The passage of depression Martinho will continue to influence the weather in Madeira, this Wednesday, March 19, and the archipelago is under meteorological warnings.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) predicts that, in Madeira, this will be a Wednesday with generally very cloudy skies and periods of rain or showers, sometimes heavy and which may occasionally be accompanied by thunderstorms until late afternoon.
The wind will be moderate to strong (30 to 50 km/h) from the west/southwest, with gusts up to 95 km/h, blowing strong to very strong (40 to 60 km/h) in the highlands, with gusts up to 120 km/h.
As for the temperature, it will fluctuate between a minimum of 15ºC and a maximum of 20ºC in Madeira. In Porto Santo, the temperature will vary between a minimum of 14ºC and a maximum of 19ºC.
Specifically for the Funchal area, the forecast also points to periods of generally very cloudy skies and periods of rain or showers, sometimes heavy and which may occasionally be accompanied by thunderstorms until late afternoon. Light to moderate wind (10 to 30 km/h) from the west/southwest, sometimes blowing strongly (up to 40 km/h), with gusts of up to 60 km/h.
Regarding the state of the sea, on the North coast we will have northwest waves of 3 to 4 meters, gradually increasing to 4 to 5 meters, increasing to 5 to 6 meters at the end of the day. On the south coast, the waves will be from the west/southwest with 2 to 3 meters, gradually increasing from 3.5 to 4.5 meters on the west side. The sea water temperature will be around 18/19ºC.
Well the money invest by the Madeira Governmment in the construction of more barriers an improving the ribeiras over Funchal and other areas was money well spend no one wants the repetition of the tragedy that so many died and trauma and the damaged that caused . But still need have a very careful management of certain forest areas where landslides can happen to prevent possible future disasters.