Curfew continues to April 12
Curfew extended again.

Curfew continues to April 12: not unexpectedly both local newspapers report online this afternoon that the Regional Government has today formalized in the Government Council, the … Read more
Curfew continues to April 12: not unexpectedly both local newspapers report online this afternoon that the Regional Government has today formalized in the Government Council, the … Read more
Restock Gallery, in Funchal Old Town, has asked that the blog gives a little publicity to their latest exhibition, which opened last week … Read more
The Diario reports that this Tuesday, March 30, Madeira has 24 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection’ and a promising total of 76 recovered. The data … Read more
Website FN reported today on an interesting bit of background to the World Travel Awards, which regularly features Madeira in the very top positions … Read more
Some of the latest figures to emerge from the weekend deluge make interesting reading, paricularly the astonishing amount of rainfall:
Over the course of … Read more
The Diario comments that the matter of weather forecasting in Madeira seems to have, at least temporarily, been taken out of the hands of the Portuguese Weather Institute, … Read more
JM leads with the story that TUI FLY announced yesterday that the operation scheduled for May 2 from Germany is void. The decision, which surprises operators … Read more
The water supply company ARM – Águas e Residuos da Madeira – announced yesterday that, following the weather that hit the Region this weekend, which caused … Read more
JM report on a local resident who said he witnessed a lightning strike in the area where the Cristo Rei statue is located in Ponta do … Read more
Clean-up: The Diario reports that The Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveiaia, has been monitoring, since the beginning of Sunday morning, the occurrences recorded, … Read more
There are a number of reports beginning to come in of cars being trapped in flooded car parks, typically found underneath most apartment blocks in … Read more
JM reports that the adverse weather conditions that have affected the Region since yesterday motivated the closure of the Cota 40 Tunnel, in which there … Read more
JM also report that the island of Madeira was affected last night by a general blackout, due to the storm that hit the archipelago all day … Read more
The power went out in Funchal just before 9:00 last night after one spectacular lightning strike near the hospital followed by the most deafening crack of thunder. … Read more
The risk warning has been increased in the last hour or so (from 19:00), with torrential rain falling on the south coast of Madeira. Lightning, … Read more
A quick weather update following the earlier post, as the storm seems to be getting more severe.
Pico do Areeiro has seen snow this morning … Read more
As first reported here on Thursday, the Madeira archipelago was yesterday under a yellow weather warning due to the forecast … Read more
JM reports that, approaching Easter week, as well as the need to continue to ensure compliance with the norms defined for the prevention … Read more
Came across somebody by the name of “The Itinerarium” on Reddit a few days ago. It appears that their specialty is producing 3D elevations, and they … Read more
JM report that the regional secretary of the Sea and Fisheries, Teófilo Cunha, received the chef-owner of a Michelin star, João Rodrigues, at the … Read more