The rain will "gradually spread to other regions of the country throughout Friday and Saturday".

In Minho, the precipitation will be accompanied by strong winds, with gusts of around 80 km/h in coastal and highland areas.

From Friday afternoon, strong sea agitation is expected on the west coast, with "west/northwest waves of 4 to 5 metres of significant height, which should continue until late Saturday afternoon".

"For these reasons, yellow-level meteorological warnings have been issued for rough seas, wind and precipitation in some districts".

The IPMA also indicated that the storm "will not have any effects on the weather in the Madeira archipelago".