The south coast of Madeira Island is under a red warning and 11 mainland areas are under a yellow warning on Tuesday, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) due to a hot weather forecast.
The south coast of Madeira will remain under a red alert, the most severe on a scale of three, due to high maximum temperatures until 8 pm this Tuesday, according to the institute.
The forecast indicates a maximum temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius in the Madeira archipelago over the next few days, which could reach 35 degrees on the southern slopes.
The rest of the archipelago is under a yellow and orange hot weather warning.
On the mainland, the areas of Vila Real, Bragança, Viseu, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Portalegre, Setúbal, Évora, Beja and Faro remain under a yellow warning due to heat until 18:00 Wednesday.
This Tuesday, IPMA predicts cloudy or clear skies on the continent, obscured by smoke particles from fires in Canada, occasional strong winds on the west coast and lower temperatures in the south, especially on the west coast.
The minimum temperature will range from 16 degrees Celsius (in Viana do Castelo and Braga) to 24 (in Castelo Branco), and the maximum – from 27 degrees (in Aveiro) to 40 (in Evora).
An orange warning indicates a meteorological situation with moderate or high risk, and a yellow warning is issued by IPMA whenever a risk situation arises for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
In terms of ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure, the IPMA placed Madeira at extreme risk on Tuesday and very high risk on Wednesday.
According to IPMA, the island of Porto Santo, 18 areas of the Portuguese mainland and the Azores archipelago have very high UV exposure levels.
The UV radiation scale has five levels, ranging from extreme to low risk.
For extreme risk regions, IPMA recommends avoiding sun exposure as much as possible.
For very high-risk regions, IPMA recommends the use of UV-blocking sunglasses, a hat, a T-shirt, an umbrella, sunscreen, and keeping children out of the sun.
IPMA recommends the use of UV-blocking sunglasses, a hat, a T-shirt and sunscreen for high-risk regions.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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