Vila Real, Vila Praia de Âncora and Leça da Palmeira were some of the places affected.

Residents recorded the meteorological phenomenon in photos, which were shared on social media.

In addition to the hailstorm, there was rainfall and thunderstorms on the night of Tuesday into Wednesday.

Today, instability is expected to decrease, but some showers and thunderstorms may still occur in the North region, especially on Thursday.

On Thursday and Friday, the weather will improve a little, although precipitation may still occur, with periods of light rain, but no thunderstorms.

On the North and Central coast, there may be some cloudiness and rainfall and the temperature should be a little lower than in recent days.

Over the weekend, especially from Sunday onwards, "the most likely scenario is for the weather to stabilize and the temperature to rise", added the IPMA.