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Airport wind, trail status, weather warnings, the Porto Santo ferry timetable, and the fuel ceiling. Last read 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Each block names its source. Nothing here is a guess.

Airport wind · Trails · Weather warnings · Porto Santo ferry · Fuel ceiling

Airport wind

Automated from official data. Read 10:00 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center, METAR LPMA.

150° · 4 kt

Wind from 150 degrees at 4 knots.

Visibility group 9999, the METAR code for 10 km or more.

Temperature group 22/18 (degrees Celsius, as printed in the METAR).

Report: METAR LPMA 301000Z 15004KT 9999 FEW013 SCT070 22/18 Q1018

This is the airport weather observation. It is not a flight-status board. Check ANA Madeira Airport and your airline. Wind delays at FNC is a planning guide, not a live board.

Trails

Automated from official data. Read 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Source: IFCN trail list.

IFCN prints the list as updated 2 October 2026. We read that page at 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. A cross-check from ocorrenciasmadeira.pt is shown beside a trail only when that site states one. It is not an official notice. Silence there is not treated as open.

PR 1 Vereda do Areeiro: conflicting reports, check before you go. IFCN list: Partly open. Cross-check: Closed. IFCN list · ocorrenciasmadeira.pt.

PR 1.3 Vereda da Encumeada: conflicting reports, check before you go. IFCN list: Partly open. Cross-check: Closed. IFCN list · ocorrenciasmadeira.pt.

RouteNameStatus
PR 1Vereda do AreeiroPartly open IFCN wording: ABERTO Percurso nos dois sentidos entre o Pico do Areeiro e o Miradouro da Pedra Rija;. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check. conflicting reports, check before you go.
PR 1.3Vereda da EncumeadaPartly open IFCN wording: ABERTO entre a Boca das Torrinhas e a Encumeada, manter-se-á encerrado. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check. conflicting reports, check before you go.
PR 20Vereda do Jardim do MarClosed IFCN wording: ENCERRADO. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check.
PR 27Glaciar de PlanaltoClosed IFCN wording: ENCERRADO. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check.
PR 28Levada da Rocha VermelhaClosed IFCN wording: ENCERRADO. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check.
PR 7Levada do MoinhoClosed IFCN wording: ENCERRADO. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check.
PS-PR 3Levada do Pico CasteloClosed IFCN wording: ENCERRADO. Cross-check: Closed. cross-check.
PR 12Caminho Real da EncumeadaPartly open IFCN wording: PARCIALMENTE ABERTO (Transitável desde a Boca da Corrida até ao km 3,5). Cross-check: Partly open. cross-check.
PR 17Caminho do Pináculo e FolhadalPartly open IFCN wording: ABERTO (Transitável entre a Encumeada Folhadal – Caramujo - Bica da Cana).
PR 4Levada do BarreiroPartly open IFCN wording: PARCIALMENTE TRANSITÁVEL MAPA. Cross-check: Partly open. cross-check.

32 routes are listed open, of 42 read. Walks.

Cross-check, not an official notice: ocorrenciasmadeira.pt. 2 trails where the two readings disagree.

Weather warnings

Automated from official data. Read 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Source: IPMA warnings.

  • Yellow Rain warning for Madeira - South Coast. Aguaceiros, por vezes fortes, podendo ser acompanhados de trovoada. From 21:00 Lisbon, Sat 31 Oct until 09:00 Lisbon, Sun 1 Nov.
  • Yellow Rain warning for Madeira - Mountain. Aguaceiros, por vezes fortes, podendo ser acompanhados de trovoada. From 21:00 Lisbon, Sat 31 Oct until 09:00 Lisbon, Sun 1 Nov.

Porto Santo ferry

Automated from official data. Read 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Source: Porto Santo Line timetable.

Times listed

Funchal to Porto Santo: 19:00. Porto Santo to Funchal: 22:30.

Next date on that timetable with a time: Sat 31 Oct. Funchal 08:00; Porto Santo 18:00.

The operator prints: This timetable might be changed.

Also see Porto Santo Line.

Fuel ceiling

Automated from official data. Read 10:25 Lisbon, Fri 30 Oct. Source: Regional commerce office (DRCIQ).

€2.020

Gasoline IO95 ceiling, Mon 26 Oct–Sun 1 Nov. The maximum a station may charge. Road diesel €2.113, marked diesel €1.665. Fuel prices this week.

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