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Depression "Therese" Brings Heavy Rain and Thunder to Spring Start in Portugal

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A strong depression named Therese is currently driving intense rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms as the spring season begins across southern Europe. While some forecasts suggest sunny days may follow soon, immediate conditions remain wet with occasional heavy downpours affecting coastal regions where maritime agitation has also increased significantly today on Friday morning at 150 hours local time in Portugal according to official meteorological reports from Iol.pt and Sapo.pt which confirm the system's influence over national weather patterns.

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    Spring is officially starting in Portugal on Friday, March 20th.
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    The season begins with strong rain and thunderstorms driven by the depression Therese affecting southern Europe (specifically Spain).
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    While heavy precipitation occurs at launch time, sunny days are expected to follow shortly after as conditions stabilize.
[Mar 20] (Multiple sources confirm the start of spring on Friday with rain and thunderstorms under depression Therese's influence; sunshine is predicted for later in the day.)

[Mar 20, Mar] Chuva por vezes forte e acompanhada de trovoada: Primavera começa com a Therese

— (Iol.pt)

Primavera arranca com chuva e trovoada sob influência da depressão Therese.

— [Mar 20, Mar] (Sapo.pt) - Note: 'arrancar' implies the start of spring.