Weather forecasts from the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) point to an edition of Rali da Madeira with favourable conditions for the sport, as well as for the large crowds expected along the many roads traversed during the event's three-day run.

Thursday, July 30^th

Periods of heavy cloud cover. Light to moderate north-easterly winds (10 to 25 km/h). Slight rise in temperature in the highlands.

Funchal: 20/28°C, unlikely to rain. Santo da Serra: 15/22°C, low probability of rain in the early morning.

Friday, July 31^st

Periods of heavy cloud cover, though generally partly cloudy on the southern slopes of Madeira Island. Light to moderate north-easterly winds (10 to 30 km/h).

Funchal: 21/29°C, unlikely to rain. Santo da Serra: 15/23°C, unlikely to rain. Areeiro: 16/28°C, unlikely to rain. Santana: 19/25°C, unlikely to rain.

Saturday, August 1^st

Periods of heavy cloud cover, though generally partly cloudy on the southern slopes of Madeira Island. Light to moderate north-easterly winds (10 to 30 km/h).

Funchal: 21/29°C, unlikely to rain. Areeiro: 16/29°C, unlikely to rain. Bica da Cana: 17/30°C, unlikely to rain. Porto Moniz: 22/26°C, unlikely to rain. São Vicente: 18/27°C, unlikely to rain.