The red warning for today due to heat has been extended to the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal, after having already been triggered for Castelo Branco, Santarém, Évora and Portalegre, according to the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
The red warning, the most serious, has been active since 04:30 and at least until 23:00 today, according to IPMA.
These warnings turn orange by the end of Tuesday in Évora, Santarém, Castelo Branco and Portalegre.
In the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal the warning goes directly to yellow (the third most serious) from 23:00 today, remaining so at least until the end of Tuesday.
Also under orange warning until the end of today are Braga and Beja, while in the districts of Viseu, Leiria and Coimbra the orange warning remains until the end of Tuesday, then passing to yellow.
Already in Bragança and Guarda the orange warning remains active until 23:00 Wednesday.
Of the 18 districts of mainland Portugal, Faro is the only one that will not be under any type of warning in the coming days, according to the IPMA.
In view of the weather forecasts for the coming days, the Government is considering declaring an alert situation due to the high danger of rural fires, the Secretary of State for Civil Protection said today.
According to the institute responsible for the meteorological service, since Saturday there has been a generalized rise in maximum temperature values, “highlighting some places in the central and southern regions, with observed values above 40 ° C [degrees Celsius]”.
From Tuesday, IPMA predicts a rotation of the wind to the south quadrant, and therefore a gradual decrease in temperature values, which should occur initially in the southern region, extending to the rest of the territory on Wednesday and Thursday.
For today, IPMA predicts a small rise in temperature in the North and Center, and the continuation of hot weather with clear skies. The wind will blow more intense in the highlands.
As for temperatures, the minimums will vary between 14º Celsius (Bragança) and 28ºC (Portalegre) and the maximums between 29ºC (Faro and Sines) and 44ºC (Évora).
