According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), summer starts this Wednesday with very cloudy skies, rain until late in the morning and temperatures between 16 and 28 degrees Celsius.
From Thursday, the weather situation will change to hot and dry weather.
The summer solstice starts at 15:58 this Wednesday (Lisbon time) and ends on September 23 with the onset of autumn.
IPMA forecasts for this first day of summer refer to periods of very cloudy skies, gradually becoming slightly cloudy in the morning.
The forecast also points to showers until the end of the morning, which could continue on land until the end of the day and are unlikely in Baixo Alentejo and the Algarve, as well as the possibility of thunderstorms on land in the afternoon.
Light to moderate northerly winds are also forecast, turning to the northwest in the afternoon, strong in places in the highlands in the center and south, and a slight drop in temperatures inland.
The minimum temperatures on the continent will range from 11 degrees Celsius (in Guarda and Viseu) to 14 (in Aveiro and Faro), and the maximum – from 19 (in Guarda) to 28 degrees (in Beja).
From Thursday, forecasts point to hot and dry weather due to the action of an “anticyclonic ridge between the Bay of Biscay and the Madeira archipelago, which will cause a circulation that will bring air mass from North Africa.
A general increase in temperature values is expected, especially maximum ones, in most of the territory, with the exception of some places on the western coastal strip, values of above 30 degrees are expected, and values u200bu200bof 35 to 40 degrees. inside the country, especially in the southern region, where it is necessary to exceed 40 degrees.
Minimum temperatures will also rise, with tropical nights (lows above 20 degrees) predicted in several locations in the center and south, with a focus on the Sotavento Algarvio region where lows could even approach 25 degrees.
The Portuguese Sea and Atmospheric Institute has already issued yellow warnings for Friday in southern areas due to the heat.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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