According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the districts of Braga, Aveiro, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Porto and Viseu will be under an orange warning due to the forecast of persistent rain, sometimes heavy.

The orange notice for these six districts will be in effect between 9:00pm on Friday and 6:00am on Saturday.

IPMA also placed the districts of Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Vila Real, Viana do Castelo, Braga, Castelo Branco, Aveiro and Coimbra under a yellow warning due to the forecast of temporarily strong wind with gusts of up to 70 kilometres per hour, being up to 90 kilometres per hour in the highlands.

The yellow wind warning will be in effect between 9:00pm on Friday and 6:00am on Saturday.

The IPMA has placed the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Vila Real, Viseu, Coimbra, Leiria and Lisbon under a yellow warning from 18:00 today until 03:00 on Friday and again between 6:00pm on Friday and 6:00am on Saturday.

On Friday, all districts on the continent, with the exception of Braga, Aveiro, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Porto and Viseu, which are in orange, will be under a yellow warning from 00:00 until 06:00 Saturday because of the rain.

The orange warning is the third on a scale of four weather warnings and represents a moderate to high risk weather situation.