system associated with a depression centred north of the Iberian Peninsula", which "as it moves towards Spain (...) will give rise to the Oriana depression".
"This depression will not directly affect mainland Portugal as it will already have developed over Spanish territory," the institute stressed.
However, this frontal system will result in periods of rain, sometimes heavy, and wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour in mainland Portugal, according to the statement.
Due to this forecast, the national meteorological institute has placed Viseu, Évora, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Setúbal, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra, Portalegre and Braga under a yellow rain warning during this period.
These regions, together with Bragança, Faro and Beja, will also be under a yellow wind warning.
The Nils depression caused rain and sometimes strong winds on Wednesday, although it did not directly affect mainland Portugal, according to the meteorological institute, in a warning that ended at 11:59 pm on Wednesday.
Sixteen people have died in Portugal following the passage of the Kristin, Leonardo and Marta depressions, which also caused many hundreds of injuries and displaced people.
The sixteenth victim is a 72-year-old man who fell on 28 January while repairing the roof of a relative's house in the district of Pombal and died on 10 February at the Coimbra University Hospitals (HUC).
The total or partial destruction of houses, 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 extreme rainfall are the main material consequences of the storms.
The regions of Centro, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and Alentejo are the most affected.
The Government has extended the state of emergency until the 15th for 68 districts and announced support measures of up to €2.5 billion.
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