Rain, a lot of rain. Sixteen districts of the continent under yellow warning

Dand in agreement with the Institute, Viana do Castelo, Porto, Vila Real, Bragança, Guarda, Coimbra, Viseu, Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Portalegre, Santarém, Lisbon, Setúbal and Évora are under yellow alert until 3:00 pm today due to persistent and sometimes heavy rain forecasts.

The IPMA has also placed under yellow warning the entire Portuguese coast due to forecasts of strong maritime agitation. until the middle of the afternoon of today, forecasting waves of 4 to 5 meters west.

The yellow warning, the third of the scale, reveals a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather conditions.

Because of the turmoil of the sea, nine bars are now closed to all navigation and three others are conditioned.

According to the National Maritime Authority, the bars of Caminha, Vila Praia de Ancora, Esposende, Póvoa do Varzim, Vila do Conde, Douro, S. Martinho de Porto and Puerto Rico. Ericeira on the mainland, as well as the bar of Lajes do Pico, Azores

The bars of Aveiro and Figueira da Foz are closed only for boats with a length of 15 and 35 meters respectively.

According to the Navy, the Viana do Castelo bar is conditioned to vessels less than 12 meters in length.

Because of warnings of bad weather, The National Authority of Civil Protection (ANPC) warned Wednesday of the possibility of floods and falling trees due to persistent and sometimes heavy rains that should occur in the next 48 hours ..

In a warning to the population launched Wednesday, the Civil Protection declared that the IPMA had planned, for the next 48 hours, aworsening weather conditions, with persistent and sometimes heavy rains, thunderstorms and the turmoil on the west coast.

ANPC indicated that, for the time being, there were periods of persistent and sometimes heavy rain, moving from light showers from early afternoon in the north and center and gradually South.

Civil protection too until the middle of the afternoon today, there will be waves of the west and northwest from four to five meters on the west coast.