Heavy Rain Turns Funchal's Estrada Monumental Into a Stream
Estrada Monumental in Funchal flooded on Saturday as heavy rain from a storm system hit Madeira, after days of Civil Protection warnings of possible flooding.
Estrada Monumental in Funchal flooded on Saturday as heavy rain from a storm system hit Madeira, after days of Civil Protection warnings of possible flooding.
Plane-spotters and a passenger filmed aircraft aborting landings at Madeira Airport on Saturday, as Storm Bruna grounded dozens of flights.
Cancelled flights at Madeira Airport rose to 37 by Saturday afternoon as Storm Bruna intensified, with 20 arrivals and 17 departures now affected.
Madeira Airport cancelled 16 flights on Saturday morning as Storm Bruna approached. A TAP flight was diverted to Lisbon and three planes circled.
Civil Protection warns of heavy rain, thunderstorms, gusts of up to 110 km/h and waves of up to four metres in Madeira until Monday, 9 November.
IPMA puts Madeira's south coast and mountain areas under a yellow rain warning on Thursday and Friday, with heavy showers and possible thunderstorms.
Porto Santo Line has cancelled the Lobo Marinho ferry trips on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November because of the bad weather forecast for Madeira.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms put Madeira's south coast and mountains under an orange warning from 00:00 to 09:00 on Sunday, 1 November.
The weather in Madeira remains rough, with conditions expected to improve only after Thursday.
Heavy rain is forecast for a short period tomorrow evening, triggering a yellow weather alert.
Madeira rings in 2026 under caution, as New Year’s celebrations face an orange weather warning with heavy, relentless rainfall expected along the south coast.