The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) released the weather forecast for today, Wednesday, July 9.
The sky is expected to be “slightly cloudy or clear.” However, there will be “morning cloudiness on the coast” until late morning, as well as in the northeast and Beira Alta regions during the afternoon.
Regarding temperature, a “slight increase” in minimum temperatures is anticipated in the northern and central interior regions. Maximum temperatures will “decrease” throughout the country, except in the northeast.
The wind will blow “light to moderate,” up to 30 km/h, from the west quadrant along the coast in the afternoon.
The districts of Castelo Branco, Beja, and Bragança will be the hottest, potentially reaching a maximum of 36°C. Évora is expected to reach 38°C, according to the IPMA website.
June was classified as “very hot and very dry”
The June climate bulletin for mainland Portugal classified the month as “very hot and very dry.”
“It was the third hottest June since 1931, with the average air temperature +2.14ºC above normal,” as noted on the IPMA website, adding that the average maximum and minimum air temperatures were “also above normal.”
A “new absolute maximum temperature extreme for June in mainland Portugal” was recorded with 46.6ºC in Mora, Évora, on June 29.
Regarding the month being “very dry,” IPMA explained that it was the “fourth driest June since 1931, with total precipitation much below normal.”
June marked by two heatwaves
Last June was the hottest on record in Western Europe, with extreme temperatures impacting the continent during two consecutive heatwaves, announced the European Copernicus service on Wednesday.
June experienced two “exceptional” heatwaves in the region – between June 17-22, and beginning June 30 – noted Samantha Burgess, climatologist at the Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service of the European Union’s Earth observation program.
In the context of global warming, “these heatwaves are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and will increasingly affect more people in Europe,” emphasized Burgess in a press release.
Temperatures regularly surpassed 40°C in several countries, reaching 46°C in Spain and Portugal.
June 30, a new daily monthly record, was “one of the hottest summer days on record” on the continent, highlighted the statement.
Last June was the hottest on record in Western Europe, with extreme temperatures impacting the continent during two consecutive heatwaves, announced today the European Copernicus service.
Lusa | 06:20 – 09/07/2025
