Porto’s urban parks were reopened on Friday morning, but will be closed again on Saturday due to worsening weather conditions, the camera revealed.
The parks remained closed on Thursday, a day in which bad weather caused trees to fall in several areas of the city, with no casualties reported, but forced traffic to be cut off in Praça da República and the Areosa roundabout.
Contacted on Friday by Lusa, a source from local authorities indicated that the parks were reopened in the morning, but will remain closed starting Saturday, “as long as the yellow warning remains due to the strong wind.”
Due to the bad weather, and as a precaution, traffic will also remain closed in the marginal area of Avenida de D. Carlos I, a situation that will be re-evaluated on Monday morning.
Following the effects of the Ciarán Depression, with sometimes strong winds, sea agitation and precipitation, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported on Thursday that a cold frontal surface associated with the Domingos Depression is expected, moving from Atlantic to the east. will affect the continent, with intense and persistent rains on Saturday, in the north and center, especially on the coast and mountainous areas, strong winds and rough seas.
The districts of Porto, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga are under red notice until 3:00 p.m. on Friday due to rough seas, with northwesterly waves expected with a significant height of seven to eight meters, which They can reach a maximum height of 14/15 meters.
The IPMA also issued a yellow notice for the districts of Bragança, Viseu, Guarda, Vila Real, Castelo Branco, Aveiro and Coimbra (between 06:00 and 18:00 on Saturday), Évora, Setúbal, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria and Portalegre (between 00:00 hours). on Saturday between 00:00 and 15:00), and Porto, Viana do Castelo and Braga (between 03:00 and 21:00 on Saturday) due to the strong wind.
Source: Observadora
