Funchal can be sunny while Pico do Arieiro sits in fog at 12°C. This compares the peaks and both coasts, side by side, so you know before you drive up.
Forecast model data for six points on the island, refreshed every 15 minutes. It is not a webcam — mountain cloud moves fast, and the summit makes its own weather.
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See it for yourself
A forecast tells you what is likely; a camera tells you what is happening. Watch the high plateau and a mid-altitude viewpoint live, then check the summit stills. If the coast is under cloud while the plateau sits in sun, that is an inversion — and the tops are above it.
Out on the high plateau — the only live camera up there, and the catchment the 25 Fontes levada drains.
Camera operated by Portal Netmadeira
Looking down over Câmara de Lobos and the bay. Shows whether the coastal cloud is sitting below you, which is the inversion question.
Camera operated by Madeira-Web
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Getting up there without a car
There is no bus to the summits — the nearest routes stop well below. Plan the road part before you commit to a sunrise.
