In northern and central mainland Portugal, nearly all municipalities within the districts of Bragança, Vila Real, Viseu, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, and Santarém are at maximum fire risk.
In the districts of Coimbra and Portalegre, several municipalities are also under this alert from the IPMA.
In the Faro district, the municipalities of Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel, and Tavira are likewise facing a maximum fire risk.
Only a few municipalities on the country’s coast, particularly in the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, Porto, and Aveiro, show a moderate fire risk.
The fire risk, determined by the IPMA, is categorized into five levels, ranging from reduced to maximum.
These calculations are based on air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and the amount of precipitation over the past 24 hours.
Today, the IPMA forecasts generally clear skies with temporary cloudiness on the west coast, and a slight increase in maximum temperatures in the northern and central coasts and in the southern region.
The wind will generally be light, occasionally strong from the east/northeast in the highlands of the North and Central regions until early morning and later in the day, blowing lightly to moderately from the west during the afternoon.
Today’s maximum temperatures are expected to range between 25 degrees in Aveiro and 40 in Évora.
The IPMA issued a warning on Thursday about a “hot weather episode” anticipated until Wednesday in mainland Portugal, which is expected to be “considerably severe” due to its duration and forecasted maximum temperatures ranging from 36 to 44 degrees Celsius.
In response to these forecasts, the IPMA has placed all districts of mainland Portugal, except Faro, under an orange warning from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, due to the “persistence of very high maximum temperature values.”
