IPMA has four southern districts on yellow alert for thunderstorms on Sunday. Its forecasts then show a dry, fresher week, with Lisbon near 20 °C and the first cold nights inland, down to about 3 °C in Guarda and Bragança.
The Solidarity Fund money for the storms of January and February still needs the Council and the full Parliament. Portugal has already received an advance of 65.37 million euros.
The storms that gave mainland Portugal its wettest February in 47 years were also a rare chance to measure Atlantic moisture high above the Alentejo. The data feeds the models behind weather forecasts.
Six southern and central districts are on yellow alert for thunder, hail and gusts this afternoon. Tuesday looks wettest in the north, and IPMA expects settled weather from Thursday.
The IPMA's outlook for 28 September to 4 October brings moderate and at times heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, stronger wind and temperatures back to normal for the season. Rain and wind warnings are not ruled out.
The ASF's second-quarter report puts direct insurance production at €9.423 billion, up 18.1%, and estimates net results at about €461 million. But payouts in the Fire and Other Damage branch rose 195.1%, taking the paid-to-premiums ratio to 123.2%.
The five 'immediate' measures in President António José Seguro's Presidência Aberta report on the Centro storms aren't landing at the urgency requested — the Government's PTRR treats most as medium and long-term, while Paulo Fernandes pegs damage at €5–6 billion.
