Fourteen of the 18 areas of mainland Portugal will be under a yellow warning due to forecasts of rain and wind from midnight on Monday, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) announced.
In a statement issued this Sunday, the IPMA also placed the areas of Vila Real, Viana do Castelo and Braga under a yellow warning level due to the possibility of periods of rain or downpours, sometimes heavy, from 12:00 to 18:00 on Monday.
According to the IPMA, a yellow warning, the least severe on a scale of three, is issued whenever a risk situation arises for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
A yellow warning for Lisbon County is in effect on Tuesday from 00:00 to 12:00 due to the forecast of periods of rain or showers, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds from the southern quadrant with gusts of up to 75 km/h, in the mountains up to 100 km/ h.
Due to the same weather conditions, the IPMA has issued yellow warnings for Vila Real, Viana do Castelo and Braga, but these are valid from 00:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday.
In Braganca, Viseu, Porto and Aveiro, yellow warnings for precipitation and wind were in effect on Tuesday from 00:00 to 18:00.
For the Santarem area, IPMA has issued a yellow warning for precipitation, valid for Tuesday from 00:00 to 18:00, and another warning for wind, valid from 00:00 to 18:00.
The Leiria area also has two yellow warnings from 00:00 Tuesday, one for rain until 12:00 and another for wind until 18:00.
Castelo Branco has two yellow warnings from 00:00 Tuesday, one for wind until 18:00 and another for rain until 15:00.
Like most other areas, Coimbra has a yellow warning for wind until 18:00 and another warning for rain until 15:00.
On Tuesday, the Guarda area is under a yellow warning for wind from 00:00 to 18:00 and another warning for precipitation from 3:00 to 18:00.
In the Setúbal area, only a yellow warning for wind is in effect from 00:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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