In a statement, the IPMA says that the Bram depression (name given by the Irish Meteorological Service) formed in the western Atlantic and is moving eastward towards the Azores archipelago before heading towards Ireland.

According to the IPMA, "this depression is associated with a cold front of moderate to strong activity, which will gradually cross the mainland territory from the afternoon of the 9th [today], from northwest to southeast, passing through the southern region only during the early morning of the 10th [Wednesday]".

Due to this situation, persistent, and sometimes heavy, rain will occur across most of the mainland territory, starting early this morning in Minho and Douro Litoral, gradually extending to other regions.

Additionally, this episode will be accompanied by strong southerly winds along the west coast and in high-altitude areas until mid-afternoon today, with gusts between 70 and 90 kilometres per hour (km/h), mainly in the North and Central regions.

It should also be noted that, similarly to recent days and due to the presence of depressions in the North Atlantic moving east/northeast, a period of strong sea agitation continues on the west coast until the morning of the 10th [Wednesday], with waves from the west/northwest expected to reach a significant height of 4 to 5.5 meters, temporarily from the west/southwest north of the mouth of the Douro River.

According to IPMA, "this depression is associated with, in addition to a cold front of moderate to strong activity, a mass of humid tropical air, with a high water vapour content, which will begin to affect the Madeira archipelago from the end of the early morning today with persistent and sometimes heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms."

Moderate to strong southwest winds are also expected, with gusts up to 70 km/h, and up to 85 km/h in the highlands, gradually shifting to the north from the afternoon and weakening, and strong sea agitation until the end of today, with waves expected. West/northwest waves with significant wave heights of 4 to 4.5 meters.

Orange warning

Due to sea conditions, IPMA (Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere) issued orange warnings for the districts of Porto, Viana do Castelo, and Braga until 3 PM today, then changing to yellow warnings until 6 AM on Wednesday.

Also due to swell, IPMA issued a yellow warning for the districts of Faro, Setúbal, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Coimbra, and Aveiro until 6 AM on Wednesday.

The districts of Viseu, Évora, Porto, Faro, Vila Real, Setúbal, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra, Portalegre, and Braga are also under a yellow warning until the end of today due to rain.

Porto, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro, Coimbra, and Braga are also under a yellow warning due to the forecast of strong winds. Winds will reach 80 km/h until 3 PM today.

Regarding the Madeira archipelago, IPMA (Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere) issued an orange warning for the south coast and mountainous regions of Madeira Island due to heavy rain until 12 PM today, then changing to yellow until 3 PM today, and for the north coast and Porto Santo.

The north coast of Madeira Island remains under a yellow warning due to rough seas until midnight on Wednesday.

Concerning the Azores archipelago, IPMA placed the western group (Flores and Corvo) under a yellow warning due to rough seas until 12 PM today.